Re: [CBQ] E7 9935B Question

[jeff worones <jworones@yahoo.com>]

Interesting topic! I'm looking forward to hearing more about it too.
 
Does any one have data on when it was delivered/accepted by the Q? Possibly 
consists sheets showing a first run?
If there is a long gap between the build date and delivery, it could show it 
was assigned elsewhere and for how long.
 
I'll go ahead and forward this to the LocoNotes list to see if anyone has more 
info.

Thanks!
Jeff
 
Jeff Worones
Seattle WA


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From: Dave Lotz <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com 
Cc: schrammj@mst.edu 
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:08 PM
Subject: [CBQ] E7 9935B Question



  
 
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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