Re: [CBQ] American Eagle 425

[William Hirt <whirt@sbcglobal.net>]

Thanks John. I knew someone on the list would know the answer.

Bill Hirt

--- On Sat, 3/10/12, John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] American Eagle 425
To: "CBQ@yahoogroups.com" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 5:51 PM

An American Eagle was a small crane in the same class and type as a Burro crane and was used for the same types of work. The Q owned several of them. I believe all of them were all gasoline powered. Red Seal engines if I recall correctly but not sure. They were numbered in the 420 series. So, no, they were company owned and not leased.

From: Bill Hirt <whirt@sbcglobal.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 1:33 PM
Subject: [CBQ] American Eagle 425

 

I was looking through some train orders I purchased from Keokuk in 1949.
There are two orders in early June that year that are very similar and
state the following:

American Eagle 425 Works Extra 730 am Until 530 pm Between Keokuk and
Alexandria Protects against Second Class trains Not protecting against
Extra trains

Assumptions are bad with this little information, but I assume this was
a leased crane or special service crane that the Q was using for some
work in that area. I also assume it could move under it's own power
since there was no engine assigned to it in the order. There was one
order I have on June 11 and another on June 17. Any one have any
additional information on this crane and what it might have been doing?

Bill Hirt

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