Re: [CBQ] identify locomotive

["Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

December 16, 2019

Weldon - I stand corrected about the locomotive being a Class H 2-6-0, although from a front end wedge view they appear similar to a Class K 4-6-0 as shown in your image.  Hol has much better historical research material to draw upon than I do. Thanks to Hol for correctly ID'ing and Merry Chistmas to All - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL   

In a message dated 12/16/2019 11:30:21 AM Central Standard Time, holpennywagner@msn.com writes:

Weldon:

The standard power on trains 151-152 between Holdrege, Sterling and Cheyenne at the time of this photo was class K-2 4-6-0s, and that's certainly what this locomotive appears to be, though the number is not legible on the front number plate.  This was a Sterling Division run, and as of Sept. 1, 1914 (the closest assignment sheet I have to the 1915 date of the photo), there were four K-2s assigned to the division:  634, 653, 667 and 669.  Of these the 669 c an be eliminated, as it was the last of the K-2s built and was equipped experimentally with wagon-top boiler and looked considerably different than the other K-2s.

Here is a link to a photo of one of them, the 667, 14 years later on the Imperial Branch local of the McCook Division, from Culbertson to Imperial, Neb. http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/45830/rec/2

Hope this is of some help.

Hol Wagner

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Subject: [CBQ] identify locomotive

This photo is a locomotive on the Holdrege-Sterling line, west of Farnam, NE taken on February 7, 1915. Is it possible to identify the locomotive from this picture and/or the date and location of service? I have companion photos of the snow plow that opened this cut in the snowdrift if anyone is interested.

http://www.historicfarnam.us/photos/images/railroad05.jpg

thanks,
Weldon

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