Mike,
As to this being done at West Burlington I would
not be too sure. During the WWII era each shop was
quite self sufficient. I have records of the full
length stacks being applied to the early NW2's at
places as small as Dayton's Bluff.
St Joseph and Hannibal would have certainly been
doing Class Repairs on steam engines. Would think
that the VO1000's that were in the Chicago area
were done at either Western Avenue or Clyde, they
both did NW2 stacks.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael J Spoor
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Cc: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 13 August, 2005 08:22
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q VO-1000s
Over the course of looking at thousands of photos and writing the books,
here is the list I complied of 17 VO-1000s that were equipped with the 4
stacks:
#9350, 9351, 9352, 9353, 9354, 9355, 9356, 9357, 9359, 9360, 9362, 9363,
9364, 9365, 9366, 9377, 9378.
As best as I can determine, the following VO-1000s retained the single
stack:
#9367, 9368, 9369, 9370, 9371, 9372, 9373, 9374, 9375, 9376, 9379.
There are 2 locomotives (#9358 and #9361) where I have not been able to
make a determination if they were ever outfitted with 4 stacks. My
information shows that these 2 engines were assigned to the St. Joe
Division for most of their service lives. I do not have photographic
proof that these 2 ever got 4 stacks.
Maybe someone from the mechanical side can help here. All of the
locomotives that retained the single stack were all built in the last
group the Q received. The built dates were November 1944 and December
1944. I have always wondered if there were some internal changes or
modifications made to the VO-1000s along the production run which
resulted in the later locomotives not having to be outfitted with the 4
stacks. I have never been able to get any good information on this.
The other question that I have never found the answer to is when the
change from 1 stack to 4 stacks actually occurred and where the work was
done. The earliest date I can supply is that #9351 had 4 stacks in May
1958. Many of the other 4 stackers were photographed in 1960 and 1961.
Does anyone have a photograph that can support an earlier date when a 4
stack locomotive appeared? I am only guessing that the work was done at
West Burlington.
I hope this helps everyone out. This is the best data that I have. I
look forward to seeing everyone in Dubuque.
Mike
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