BB 47 pg. 48. 12-13-60 it went into the pit at Council Bluffs, Ia. Was
rebuilt at West Burlington after several months.
Gordon
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Subject: [CBQ] Help In Identifying
Photograph
December 13, 2015
All - This unusual image shows a fire blackened SD9 coupled to
a retired 0-6-0 somewhere on Lines East in 1961. Must be winter time from
the bare trees and dusting of snow on the tracks. Information with the image
says the SD9 is No. 373 that had reportedly fallen into the turntable pit
at Red Oak, IA, and caught fire. The 0-6-0 is unidentified, but almost
certainly has to be No. 1553 that sat in the Lincoln, NE, deadline for
several years prior to being sold for scrap in December
1960.
Can anyone provide more details on 373 falling into the turntable pit and
burning, as well as its disposition. Was it rebuilt at the West Burlington
Shops, or was it used as a trade-in for newer EMD power? As for 1553, since
the 0-6-0 is headed east from Lincoln, that probably means the switcher had
been sold to NWS&W in Sterling, IL for scrapping. Could the image location
be Red Oak, or was it taken further east? Comments, please. Merry
Christmas - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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Posted by: Gordon Smith <kc2bw@optonline.net>
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