Yes She Was Big To celebrate the centennial of the opening of its Chicago to Aurora, Illinois line, the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy temporarily painted its queen of fan trips, Northern 56... (more)
CB&Q's Golden 4-8-4 To celebrate the centennial of the opening of its Chicago to Aurora, Illinois line, the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy very temporarily painted its king of fan trips, Nor... (more)
April Fools Day Double-Header Runby CB&Q 4960 and 5632.
This was the only way I ever got to see them, traded in, stripped and hours away from extinction.
Yes, I was feeling physically sick. There were were carcasses of some really great old units all over the place.
Citizens in large numbers would greet us in every small town we passed through.
The car to the left is DRG&W Diner "Silver Gorge" the other is CB&Q Slumber Coach "Silver Crag". Both are California Zephyr cars. For details of this wreck see: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives... (more)
