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.
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CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Ray
Bedard <tczephyr@...> wrote:
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> 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
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> > 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
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