January 20, 2015
Hol and All - Whereas I've already shared my "really old" locomotive images
earlier with the Group, here's one that's over a hundred years old from my
father's collection (I've both inserted as well as attached for those who have
problems with Yahoo):
Shown is CB&Q No. 562, a Class E-1 0-4-0 switch engine, at the West
Burlington (IA) Shops in 1898. Posed with 562 are the engine and switch crews.
In the background at right is a locomotive boiler on the ground with what
appears to be a boilermaker looking into the upended firebox. 562 was
constructed at the Aurora (IL) Shops in 1881. There is no record of its
retirement and it may be been one of the Class E-1 switchers sold to
Czarist Russia for use in constructing the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
Perhaps, Hol can give all of us a tutorial on the E-1 switchers,
particularly those that disappeared into Russia. Also, didn't a couple of E-1s
end-up on the Algoma Central in Ontario, Canada? Do any other Group members
have more old Q locomotive or equipment images to share? Best
Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
