Those were 4 unit F3 sets...137A to D
and 138A to D. Became 163 164 165 and
166A to C three unit F7A/ F3AB sets. The
F7As were built 5/50 and combined after
delivery.
Gordon
-------- Original Message --------
>
>
> 166C is an F7, not F3, so these are
> two late F7s, and the photo was taken
> in the 1960 in all probability. My
> layout cutoff is 1953. According to
> BB#4, some F3s were broken up and
> couples with F7s for an ABA set. There
> was no mention for how they used the
> other F3 A unit.
>
> Thanks for the photo, always nice to
> add to the photo collection.
>
> Nelson Moyer
>
> *From:*CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, September 23, 2016
> 11:19 AM
> *To:* CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [CBQ] Re: Intermountain
> F3 Issue [1 Attachment]
>
> *[Attachment(s) <#TopText> from
> LZadnichek@aol.com included below]*
>
>
> September 23, 2016
>
> Nelson - Here is photographic proof
> that the Q did couple F3's in an A-A
> configuration. This inserted/attached
> image is unidentified as to location
> and is undated.
>
> This is the only image I've ever seen
> of F3's coupled A-A style. So, such a
> configuration must've been a fairly
> rare event, but it did happen. Best
> Regards - Louis
>
> Louis Zadnichek II
>
> Fairhope, AL
>
> In a message dated 9/23/2016 6:45:42
> A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
>
>
> Nelson,
>
> Actually the Q ran ABA and ABBA
> sets of F's almost until the
> merger! For example, I just ran
> across this ABBA lashup in
> mid-1968:
> http://condrenrails.com/CB&Q/F7.html
>
> There is a photo in Spoor's CB&Q
> Volume 2 page 68 of an F3A (124-D)
> F3B set sitting at Savanna in June
> 1966.
>
> There is a web photo of an ABA set
> at Shabonna, IL in September 1967
> at
>
> https://get.google.com/albumarchive/111371098753160118549/album/AF1QipOpXyNE7W-3jaeFcdke3hgJ_dNJLgjI8EvIVRJu/AF1QipO4GB8W3Tq_-0BXyia6YsOGxUSoexZytN0hYNQu?source=pwa#5657456609105298434
>
>
> So, we do need B-units.
>
> These are just the photos I have
> logged for the C&I, and I just ran
> across the ABBA going into
> Galesburg this week. It really
> caught my eye because it was an
> ABBA set and very late in the 60's.
>
> Tom Mack
>
> Cincinnati, OH
>
>
>
> ---In CBQ@yahoogroups.com,
> <npmoyer@...> wrote :
>
> I was just notified by my dealer
> that Intermountain canceled the B
> units of ABA and ABBA F-3 sets
> without any previous notification
> to those who preordered. They will
> ship only A units beginning
> September 26. If you ordered sets
> with B units, and the Q only ran
> sets until around 1960 as far as I
> know, you may wish to cancel your
> orders. Otherwise, you’ll be left
> with a bunch of A units, and I
> don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo
> of two A units running back to back.
>
> Extremely disappointed would be
> putting it mildly.
>
> Nelson Moyer
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Posted by: Gordon Smith <kc2bw@optonline.net>
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