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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:BLW 2-8-2Built As:CBQ 4976 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:56972Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 64" driversBuilt:9/1923
Notes:O-1-A, blt 09/23, sfs 06/61
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 4976(2-8-2)
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CB&Q 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976
Title:  CB&Q 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976 east of Denver, Colorado on April 19, 1952, photograph by R. H. Kindig, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 4976 was built by Baldwin in September 1923 (c/n 56972) and sold for scrap in June 1961.
Photo Date:  4/19/1952  Upload Date: 12/16/2014 12:27:55 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  R. H. Kindig
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 4976(2-8-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 1
CB&Q 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976
Title:  CB&Q 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 2-8-2 Class O-1-A 4976 around October 5, 1959, location, and photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 4976 was built by Baldwin in September 1923 (c/n 56972) and sold for scrap in June 1961. According to the CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet (LAS) dated November 1, 1955, this locomotive was assigned to the Beardstown Division. Also noted in the LAS is this locomotive equipped with a L&B Front End, (extended smokebox) indicating that it could burn Lignite or Bituminous coal, which produced more ash. The date of October 5, 1959 is based on the lower chalk mark on the cylinder: 10-5-59.
Photo Date:  10/5/1959  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 11:37:53 AM
Location:  Beardstown, IL
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 4976(2-8-2)
Views:  299   Comments: 0


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