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CB&Q VO-1000 9350
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9350
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9350 at Kansas City, Missouri on January 31, 1965, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. This was the first of 30 VO-1000's delivered to the CB&Q during World War II. This one was built in October 1943 (c/n 69778) and traded to GE for new power during March 1967. It was sold to the ACL and went on to a second career, finally retired in 1977-78. Baldwin switchers would not have been the first choice of the CB&Q, but it was not the railroad's decision, rather the War Production Board (WPB) allocated locomotives during the war based on need, and the Burlington was in need of switchers. The WPB allocated a total of 39 diesel switchers to the Q, nine were Alco S2's, and 30 were Baldwin VO-1000's. As built, the VO-1000 had a single exhaust stack located toward the cab end offset to the left, but this proved to be restrictive, and heat would build up in the carbody, causing overheating of the main generator. The exhaust manifold was redesigned a couple of times by Baldwin, finally settling on a four stack design. This design was retro-fitted to several of the CB&Q's VO-1000's.
Photo Date:  1/31/1965  Upload Date: 9/5/2008 1:47:16 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Lou Schmitz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9350(VO-1000)
Views:  2309   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9351
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9351
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9351 on a rainy day at Clyde, Illinois on November 15, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in October 1943 (c/n 89779) it was traded in March 1966 for new power.
Photo Date:  11/15/1964  Upload Date: 11/5/2015 5:27:05 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CBQ 9351(VO-1000)
Views:  612   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9351
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9351
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9351 at Clyde, Illinois on November 15, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in October 1943 (c/n 89779) it was traded in March 1966 for new power.
Photo Date:  11/15/1964  Upload Date: 10/13/2008 9:46:11 AM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9351(VO-1000)
Views:  831   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9352 (c/n 70103) presumed at the Baldwin Eddystone, Pennsylvania plant around November 1943, print by H. L. Broadbelt, Chuck Zeiler collection. The CB&Q received a total of 30 VO-1000's from Baldwin, not by choice, but as doled out by the War Production Board during World War II. The CB&Q would have preferred EMD switchers, but EMD was restricted to producing the FT model road diesel and Model 567 diesel power plants for submarines. The VO-1000's were assigned the 9350-9379 number series. They were powered by a De La Vergne four-cycle eight-cylinder in-line diesel prime mover coupled to Westinghouse electrical gear, producing 1000 horsepower, or 60,405 pounds of tractive effort. It was found that the single exhaust stack tended to create back pressure, and as a result, tended to overheat. The CB&Q (and other railroads) solved this problem by installing four stacks on many of its VO-1000's, resulting in a noisier locomotive. Some railroads went so far as to add eight exhaust stacks, a practice Baldwin called, "hot-rodding".
Photo Date:  11/1/1943  Upload Date: 6/20/2008 11:20:46 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Baldwin Locomotive Works
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9352(VO-1000)
Views:  1038   Comments: 1
CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9352 (c/n 70103) at the Baldwin Eddystone, Pennsylvania plant around November 1943, print by H. L. Broadbelt, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9352 was retired May 1966, likely traded for new power. When approved by the War Production Board, the CB&Q received a total of 30 VO-1000's from Baldwin spanning eight orders, so the serial (construction) numbers were not consecutive, and were assigned the 9350-9379 number series. They were powered by a De La Vergne four-cycle eight-cylinder in-line diesel prime mover coupled to Westinghouse electrical gear, producing 1000 horsepower, or 60,405 pounds of tractive effort. They featured an infinite "air throttle" or electro-pneumatic throttle system as Baldwin preferred to call it. An air valve controlled a resistor which in turn controlled the exciter and generator fields. This produced a "soft start", meaning that even if the throttle was yanked back, the air valve would slowly adjust the resistor to allow the fields to build up. The VO-1000's were concentrated in the Chicago and North Kansas City areas for most of their service life on the CB&Q.
