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November 21, 2015
Hol - There is nothing I enjoy more that delving into old railroad
photographs, particularly those with a Q subject. It's fascinating to me to
enlarge one of your images as best I can depending upon the resolution and
discover all the details hidden within. Your generously shared images have
brought me hours of enjoyment, as well as glimpses way back into
a much steamier time.... So much Q history has been forgotten the past
hundred years or more, but fortunately a good deal of it has been visually
preserved in your images to be rediscovered and marveled upon again by
railroad historians like ourselves within this Group. I had posted earlier that
I did not have any early day images of Class S-1 locomotives, but I do have one
that I had digitally filed under Shabbona since the locomotive and train number
were unidentified. I've attached it below. It shows an unknown S-1 powering
a heavy passenger train of its era through Shabbona, IL, circa 1914. The
locomotive has its front coupler folded-up for grade crossing safety and is
equipped with the early cuckoo clock headlight. I can barely make out what looks
to be a generator just ahead of the cab, so the headlight may be a carbon arc
version. There appears to be an RPO, baggage and eight trailing coaches
that would include a diner and parlor. I would think 10 cars would be
a pretty good load for a S-1. Any educated guesses as to what train this would
be? Due to the lack of shadows, I'd say the time was
mid-day. Plus, I'd speculate the season was mid-to-late
summer from the nice crop of nearly full grown corn at left and full foliage in
the trees. Lastly, from the exhaust, I'd say the S-1 was working steam
in route to its next stop. The train looks to be westbound. Thanks and
best regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 11/19/2015 10:04:21 A.M. Central Standard Time,
holpennywagner@msn.com writes:
Here are several images of Q 4-4-2s taken between 1905 and 1910 and showing
headlights in use at that time, including two with the early cuckoo clock with
a vent on top, as used with both kerosene and carbon arc versions.
Hol
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