[CBQ] New Articulated In Transit

["LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

June 14, 2014

 

Bill and List - Reference your question, I can contribute the following faded image from my digital photo archive showing a brand new DRG&W 4-6-6-4 in route from Baldwin to the Rio Grande at Denver, CO:

 

 

The road number looks like 3701, but I can't be sure. There is no other identification with the image as to date or location, but the 4-6-6-4 looks to be sandwiched in between two refrigerated cars, so that might be a clue as to if or if not the movement was on the Q.  Best Regards - Louis

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL 

 

In a message dated 6/10/2014 12:59:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:

Are any record of moving these engines across the Q when there were brand new on delivery from the factory? I am not taking just about the one mention here but all of the big western units-- big boy- challengers- cab forwards

Bill Ewinger

Burlington Iowa

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 12:24 PM, "Philip Weibler pawnbaw@sbcglobal.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Hello Pete, Hol, and All -

Trains magazine had a letter and a photo of WP 402 in the RPO section - letters to the editor back in

1948 or '49.  The date of the magazine would confirm the date of 402's appearance at the RRF.

Photo was taken at Downers Grove IIRC and the locomotive is freshly painted.  She is identified as

Western Pacific's "Cinderella", which might not have been accurate for an oil-burner.         PAW