Louis,
Helper service on the Q wasn’t confined to Lines West. Helpers were used occasionally used on West Burlington hill out of Burlington, IA. There are some photos of such operations.
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO
Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:39 am (PDT) . Posted by: August 24, 2017
Group - This is as good a description of operating diesels in helper
service that I've ever read. I hope this is picked-up by the BRHS and expanded
with images for an article in either the Bulletin or Zephyr. This is exactly
the kind of Q operations history that needs to be preserved for future
generations.
I would think that any Q steam locomotive engineers experienced in helper
service on Lines West are long gone to the big roundhouse in the sky.
However, may be a Group member having Q rule books and/or Sheridan Division
employee time tables might find some useful data on how steam helpers were used.
Also, keep in mind that diesel helpers weren't tied to coal chutes and
water tanks as their steam predecessors were. If by some miracle a Sheridan
Division steam era engineer can be found to share his memories, now, that
would indeed be an interesting addition to this thread. Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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