RE: [CBQ] New member w/question

[Ray Bedard <tczephyr@hotmail.com>]

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.

Ray

San Jose CA

> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: westpac67@yahoo.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:59:14 +0000
> Subject: [CBQ] New member w/question
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> Ladies and gentlemen;
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> 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
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