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May 22, 2014
Pete - You've mentioned "black beauty" 5080 before. Here's an image of her
in better days:
The image is unidentified as to date and location, so might possibly be of
5080 as the Ravenna switch engine nearing the end of her service life. She had
the typical Lines West extended smoke box for burning lignite coal. Plus, her
tender had not had its coal bunker sheets recessed inward for better visibility
while backing for switching or running in reverse as was done to a number of
sister Class O-1-A engines.
Hope this brings back some good memories of when you hired out on the Q.
Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 5/22/2014 1:19:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
Bill et al....I, too, have sometimes thought that "I was born 30
years too late"...I missed steam...came close one time in working the Ravenna
switch engine in 1956, but unfortunately (for me) both the locals got in on
time and we didn't get to use the "black beauty (5080) and my one time,
close, but no cigar opportunity was lost forever.
As I said earlier I did get to work with several real "old heads" and got
in on lots of good stories. and colorful nick names...most of which are
unprintable on this list.
Pete
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