Photo Date:  11/1/1943  Upload Date: 6/24/2008 10:12:09 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Baldwin Locomotive Works
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9352(VO-1000)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9352 (c/n 70103) presumed at Eddystone, Pennsylvania sometime during November 1943. The CB&Q received 30 Baldwin VO-1000's during World War II, this one was retired in May 1966. A CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet dated June 1965 shows this locomotive assigned to Hannibal, Missouri. Several CB&Q VO-1000's (#'s 9350, 9355, 9361, 9363, 9366, 9367, 9369, 9370, 9371, 9372, & 9379 ) found a second life when they were traded to GE for new power, and were re-sold to the Seaboard Coast Line.
Photo Date:  11/1/1943  Upload Date: 6/26/2008 1:12:48 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Baldwin Locomotive Works
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9352(VO-1000)
Views:  821   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9352
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9352 presumed at Eddystone, Pennsylvania sometime in November 1943, print by H. L. Broadbelt, Chuck Zeiler collection. Delivered to the CB&Q around November 1943 (c/n 70103), this was one of 30 VO-1000's the Burlington was allotted by the War Production Board during World War II. It was retired in May 1966. Introduced in 1939, a total of 548 VO-1000's were produced until this model was superseded by the DS-4-4-1000 in 1946. During 1945 Baldwin made several changes to the VO exhaust system design. Originally, the VO's had a single stack, offset to the left in front of the cab. During the first half of 1945, this was changed to two stacks, and later it became four stacks; equally spaced on the VO-1000 and grouped in pairs on the VO-660. In service it had been found that the single stack created excessive heat around the main generator. The two-stack design cured that problem, but heat expansion caused cracks in the exhaust manifold. The four-stack design cured the cracking problem.
Photo Date:  11/1/1943  Upload Date: 6/27/2008 11:07:56 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Baldwin Locomotive Works
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9352(VO-1000)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9354
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9354
Description:  CB&Q VO-1000 9354 at North Kansas City, Missouri on June 21, 1964, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in November 1943 (c/n 70105) it was traded in during June 1965.
Photo Date:  6/21/1964  Upload Date: 9/19/2008 11:33:23 AM
Location:  North Kansas City, MO
Author:  Lou Schmitz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9354(VO-1000)
Views:  1066   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9354
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9354
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9354 at Congress Park, Illinois on June 22, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 9354 was built in November 1943 (c/n 70105) and retired in June 1965. It is seen here on the setout track, stacks covered, and would be picked up by the IHB and dragged about a mile to Pielet Brothers and scrapped.
Photo Date:  6/22/1965  Upload Date: 1/7/2016 1:45:53 PM
Location:  Congress Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9354(VO-1000)
Views:  611   Comments: 1
CB&Q GP30 948
Title:  CB&Q GP30 948
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad GP30 948 eastbound at Congress Park, Illinois on June 22, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The GP30 was built in May 1962 (c/n 27159), beciming BN 2225 sometime after the merger on March 2, 1970, and was rebuilt to GP39M 2931. Baldwin VO-1000 9354 was built in November 1943 (c/n 70105), and was traded in June 1965. It is seen here dead on the IHB setout track, and likely will move about two more miles to the Pielet Brothers (scrap yard) setout track, across from the EMD plant in McCook, Illinois, for final disposition.
Photo Date:  6/22/1965  Upload Date: 1/5/2009 2:07:21 PM
Location:  Congress Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 948(GP30) CBQ 9354(VO-1000)
Views:  1238   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9357 eastbound at Cermak & Halsted in Chicago, Illinois on March 28, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The CB&Q served an industrial area a few blocks south of their main line through Chicago known as the Lumber District. It ran along the south side of Cermak Road, to the west to about Western Avenue, and to the east to Lumber Street. It also served the several canals off the Chicago River.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 9/29/2008 1:39:57 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9357(VO-1000)
Views:  1097   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9357 at Clyde, Illinois on May 9, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1943 (c/n 70120) it was traded in February 1966. The blob in the sky is a plane taking off from O'Hare Airport. Also of interest is the panel truck in the background, complete the the Burlington Route logo on the door. Also, the dirt in the sky is a plane landing at Midway Airport.
