Re: [CBQ] E's mued to F's?

["Ray Bedard via groups.io" <tczephyr=hotmail.com@groups.io>]

Interesting to see the E7’s elephant style with the GP’s. I would have thought that they would run back to back. 

Ray Bedard

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From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Michael Woodruff via groups.io <mwoodruff54=gmail.com@groups.io>
Sent: Thursday, 03 September 2026 11:14:43
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] E's mued to F's?

 

I'll agree that the Burlington probably never ran their F3Bs with E-units in passenger service.  However, a few E5s and E7s did run in freight service toward the end of their careers.  Here's a shot of two E7s leading a freight train at Aurora in 1967: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckzeiler/17753586579/in/album-72157667123993396  While it's still unlikely that any E-units ran with an F3B in freight service, it's at least remotely plausible.

mike woodruff

north platte ne

On Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM Jeff Kling via groups.io <tvrrproto48=sbcglobal.net@groups.io> wrote:

Hello, I'm new to the group. My friend Steve Woods passed away and left me with his n scale collection. He was a big fan of the Burlington. I model in Proto48 but decided to put together a small n scale layout. He loved passenger trains and so I have lots of E5's, 7's and 8's. He had a single F3B. Not certain what to do with it. I asked AI if the Burlington ever ran a F3's with the E's and received an answer that it was impossible because the MU wiring is different and because the E's had two prime movers and the F only one. Obviously AI is not the one to turn to. Any thoughts?

 

Jeff Kling

Fernley, NV

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