Ray;
Thank you most sincerely.
As Captain Ahab would have said, "Thar she blows!" Interestingly, the
Castle Graphics photo appears to have been taken from an angle at least 30° to
the left of the photo in the book, thus showing more of the side detail. That
loco is just begging to be modeled, even though my version will be a mite
toy-like, as 'my thing' is 3-rail O gauge tinplate.
Jack P.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Ray Bedard <tczephyr@...> wrote:
>
>
> Jack,
> Welcome aboard! As for the engine you have questioned, it is an INSPECTION
> engine. The Burlington and other RR's needed a way to inspect the track as
> well as other parts of the roadbed; bridges, structures, etc. So various
> versions of adding a "passenger compartment" to the engine, made it a lot
> easier for management and track crews to inspect various aspects of the
> roadbed.
> As for other photos, check out Castle Graphics as they have a ton of photos
> of trains, specifically, look at:
> http://transport.castlegraphics.com/index.php?cat=7
> This specific web page at Castle Graphics has photos of all the Burlington
> class steam engines. Open the page titled "American 4-4-0" and you will find
> other inspection engines with a "passenger compartment" mounted on the front
> of the engine. Be sure to look at page 2 for a different style of enclosure
> from the one on page 1. Also, engine 475 is pictured on page 2.
> RaySan Jose CA
>
>
> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > From: westpac67@...
> > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:59:14 +0000
> > Subject: [CBQ] New member w/question
> >
> > Ladies and gentlemen;
> >
> > My name is Jack Priller, I currently reside in Hobbs, NM., and I play
> > with toy trains.
> >
> > I also collect books about railroad history, which is the cause of my
> > question. My most recent acquistion is Lucius Bebee's "High Iron", and on
> > page 36 of the Bonanza Books re-issue of that book is a picture of CB&Q
> > #475. It is captioned as a track inspection locomotive, and appears to be a
> > normal 4-4-0 that has had a passenger compartment added to the front. Due
> > to possible copyright infringement, I would rather not scan the picture and
> > post it to the web, so the question is, 'Is there another picture of this
> > locomotive that is already on the www?'
> >
> > [Note that any enlisted military are not being intentionally insulted
> > by the use of the word gentlemen in my salutation.]
> >
> > Jack "Igor" Priller
> > Pro Deo et Patria
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
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