Posted by on May 11, 2011 
I believe those remnants of decals on either side of the nose herald, are from Burlington's 100th Birthday celebration, which also resulted in their excursion 4-8-4 being painted overall gold.
Posted by Chuck Schwesinger on May 11, 2011 
Marty, the CB&Q stuff is fantastic...thanks for taking the time to dig into your way back shots...keep them coming!
Posted by Marty Bernard on May 11, 2011 
Yes, that's true about the decals. See: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=265628
Posted by Scott Marsh on May 11, 2011 
I am overwhelmed with all your greats shots Marty!
Posted by on November 25, 2012 
My mother and my grandma saw this train in 1963 when it ran in the Twin Cities metro area. They loaded at the St. Paul union depot and rode all the way to Savanna, IL.
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