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Author:  Raymond [ Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Depression Era oil-fired engines
What roads just west of Chicago had oil-fired steam engines? I'm guessing the Burlington, any others?

Did C&NW have oil-fired engines?

Did C&NW use articulated engines on the hump at Ottumwa, Iowa?



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Author:  Terry Dempsey [ Fri Sep 06, 2002 5:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Depression Era oil-fired engines
> What roads just west of Chicago had
> oil-fired steam engines? I'm guessing the
> Burlington, any others?

> Did C&NW have oil-fired engines?

> Did C&NW use articulated engines on the
> hump at Ottumwa, Iowa?

Yes, CNW did have oil fired engines, but I think they only saw service on lines west of Mankato, MN, in South Dakota and Nebraska.

Southern Pacific had oil fired engine was well as the Western Pacific and Union Pacific.

I would not suprise me if Great Northern had oil fired enigines.

I remember that sometime during her lifetime, CB&Q #4960 had been converted to oil, so Burlington used oil also.

I also remember that some of the Santa 3700 class got converted to oil in the 40s, so maybe they had some other too.
Author:  buddy bob [ Fri Sep 06, 2002 8:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Depression Era oil-fired engines
hi don't forget the milwakee rd 4-4-2s were oil burners.thats a good note for a change.

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Author:  L Beckman [ Fri Sep 06, 2002 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: oil-fired engines and CB&Q 4960 in particular
> Yes, CNW did have oil fired engines, but I
> think they only saw service on lines west of
> Mankato, MN, in South Dakota and Nebraska.

> Southern Pacific had oil fired engine was
> well as the Western Pacific and Union
> Pacific.

> I would not suprise me if Great Northern had
> oil fired enigines.

> I remember that sometime during her
> lifetime, CB&Q #4960 had been converted
> to oil, so Burlington used oil also.

**** Yes, the Burlington had a number of locomotives that burned oil BUT I do not believe that 2-8-2 #4960 was ever anything but coal fired while working for the Q.

> I also remember that some of the Santa 3700
> class got converted to oil in the 40s, so
> maybe they had some other too.


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Author:  Alan Walker [ Fri Sep 06, 2002 11:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: oil-fired engines and CB&Q 4960 in particular
As I recall from historical information, all of the AT&SF's western locomotives were oil-fired while the eastern locomotive were coal burners. This was mainly an economizing move to make the locomotives burn whatever type of fuel was most readily available in an attempt to avoid incurring any unnecessary costs of transporting fuel, particularly coal.

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Author:  Todd Jones [ Sat Sep 07, 2002 5:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Depression Era oil-fired engines *PIC*
Milwaukee's steam power west of Three Forks Montana was about all oil fired.

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Author:  Earl Pitts [ Sat Sep 07, 2002 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Depression Era oil-fired engines
> What roads just west of Chicago had
> oil-fired steam engines? I'm guessing the
> Burlington, any others?

CNW, MILW, CB&Q, UP, CRI&P, SP, SSW, MP, T&P, AT&SF, SP&S, MKT, WP, IC (2 oil-fired 4-6-2's), lot's of short lines, and there are probably others.

> Did C&NW use articulated engines on the
> hump at Ottumwa, Iowa?

I didn't know CNW ever served Ottumwa, or that any railroad had a hump yard there.
Author:  Rich Young [ Mon Sep 09, 2002 1:23 pm ]
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