Re: [CBQ] Picking Up Water on the Fly?

["Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>]

Rory & Charlie

I've looked through all the turn of the century  magazine articles I've found 
that relate to Burlington locos, but none of them 
mentions water scoops in any way.  Sorry.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cvlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Picking Up Water on the Fly?


> Rory-
>
> I believe it is.   All my research material is packed right at the moment but 
> I seem to remember that the Class N or earyly Class 
> P locomotives had water scoops on them.
> Maybe Rupert or somebody else has come across some documentation on this???
>
> Charlie Vlk
>
>
>  Group:
>
>  Just got back from RR Days in Galesburg. Was manning the 3006 as a member of 
> the Galesburg RR Museum answering questions the 
> public asked about the locomotive. Anyway, an ex Q employee said that the Q 
> had a few locomotives that had tenders that could 
> pickup water on the fly. I said "I think you're thinking the NYC". He said 
> no, there was a water pit at Buda, IL. I know there was 
> a water tower West of Buda, right at the CNW overpass, but thought he was 
> mistaken. I've revisted my Corbin Steam Loco's of the 
> Burlington but see nothing about it. The more I write this the more 
> rediculous this sounds, and I feel like an idiot for even 
> asking - but, could this be true? :-)
>
>  Thanks Group.
>
>  Rory Murchison



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