As someone alluded to earlier, the Kansas City Zephyr and the
American Royal Zephyr seemed to help the nose MU idea along
because of the train split at Brookfield Mo. In John Strauss Jr.'s
Burlington Route Passenger Trains Volume 2, the earliest shot of
E's Elephant style is April 1958 is a set of E8s on the westbound
KCZ near Sandwich, IL. Another set of photos follow from May 1958
of a set of E8s on the eastbound American Royal Zephyr at
Sandwich.
Bill Hirt
Hubert,
According to BRHS Bulletin no. 10, none of the Q E
units were equipped with nose or front MU connections until the
mid 1950’s with most applied in the early 1960s. For reference,
this information appears on page 34 of that Bulletin. While
there may be some earlier photos, the earliest dated photo that
I can find, of Q E units operating with the front MU active, is
September, 1958.. See attached.
Bill Barber
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Posted by: Bill Hirt <whirt@fastmail.com>
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