CB&Q 4000

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Don C. wrote:

Les,
Your memory is good. The rear spoked set was traded from the 4004 sometime between November 3, 1945 and April 8, 1946. Hol Wagner did a magnificent job of compiling the history of these great locomotives in the Burlington Route Historical Society Bulletin Number 33. I was lucky enough to secure a bound copy for my library. There may be a few of these left in the stock of the BRHS if anyone is interested. They can be contacted at: BRHS
P.O. Box 456
LaGrange, IL 60525

Don C.

Don -

Thanks. I've got a copy of BRHS Bulletin #33 somewhere, but can't lay my hands on it right now. May have leant it out to someone to read. It's a great story; tells EVERYTHING about the S-4's except about the one being restored to service in the 21st Century (how's THAT for confidence?)

Les

Jason Whiteley · **Posted:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:33 pm

There are also a few Southern (UK) streamliners surviving and I think one or two even operating.

There are a few streamliners around in Europe too. I think Germany even operates some from time to time.

Jason

Don C. · **Posted:** Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:35 pm

Les,
Tell me when and where. I'll be there to volunteer if the schedule doesn't conflict with 261's schedule!

Don C.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

WHAT? You'd take 261 over a restored and running CB&Q S-4? Don, I hear your arteries hardening!!!!!

Les[/b]

Don C. · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:47 am

Let me tell you something, you young whippersnapper, umm, ah, those B17s were great airplanes. Take that! Freakin' kids....... More prune juice and empty my drool bucket, would you?

The former Don C.

rjenkins · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:51 pm

I realize it's fairly low on the priority list, but is the IRM still considering a restoration to steam for 3007, or is that idea officially dead now?

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:27 pm

"Never say Never?" If we really see our hobby continuing into the future, maybe unrestored artifacts like the 3007 will be projects for our children.

Scott · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:10 pm

This has long been one of my favorite classes, and there are several around. I remember the first one I saw was the one at the depot at Galesburg IL when I was detraining from a two-day trip from Portland, Oregon on The Pioneer in 1993 before it was discontinued.

These are fast and good-looking locomotives.

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:40 pm

At Galesburg, Illinois, July 1956:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... +q4000.jpg