Photo Date:  5/9/1965  Upload Date: 9/19/2008 12:52:24 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9357(VO-1000)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9357 at Clyde, Illinois on May 9, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1943 (c/n 70120), it was traded for new power in February 1966. The word BURLINGTON has replaced the EVERYWHERE WEST slogan that once appeared on this side of the locomotive, evidence of that slogan still shows in the form of fabricated metal strips welded over the louvers below and behind the last N in BURLINGTON.
Photo Date:  5/9/1965  Upload Date: 7/13/2009 11:34:58 AM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9357(VO-1000)
Views:  774   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9357
Description:  Detail closeup of Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9357 at Clyde Illinows on May 9, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1943 (c/n 70120), it was traded for new power in February 1966. The word BURLINGTON has replaced the EVERYWHJRE WEST slogan that once appeared on this side of the locomotive, evidence of that slogan still shows in the form of fabricated metal strips welded over the louvers below and behind the last N in BURLINGTON.
Photo Date:  5/9/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2010 12:21:48 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9357(VO-1000)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
CB&Q 9367
Title:  CB&Q 9367
Description:  at Western Ave.
Photo Date:  9/14/1965  Upload Date: 12/19/2006 10:18:55 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9367(VO-1000)
Views:  1087   Comments: 1
CB&Q VO-1000 9367
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9367
Description:  CB&Q VO-1000 9367 in the Clyde Diesel House on February 19, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1944 (c/n 70308) it was retired in March 1967, traded to GE for new power. It was sold by GE to the ACL (later SCL) where it continued in a second career until retired for a second time during 1977-78.
Photo Date:  2/19/1966  Upload Date: 5/21/2008 10:51:51 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9367(VO-1000)
Views:  798   Comments: 0
CB&Q 9369 Switches Empire Builder Cars South of Union Station
Title:  CB&Q 9369 Switches Empire Builder Cars South of Union Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/14/1965  Upload Date: 12/19/2006 10:18:56 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9369(VO-1000)
Views:  1213   Comments: 0
CB&Q NW2 9227
Title:  CB&Q NW2 9227
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad NW2 9227 and VO-1000 9370 at Clyde, Illinois on March 28, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 1:12:06 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CBQ 9227(NW2) CBQ 9370(VO-1000)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9370
Title:  CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9370
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9370 at Clyde, Illinois on April 20, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/20/1965  Upload Date: 8/19/2016 8:35:40 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9370(VO-1000)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
CB&Q 9372 Switching South of Union Station
Title:  CB&Q 9372 Switching South of Union Station
Description:  From 12th St. Bridge
Photo Date:  5/13/1964  Upload Date: 12/19/2006 10:18:56 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9372(VO-1000)
Views:  1477   Comments: 0
CB&Q 9373 Switching in Union Ave. Tower Interlocking at the West Corner of the Wye South of Union Station
Title:  CB&Q 9373 Switching in Union Ave. Tower Interlocking at the West Corner of the Wye South of Union Station
Description:  A BLW product.
Photo Date:  9/1/1963  Upload Date: 12/19/2006 10:18:57 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9373(VO-1000)
Views:  1230   Comments: 0
CBQ 9373
Title:  CBQ 9373
Description:  unknown date.
Photo Date:  11/28/1963  Upload Date: 11/28/2007 11:59:19 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  marc malnekoff
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CBQ 9373(VO-1000)
Views:  558   Comments: 1
CB&Q VO-1000 9376
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9376
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9376 at Clyde, Illinois on June 6, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was one of 30 Baldwin VO-1000's allotted to the CB&Q during World War II, when restrictions were placed on the locomotive builders by the War Production Board. The Q would have preferred EMD switchers, but EMD was restricted to building FT road diesels, and the switcher production was split between Alco and Baldwin. As it turned out, the Burlington was the third largest owner of VO-1000's, behind the Santa Fe (59) and the Frisco (38). This one was built during November 1944 (c/n 70318) and retired and traded to GE for new power during March 1966. However, in 1967 GE sold this and ten other CB&Q VO-1000's to the Atlantic Coast Line, and it continued working on the ACL (after July 1, 1967, the Seaboard Coast Line) in CB&Q paint and number until retired by the SCL sometime during 1977-78.
