[CBQ] Re: 'gold' CB&Q steam locos

[William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>]

Gerald,

Well, not quite covered. O5B #5632 was painted gold twice. The first,  
of course, was the commuter service centennial in May, 1964. The  
second time was on Nov. 1, 1964 at Kansas City for the 50th  
anniversary of the KC Union Station. A photo of that event can be  
found on p. 122 of Spoor's Volume Three. It apparently pulled a fan  
trip that day, but I don't know where. This had to be among it's last  
trips before going to West Burlington for it's ill fated overhaul. I  
don't know of any other equipment painted gold on that date. Does  
anyone know where the excursion operated? The #5632 had previously  
pulled excursions out of KC in 1960 in both May and October. These  
excursions operated KC - St. Joe - Cameron - KC. The St. Joe -  
Cameron - KC trackage is gone, today.

Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO

On Apr 22, 2011, at 2:36 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Re: 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> Posted by: "Gerald Edgar" vje68@hotmail.com   gaedgar66
> Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:21 am (PDT)
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> Tks Ray! Now if we can get a witness to the Wyoming Centennial, we  
> have it covered. The Burlington issued a lot more PR in the case of  
> the Aurora commuting Centennial as i am not aware of anything other  
> than a single page flyer for the Wyoming event (a little more off  
> the beaten patch albeit a more scenic area)
>
> Gerald



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