This is the photo taken by Bernard Corbin -- or possibly taken by Don Seeger and copied by Bernie, since he did that a lot -- and shows C&O 1582, apparently running light on its way to Omaha and delivery to the UP. It was one of 30 2-8-8-2s from the Chesapeake & Ohio 1540-1589 series purchased by the UP in June 1945 to help move wartime traffic across Wyoming. They were numbered 3570-3599 on the UP, this particular one becoming UP 3597. The first 19 (UP 3570-3588) had been built by Alco (Schenectady) in March 1924, while the last 11 (UP 3589-3599) were slightly heavier but otherwise identical, turned out during the first five months of 1926. They had 57-inch drivers, 23&23x32-inch cylinders (and were simple, not compound, engines) and exerted a considerable 113,595 pounds of tractive effort. Purchased just months before the war ended, all 30 of these engines were retired and scrapped in 1947, just as soon as traffic slowed down again after the war. Most of this data comes from the UP section of Don Strack;s excellent UtahRailnet website. With 30 of them moving west to the UP, even if only for a relatively short distance across Iowa, it's surprising more of them weren't photographed on the Q. Hol To: cbq@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:12:32 -0400 Subject: [CBQ] Unexpected Visitor To Red Oak June 11, 2014 Hol and Group - I found the photo of the C&O 2-8-8-2 (can't read road number) near the Red Oak, IA, depot. The photo is dated July 18, 1945. It came from CB&Q Trainmaster H.D. "Don" Seeger who was trainmaster at Ottumwa under my dad M.L. Zadnichek when he was division superintendent there in the late 1950s. This photo is from the Collection of M.L. Zadnichek. I think that Don may've been an operator at Red Oak when the C&O articulated paid an unexpected visit. Note, all rods/pistons are intact and the 2-8-8-2 is flying white metal flags for extra movement. So, the engine was most likely "hot" when the photo was taken. This articulated had been interchanged to the Q off the M&StL at Monmouth, IL. The Q would deliver the 2-8-8-2 to the UP at Omaha. Is this the same image you mentioned has having in your Corbin Collection? Best Regards - Louis
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