CB&Q locomotive no. 5629, constructed as Cass 0-5-A-1940, West Burlington Shops, but later modified to 0-5-B. On service in Lincoln Division, Feb. 1955 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: CB&Q locomotive no. 5629, constructed as Cass 0-5-A-1940, West Burlington Shops, but later modified to 0-5-B. On service in Lincoln Division, Feb. 1955, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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CB&Q locomotive no. 5629, constructed as Cass 0-5-A-1940, West Burlington Shops, but later modified to 0-5-B. On service in Lincoln Division, Feb. 1955
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Locomotive No. 5629 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was built at the company's West Burlington shops in Iowa, where the railroad constructed and rebuilt its own engines. The caption notes that the engine was later modified from its original 0-5-A design to a 0-5-B configuration and was in service on the Lincoln Division in February 1955, though the photograph itself is dated around 1941. Small steam engines of this wheel arrangement typically worked yards and sidings, moving freight cars for the railroad's terminals. The print was issued by the railroad company itself and carries its own reference number.
| Created / published | c1941. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | By C.B. & Q R.R. Co. No. 15922. |
| Subjects | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950. Railroad locomotives--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,157 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-164807 |
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