Duncan,
P6 and P6A Atlantics were used on the Washington run
until 1953, but the SWs and SW-1s were also used during the early 1950s, so
there was some overlap. The Atlantic road numbers photographed in Washington
are P6 2582, P6 2583, P6 2584, P6 2585, P6A 2593, and P6A 2396. That’s a
lot different road numbers, and I think most of them was based in Ottumwa or Galesburg,
with rotating assignment to Burlington. BB#30 says that an occasional K-4 Ten
Wheeler was used in the late 1940s, but I don’t have a photo of one in Washington.
A K-4 was used to move the coal bin crane around in the Burlington yard during
this time. Burlington had 0-6-0 steam switchers G-9 1827 and G-9A 1808 in the
late 1940s and early 1950s. The most novel switcher to appear in Burlington was
VO-1000 9364 in 1948. I’d like to have a model of the Whitcomb 60 ton
1920, but I don’t think it’s ever been issued.
The problem with modeling Q steam is that so much of it was built and
rebuilt in house, so they’re unique and not commercially available. We’re
left to kitbash an approximation or scratchbuild.
Nelson
-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Duncan Cameron
Sent: Thursday,
January 24, 2013 11:36 AM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Switcher Assignments
Nelson,
Do you know how much steam power was
still being used in '52? Maybe that's what was pulling the
Burlington-Washington train.
At first I couldn't figure out why
there was no switcher in Keokuk in the first set of assignments and then
realized it was still probably a steam switcher.
Duncan Cameron