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Here's just a little "side note" out of my "way back" mind. "See that "bonnet" device fastened to the stack to imitate a "balloon" stack. Just a few years ago I was perusing the photos of the 440 sitting at Rock Port shortly before her "murder" by the scrapers in 1953 and I noticed that you could still see the "scar" on the conventional smokestack indicating where the bottom of the "fake" balloon device was fastened...
And as I mentioned we "rescued" the bell actually I think that we forgot to make prior arrangements with the scrapper that we wanted to keep the bell and he (the scrapper) took advantage of my dad and I think he ended up paying the guy $100 or so for the bell....But it is, indeed a treasured keepsake and memory enhancer as it sits in my daughter's family room and hopefully it will always remain in our family.
Pete
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From: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com> To: CBQ@groups.io Sent: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 10:44 am Subject: Re: [CBQ] "CB&Q 35" Questions Bob,
While I never saw No. 35 under steam except at the Chicago RR Fair, it was on display at a number of events in the late 1950s and 1960s in the Chicago suburban territory. It was a frequent display at the LaGrange pet parade that usually occurred in June. It was also display for several fan trips at Aurora. I believe in between displays, it was stored at Aurora. Prior to the late 1950s, it was placed on display across the system as far west as Denver. . Sometimes ti main rods were in place and at other times, they were not. If you are a BRHS member, there are a number of photos of the locomotive on display in the members only Flickr gallery. Prior to being backdated for the Century of Progress World’s Fair in 1933, the locomotive was numbered 359 and had carried several other road numbers prior to that. There were at least two other 4-4-0s that were backdated and used for display in the first half of the 20th century. One was no. 440, photo attached, and no. 446.
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
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