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January 18, 2019
Tom - There were GN "visitors" to the Q well prior to the F-unit leases in the late 1960s. I've attached an undated image showing GN 4-8-2 No. 2527 testing over the LaCrosse Division at Savanna, IL. I've often wondered "why" the three Hill Roads, the NP, GN and Q, all went there own separate ways with steam motive power development instead of working together to design standardized locomotives suitable for use on all three lines. Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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From: Tom Mack via Groups.Io <thommack=yahoo.com@groups.io> To: CBQ <CBQ@groups.io> Sent: Sat, May 18, 2019 7:35 am Subject: Re: [CBQ] GN F's and CB&Q Power on Freight in 1968 On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 02:19 PM, Karl L Rethwisch wrote:
GN F's were regular power on trains 97 and 88 in the early 60's.Karl, The early 60's GN F-unit leases are pretty well documented, but ended before my modeling period which is 1965-merger (but skews toward the late 1960's). That is what was so exciting about seeing the GN A-B-A set in 1968. There is a photo of a GN F unit being traded in to EMD in a locomotive consist at the Daytons Bluff engine facility, but it is unclear of whether it would be the lead or trailing unit. It's not on a train. I had assumed the A-B-A set was also trade-in fodder, but confirming the 454D number on the lead unit confirms that this wasn't the case since it didn't go to EMD until 1970. Really cool to see the consist. While I am sure more GN equipment ran the Q in the late 1960's, so far I can only photographically confirm two instances: This F7A-B-A set, and a shot on RR Picture Archives of a freight at Savanna in 1968 where the trailing unit is a GN U28B: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2819786 If anyone has any other photos they know of I'd like to see them. -- Tom Mack Cincinnati, OH _._,_._,_
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