1948 Chicago Railroad Fair

survivingworldsteam · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:27 am

machinehead61 wrote:

survivingworldsteam wrote:

Regarding the German 42 class locomotive; it appearently went to Fort Patrick Henry at the same time that the captured V-8 steam locomotive 19.1001 went to be studied and have measurements taken:

http://web.archive.org/web/200404090542 ... 8steam.htm

I never seen anything like that before. Thank you for posting that link. Fascinating.

Steve

Steve;

You are welcome. Re-reading my own page, I noticed the following:

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During it's stay in the USA it may have been exhibited, along with other captured German equipment, at the Chicago Railroad Fair

You are apparently the one with the answers -- was 19.1001 exhibited, along with the 42 class? Looking at what you have posted so far, the answer appears to be no.

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:53 pm

survivingworldsteam wrote:

You are apparently the one with the answers -- was 19.1001 exhibited, along with the 42 class? Looking at what you have posted so far, the answer appears to be no.

I only know what the literature contains. I have yet to go through my Dad's photos and his photo log book where he recorded dates, cameras, settings and subject matter of each photo.

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:49 am

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:50 am

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:51 am

The back cover ending this pamphlet.

Steve

rlsteam · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:44 pm

Steve - I have put your CB&Q booklet in my RR Fair web site, and will add the RI soon. Thanks for being willing to share these materials.

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:37 pm

rlsteam wrote:

Steve - I have put your CB&Q booklet in my RR Fair web site, and will add the RI soon. Thanks for being willing to share these materials.

You are more than welcome. I know my Dad would be thrilled that someone was enjoying what he saved. I also have the 1949 Rock Island pamphlet plus Illinois Central, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, Electro Motive Diesel, etc. . . . any preference as to which is next?

Steve

rlsteam · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:56 am

Let's go with the IC (might show some steam).

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:15 am

rlsteam wrote:

Let's go with the IC (might show some steam).

I found four Illinois Central pamphlets, none of which refer to the Fair. I suspect that the IC was handing them out at the fair and that my Dad picked them up.

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:16 am

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:33 pm

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:34 pm

This is the back cover. Only 4 pages. No steam, just diesel as with the other three IC pamphlets. Apparently the IC thought that presenting its newest diesels would project the image of a modern railroad with modern comfort and speed rather than steam locomotives.

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:30 pm

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:31 pm

Steve

machinehead61 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:33 pm

This is the complete pamphlet, a small one.

Steve

1948 Chicago Railroad Fair

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