Chuck:
Because it was used in the pair's pageant to represent Union Pacific No. 119 at the joining of the rails of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869.
And BTW, the 35 was backdated to represent B&MR for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Burlington's arrival at Denver in May 1882. It carried B&MR lettering for that, but by the next year when it went to Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition it had been relettered CB&Q.
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To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: czeiler@centurytel.net
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 08:14:03 -0700
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q 35 Question
Apparently 4-4-0 Exhibition locomotive 35 (aka H&StJ 35) was (according to Corbin's book) built in 1892 as H&StJ 66, later H&StJ 666, later CB&Q 359, rebuilt in 1932 for exhibition at the Century Of Progress as B&MR 35. I've posted a photo from Gordon Bassett.showing this locomotive at the NY World's Fair in 1940 as CB&Q 35. Now the question: Why does it show number 119 on the smoke box number plate. See photo at this address:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=188058
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