I am still playing around with my new scanner, trying to learn the various settings, etc. Anyway, I practiced on some of my pictures of BQ23-7's... truly unique locos only bought by the SBD; so I offer to you this shot (scanned from a 4x6" color print) that I remember cahsing for mile until I could get a shot of it from an overpass: http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/CSXT3002.jpg Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's another one I caught on a trip to Florida; I think this one was actually in South Carolina. It is my only shot of a yellow nose BQ: http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/CSXT3003.jpg Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's one more: it is a BQ coming out of the wash rack at Hamlet Yard (in 1988!). This, as most, was scanned from a 4x6" print, which accounts for the slight blur (I think I need to scan and save them as smaller images) Anyway, your feedback is appreciated, as always: http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/CSXT3005.jpg Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Those are the COOLEST GE's ever! I wish more roads had bought them! They look great in the CSX colors. ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!" The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
Neat pics, Chessie. They were some interesting looking units, to say the least! I've actually toyed around with the idea of making one of the B-units to run with my Espee equipment after a friend showed me a pic he shot of one on the Espee, in Long Beach, Ca....CSX keeps sending us all kinds of neat stuff, keep it coming! ------------------ Have A Nice Day!
I didn't even know those things were still around! Just goes to show you that GM has never had the market cornered on ugly noses!
I dunno, I thought I read somewhere that all the BQ's had been retired and stored pending dispostion...the funky cabs kinda made them orphans on the CSXT fleet. I have an article in one of my issues of Diesel Era that talks about them...it's around here somewhere... ------------------ Have A Nice Day!
They certainly are/were strange looking beasts I had not realised that any survived to the CSX era. ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.ac-models.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
"Q" stands for crew Quarters to replce the repidly decining # of cabooses, crew men complained of lack of vision out of the front windshields. later CSX plated up the windshields,rewired circuits, andrepainted the engines, and were replaced back into service as B-units and helpers. I think all were retired a few years ago (3-4???) You could call them, (mother of the Saftey cabs) like on SD70MACs and else. ------------------ Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
Sorry to disappoint everyone.... the BQ's were retired a while back. For those of you that model in HO scale, Bachmann offered a model of the unit a few years back that probably could be used as a starting point for the model. Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie: I am still playing around with my new scanner, trying to learn the various settings, etc. Anyway, I practiced on some of my pictures of BQ23-7's... truly unique locos only bought by the SBD; so I offer to you this shot (scanned from a 4x6" color print) that I remember cahsing for mile until I could get a shot of it from an overpass: http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/images/CSXT3002.jpg Chessie <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Chessie These units were actually bought by the Seaboard Coast Line and came lettered in the Family Lines paint scheme. Now, the Family Lines was NOT a railroad but rather a marketing idea. Denis F. Blake Columbus, OH TTHOTS
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Denis F. Blake: Chessie These units were actually bought by the Seaboard Coast Line and came lettered in the Family Lines paint scheme. Now, the Family Lines was NOT a railroad but rather a marketing idea. Denis F. Blake Columbus, OH TTHOTS <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Denis, You are correct. When I stated SBD, I meant Seaboard as in SCL, not Seaboard System. I appreciate you pointing this out! Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Supposedly, Atlas is going to produce B23-7's in N scale; all we need is a good "Q" cab to make BQ23-7 models! Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
probably the only solution is that we need to get a bunch of people to suggest the Q model to them, or cut off the cabs and build our own and show them off, I am glad, because I was going to use the Q's on my fictional railroad, they were souposedly bought all ten of them from CSX and then the A&A made the Windows much larger, and replaced the motors with EMD/CAT 710G engine like in sd&gp 60's. A GENERAL ELECTRIC ENGINE WITH AN EMD MOTOR, that's a hybrid loco. ------------------ Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
I think that fitting a Q cab to a B23-7 would be sacriledge But I am a western road fan ------------------ Alan The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.ac-models.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alan: I think that fitting a Q cab to a B23-7 would be sacriledge But I am a western road fan <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, why don't you just plate over the cab windows and make a B23-7B That's what UP would do Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/ [This message has been edited by chessie (edited 20 October 2000).]
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wt&c: probably the only solution is that we need to get a bunch of people to suggest the Q model to them, or cut off the cabs and build our own and show them off, I am glad, because I was going to use the Q's on my fictional railroad, they were souposedly bought all ten of them from CSX and then the A&A made the Windows much larger, and replaced the motors with EMD/CAT 710G engine like in sd&gp 60's. A GENERAL ELECTRIC ENGINE WITH AN EMD MOTOR, that's a hybrid loco. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Wow! A VERY interesting story line.... I doubt Atlas will make a "Q" cab version, but there are options, including etched brass. Maybe we can get some BQ23-7's somehow... Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Well I maybe cannon and co. might consider a "Q" cab. ------------------ Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wt&c: Well I maybe cannon and co. might consider a "Q" cab. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> We have seen no Cannon & co. parts in N scale, but there's always hope It would probably not be too hard to etch in brass for someone who knows what they are doing (obviously, not me ) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/ [This message has been edited by chessie (edited 21 October 2000).]
