Re: [CBQ] Pile driver

["Bill Ell" <bill.ell1964@gmail.com>]

Does anybody know when the Cbq tracks south of the Burlington bridges were vacated and tore out???

On May 26, 2021, at 4:30 PM, Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com> wrote:



Charlie

I wondered about something like that but the bottoms of the “4” and “1” numerals appear to be below the bottoms of the other digits. Whatever the reason, it’s an unusual appearance.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Charlie Vlk
Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2021 8:28 am
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Pile driver

 

Rupert-

Could it just be rivets or some bracket obscuring the bottom of the serifs on the 2, 4 and 1?   Due to the resolution of the scan it is difficult to tell if it was a maverick painter or an alternative stencil.
Charlie Vlk

 

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Rupert Gamlen
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:10 AM
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: [CBQ] Pile driver

 

There’s a photo on eBay of pile driver 204619 at

J64 CB&Q Burlington Route OPERATING STEAM POWER Pile Driver 1969 Original Slide! | eBay

I’ve enlarged the cab to identify its number and found that rather unusual numerals have been used. Looking through my photos, I see that a wide range of letter and numbering styles were used for pile drivers but I can’t recollect seeing this style before.

And if you are looking at the photo on-line, any suggestions for the red object behind and to the left of the pile driver? It looks like a cab with a Burlington Route herald underneath but the windows appesar to be too wide.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

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