Photo Date:  6/6/1965  Upload Date: 2/11/2009 9:47:54 AM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9376(VO-1000)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9377
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9377
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9377 at North Kansas City, Missouri on June 21, 1964, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built during November 1944 (c/n 70319) and traded in for new power during April 1965. It was delivered with a single exhaust stack, and at some point received a four stack modification to fix an overheating problem. The construction (serial) numbers for the CB&Q VO-1000's are not always sequential because Baldwin was restricted to building locomotives of 1000 horsepower or less by the War Production Board (WPB) during World War II, and the WPB would dole out the finished locomotives on an as-needed basis.
Photo Date:  6/21/1964  Upload Date: 10/13/2008 8:26:39 AM
Location:  North Kansas City, MO
Author:  Lou Schmitz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9377(VO-1000)
Views:  962   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9378 detail
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9378 detail
Description:  CB&Q VO-1000 9378 at North Kansas City at Missouri on June 21, 1964, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. This is a closeup of a photo posted earlier. As I was cleaning the scan, I noticed that the right half of the letter W in West was cleanly displayed over the louvers. It would appear the the CB&Q welded a piece of sheet metal over the louvers and painted it to match the otherwise stenciled slogan on the side of the locomotive. This is, of course, only of interest to CB&Q fans. Also note that these particular louvers appear to be cut inward to the carbody, whereas all the other louvers are punched outward. This may explain the need for a piece of sheet metal to continue the letter W over the louvers, which on all the other CB&Q locomotives, was simply painted over the louvers.
Photo Date:  6/21/1964  Upload Date: 10/4/2008 6:13:08 PM
Location:  North Kansas City, MO
Author:  Lou Schmitz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9378(VO-1000)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
CB&Q NW2 9207
Title:  CB&Q NW2 9207
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad NW2 9207 and VO-1000 9379 at Clyde, Illinois on November 15, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This NW2 was built in March 1941 (c/n 1288) on EMD Order E376 for 15 NW2's (#'s 9205-9219), among the last switchers built by EMD for the duration of World War II, when on April 4, 1942 the War Production Board (WPB) restricted EMD to building road diesels (the model FT) and model 567 diesel engine blocks for ships and submarines. As a result, when the CB&Q went shopping for more diesel switchers, the WPB assigned Alco S2's (9 - #'s 9300-9308) and Baldwin VO-1000's (30 - #'s 9350-9379). The last CB&Q VO-1000, #9379, built in December 1944 (c/n 71978) is seen here, and was retired in March 1967.
Photo Date:  11/15/1964  Upload Date: 3/18/2009 11:36:56 AM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9207(NW2) CBQ 9379(VO-1000)
Views:  1417   Comments: 0
CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9379
Title:  CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9379
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9379 at Clyde, Illinois on November 15, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was the Burlington's highest numbered and last delivered Baldwin locomotive.
Photo Date:  11/15/1964  Upload Date: 8/19/2016 9:03:14 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9379(VO-1000)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9379
Title:  CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9379
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 9379 at Clyde, Illinois on April 20, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/20/1965  Upload Date: 8/19/2016 9:26:40 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9379(VO-1000)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
CB&Q VO-1000 9379
Title:  CB&Q VO-1000 9379
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9379 at Clyde, Illinois on February 19, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built by Baldwin in December 1944 (c/n 71978) as part of 30 VO-1000's allotted to the CB&Q by the War Production Board, it was traded to GE in March 1967. It was sold by GE to the Atlantic Coast Line (later, Seaboard Coast Line) where it worked in CB&Q paint and number until retired sometime during 1977-78.
Photo Date:  2/19/1966  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:47:11 AM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 9379(VO-1000)
Views:  1755   Comments: 1

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