The new 'Classic Trains' special edition #5, "Steam Glory 2", on page
84 has a picture of a CB&Q Pacific pulling bilevels at Highlands.
Also page 85 has a C&NW Pacific pulling bilevels at Clybourn.
John Gates
Santee, Ca
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--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Roth" <darlaroth@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Gentlemen,
> I have been reading some of the postings about the commuter
trains.
> I am co-authoring a book on Chicago Commuter railroads and I was
> hoping a few of you could answer a some questions which I can
> include in the book.
>
> If I am correct, the steam locomotives were retired in September
> 1952 and that some of the 1950 bi-levels were pulled by steam
> locomotives in the short two years they overlapped in active
> service? I have seem a few pictures and it looks like Pacific
> locomotives were in commuter service in the last few years of steam.
>
> I have not been able to find out when the Downers Grove commuter
> yard was taken out of service and also when trains began being
> parked at Eola Yard? Did the commuter trains immediately transfer
> from being parked at Downers Grove to being parked at Eola or was
> their a time difference between location?
>
> I read one posting that the first CB&Q bi-levels had steam heat, is
> this true? I know they had electricity for lights, power and air
> conditioning. When did the switch to electric heat occur? I would
> think it was after the sigle level heavyweights were retired. We
> will be using a picture of an E-unit pulling a mix of heavyweight
> clearstory cars and bi-levels in the book.
>
> I have heard that the CB&Q rotated some of their engines from long
> distance to commuter service and that in additin to he more usual
> E8s and E9s, that E7s and E5s were in cummuter service once in a
> while.
>
> If you answer these questions, please let me know it is OK to use
> your information to print in the book.
>
> Sincerely,
> Andy Roth
>
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