[CBQ] Re: Question about the U28B's

["BrianA" <briannpman@comcast.net>]

Thanks for the info on the U-boat assignment.  I should not be surprised that 
Lincoln would have been their assigned base.  When I passed through Lincoln on 
a trip in July 1982 many of the U28B's were there in storage.  And now for some 
great news.

I have just learned there are still two ex-CBQ U28B's in active service on TTI 
in Kentucky!  TTI 255 and 260.  The 260 switches at the coal terminal in 
Maysville and the 255 in work train service at Carlisle.  The 255 is the ex-CBQ 
106 and the 260 the ex-CBQ 114.  Who would think two CB&Q U28B's would still be 
active in 2010!

All of the NP and GN U-boats have long been scrapped.  There are no CB&Q 
U-boats saved. This sounds like a great opportunity to me when they eventually 
are retired.  I would hate to see these two U-boats go to scrap.

Brian Ambrose
Renton, WA
 

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, William Barber <clipperw@...> wrote:
>
> Brian,
> 
> While I don't have an assignment sheet for the Q in that time period,  
> I believe that all of the GE's were assigned to Lincoln Shop for  
> maintenance. Early on, Lincoln specialized in GE training and  
> maintenance. This continued on into the BN era. As the GE fleet grew,  
> other shops were also assigned GE units and, of course, if needed all  
> shops could work on them.
> 
> Bill Barber
> Gravois Mills, MO



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