Re: [CBQ] E7 9935B Question

[Cy Svobodny <ctsvobodny@yahoo.com>]

BN 9920 was featured in one of the BN Motive Power Annuals by Hol Wagner in the 
early 70's.  Don't recall which one but will check and send message.
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:07 PM, Dave Lotz <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net> 
wrote:
 
  
 
Hi All,
 
According to online rosters, this unit was retired by 
the BN in April of 1972.  Can anyone on the list provide Jeff more 
information about this unit and the results of the synthetic fuel 
application?
 
Thanks!
 
Dave 
Lotz
 
On 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 8:22 PM, "Schramm, Jeff" <schrammj@mst.edu> 
wrote:

Hi,
> 
>I have a question for you.  I need to  find out as much as I can about CB&Q 
>E7A number 9935B.
> 
>This locomotive was the first diesel in the  US ever run on synthetic diesel 
>fuel from the Bureau of Mines plant at  Louisiana, MO back in 1949.  I’d like 
>to know what ever happened to  it.  
>According to a roster I found online it was  built by EMD in March, 1949 and 
>would have been almost brand new when it was  run on synthetic fuel in May of 
>1949.  It made it to the BN era and was  renumbered BN 9920.  That’s all I can 
>find.
> 
>Can you use your contacts to see what else  is known about this locomotive?  
>It was highly historic.
> 
>Jeff
> 
> 
>Jeff Schramm, PhD
>History and Political Science  Department
>Missouri University of Science and  Technology
>Rolla, Missouri
> 
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