I was lucky to get the original photo of 4-6-2 2934 at Minneapolis June 1913 many years ago. On the back it states:
"CB&Q loco 2934 used on No. 57 and 58 Commercial Ltd June 1913."
There are also notes as to who is in the photo: "Clarence King Eng, R. H. Ulbrith fireman, A Brahman car repairer" (the writing is hard to interpret, so the spelling of names are most likely incorrect).
There is also information as to an accident that this engine was in on Oct 18 1913 at Nelson Wisc, and that the original owner of the photo stated "my brother was firing on the loco at the time of the accident" as well as other information, but hard to interpret some of the words and letters - back then, everyone had elaborate hand writing.
It is on a hard cardboard, don't know what they call it but I have seen old photos on hard cardboard, old Civil War, wedding photos, etc.
I am attaching a copy for those who might be interested.
Ray Bedard San Jose CA
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:38:03 -0500 Subject: [CBQ] Old Locomotives [1 Attachment]
January 20, 2015
Hol and Group - Adding to the "not so really old" collection of Q
steam locomotive photographs being posted, here's another wonderful image that
has to be over a hundred years old. It was recently offered for sale on
EBay and shows CB&Q Class S-1 No. 2829 (I've both inserted and
attached):
The image is unidentified as to date and location. However, 2829 looks to
be relatively "new." The 4-6-2 was built by Baldwin in 1906. It was
modernized when rebuilt into a Class S-1-A in 1927. The locomotive had a
long service life not being sold for scrap until January 1951, some 45 years
after being constructed.
I have a preference for old locomotive images like this showing the
engineer or crew posing alongside. The engineer appears to be an 'old head" and
may've started his career firing wood burning 4-4-0s, or at least seeing
them steam by as a child. The S-1 locomotives were the finest in Q passenger
power when built. Best Regards - Louis
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Posted by: Ray Bedard <tczephyr@hotmail.com>
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