I believe this photo was taken east of Boysen Dam, south of the Wind
River Canyon, on the way to Bonneville and Casper- where US 20 went
under the 'Q' mainline. I vaguely remember this place during the 50's,
when we went to Laramie and Cheyenne, on trips from Powell.
John Olson
Billings, Mt
On 11/16/2018 1:43 PM, Winton wrote:
I have seen the photo of the two engines crossing the overpass at 'Gillette" on
several websites. But I question that the picture was taken at Gillette. That is NOT
what the old Hwy 14/16 overpass at Gillette looked like and it was the only overpass
near Gillette. But tyhe bigger problem is that those engines are oil burners and as
far as I know oil burners were not used on the Sheridan-Alliance route? Were there
even oil fueling facilities at Sheridan, Gillette, Edgemont, Alliance? I am guessing
the photo was actually taken somewhere on the Casper side where oil burners _were_
used.
Which brings up some questions I've had for decades about CB&Q oil burners:
1. What routes did oil burners run on?
2. What stations/terminals on the CB&Q had oil fueling facilities?
3. How were the CB&Q oil burners from Casper/Greybull to Laurel Montana fueled
at the NP's roundhouse at Laurel? The NP did not have oil burners so was there oil
fuel facilities there just for the Q?
--
John Olson- owner
Jim's Junction
811B 16th St. West
Billings, Mt 59102
406-259-5354
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