[CBQ] Painte or Plated Porthole

["czeiler@centurytel.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I've always wondered why the last rear porthole on only the Engineer's side of CB&Q E8 and E9 locomotives was either painted or plated over, I suppose sometime after delivery.  One story I heard was because the toilet was located in that vicinity.  If this has been answered before, please direct me to that thread, thanks.
Example at: CB&Q E9 9991

	CB&Q E9 9991 CB&Q E9 9991 Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E9 9991 heading an eastbound Dinky at Naperville, Illinois on April 19, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Became BN 9991 on 3/2/70. Sold to the West Suburban Mass Transit District (WSMTD) 8/18/72, rebuilt to E9-Au ...
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