Thanks for posting this photo. I had wondered if composite gondolas were used in ash service, and this photo of a GS-7 provides the proof. I’ve been searching
for information about the ash service facility at Burlington without much success. One photo was provided of a locomotive positioned over a shallow pit between the tracks just in front of the coal pocket on the receiving track. Apparently there was no cinder
conveyor and no depressed adjacent track to spot a gondola for ash loading. My guess is that a gondola was parked on an adjacent track and loaded by shovel. Burlington probably didn’t service mainline locomotives, only yard switchers and light locomotives,
e.g. the P6A on the local to Washington, etc., so there was no need for a conveyor. Are these assumptions correct? Does anyone have any firsthand knowledge of ash handling in Burlington in 1953?
Nelson Moyer
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Ash Pit Car Service
Brian - I've attached a undated color image of CB&Q gondola 75070 being used in cinder service. It was taken at the Clyde roundhouse servicing area
in the Cicero, IL, yards. The steel structure behind the gondola is a hoist and bucket apparatus for dumping cinders and ashes.
In the background is Class O-1-A No. 5101 in use at the time as a switch engine. The image was taken prior to 5101 being retired and sold for scrap
in May 1954 near the end of the steam era on Lines East. Hope this image helps to answer your question. Best Regards - Louis
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