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John Barnhill
November 3rd, 2005, 02:31 AM
Was checking out some roster info and looking for some slides to purchase and ran across the following image:
http://www.slidetrader.com/fullsize_thumbs/416811339.jpg

Was wondering which CB&Q unit this was?? Maybe #9106?? Can anyone help? Thanks!

[ November 02, 2005, 08:36 PM: Message edited by: John Barnhill ]
SDP45
November 5th, 2005, 08:27 PM
The 1974-75 BN Annual says the BN 3 was formerly the Q 9106. It was the only 44 tonner to actually see service on the BN, though a few others were renumbered. The 3 was sold in April 1971.
John Barnhill
November 5th, 2005, 09:30 PM
Excellent!!! Thank you so very very much!!!
BoxcabE50
November 6th, 2005, 07:25 AM
John-

By chance did this engine end up on a California short line? Am curious as to what sparked your interest?

:D

Boxcab E50
John Barnhill
November 6th, 2005, 06:33 PM
Oh you know me pretty well. redface.gif :D

Yes, CB&Q 9106 became Burlington #3 thanks to the info above. Next it became Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe #102, which is where my interest came in. graemlins/wink.gif After that it was sold to Napa Valley RR as #50 and finally on to Sims Metals in Richmond. A buddy of mine happened to run across two slides labeled "BN3 < CP 102" and "< CP 102". Saw the CB&Q paint and put two and two together. Never heard of CPLT 102 having been a Burlington unit till now.

Here's a pic of her as CPLT 102 {Andy Thomas}:
http://ncespee.railfan.net/Foothill/images/cplt102.jpg

and here she is at Sims Metals:
http://ncespee.railfan.net/Foothill/images/cplt102atsims.jpg
BoxcabE50
November 6th, 2005, 08:04 PM
Originally posted by John Barnhill:
and here she is at Sims Metals:Still in service? Can't tell if it's part of the scrap pile...? Should be preserved!

:D

Boxcab E50
John Barnhill
November 6th, 2005, 08:11 PM
Oh quite still in service. No worries, though they did just scrap an ex Arcata & Mad River 44Tonner though. :(

http://ncespee.railfan.net/Foothill/images/amr102scrap.jpg
JDLX
November 6th, 2005, 08:54 PM
John-

Ted Benson took a beautiful photo of this locomotive departing the Placerville depot with empties for Camino. This photo is dated 24 April 1972. In the photo the locomotive still wears full CB&Q paint, with "CB&Q" stenciled on the top of the hood to the right of the headlight at "BN" with a "3" on the other side of the headlight. There is a big "BN 3" stenciled below the Burlington Route logo below the cab window. This photo appears in Ted's book One Track Mind, which can be had for less than $20 now if you look in the right place.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV