[CBQ] Re: CB&Q SW1000

[William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>]

John and Charlie,

The SW1000s were delivered from EMD in 1966 with the early simplified  
blackbird paint scheme which had "Burlington" in block letters along  
the side of the hood in stead of "Everywhere West" and Way of the  
Zephyrs". One of the units, no. 9314, was burned in the Gibson Yard  
roundhouse fire in Omaha on Feb. 2, 1969, and was rebuilt and  
repainted with a further simplified blackbird paint scheme which  
included white stripes around the front and a white stripe along the  
side sill. I believe it was the only SW1000 with that paint scheme. A  
photo of #9314 can be found on page #96 of Michael Spoor's volume #3.  
None of the others required repainting until the BN merger.

Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO

On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:28 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Re: CB&Q SW1000
> Posted by: "Charlie Vlk" cvlk@comcast.net   n_cbqguy
> Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:11 am (PDT)
>
>
>
> AFAIK only one Burlington Route switcher was painted in a Chinese  
> Red scheme and it was an unauthorized FW&D job.
> I guess the further away from Chicago HQ you were the more you felt  
> you could try to get away with!
> The SW1000s stayed in "Blackbird" until being repainted for BN.
> Charlie Vlk



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