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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:EMD F3ABuilt As:CBQ 138A (F3A)
Serial Number:7012Order No:E957
Frame Number:E957-A23Built:10/1948
Notes:delivered as 138A
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 165C(F3A) CBQ 165(F3A)
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CB&Q F3 165
Title:  CB&Q F3 165
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad F3 165C eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on February 2, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/13/2013 3:17:28 PM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 165(F3A)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
CB&Q F3 165C
Title:  CB&Q F3 165C
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad F3 165C eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on February 27, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was delivered in October 1948 to the CB&Q as 138A (c/n 7012) on EMD Order E957A, the lead unit of a four unit F3 set 138. The motive power people decided they would prefer a 4500 horsepower locomotive, so they split the 138 four unit set in half, and added a new F7 cab unit to each A-B F3 set, and renumbered this particular set as 165. Although the suffix letters were not displayed in the numberboards until couplers were substituted for the drawbars between the units in the 1960's, the suffixes were displayed in very small 1 inch lettering on the side below the word BURLINGTON. Shortly after this photo date, the C suffix was applied to the F3 cab side and numberboard, and the A suffix was applied to the F7 cab. Two ABBA F3 sets were broken up this way (137 - 138), and four F7 cabs were added, producing ABA locomotives 163 - 166.
Photo Date:  2/27/1965  Upload Date: 3/12/2008 11:28:54 AM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 165(F3A)
Views:  896   Comments: 2


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