CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Paul Flaherty	General	My second fan trip was aboard one pulled by ole 5632 in the '60's, my first was behind the CB&Q Mikado #4960. 5632 was my favorite in those days and being an oil burner, it did not need re-coaling at a time when all those facilities were gone. This guy had no problem streaching its legs to 60-MPH plus.	11/12/2014 12:12:58 PM

Paul Flaherty	General	PS: Where are the fashion police??	11/13/2014 7:08:04 AM

Chuck Zeiler	General	With a little photo cropping I could have removed the fashionable gentleman from the frame, however, he was one of the folks running with me to get a shot, so I thought he deserved to stay in the picture.	11/13/2014 7:56:30 AM

Bruce Wallace	General	Actually 5632 had no problem stretching her legs way beyond 60 MPH. I know I have been on trips where we were hitting 85 MPH and there is a story that one night after a late start back from Galesburg to Chicago she was nearing 100 MPH to try to get back in time. 5632 was built to run and the CB&Q let her do exactly that. What is interesting is the photo location of Naperville, When SP 4449 stopped there about 5 yrs ago on it's way back from MI to OR the Militia Naperville PD had the whole area yellow taped off like a crime scene and were yelling at people to stand back. My how times have changed.	2/8/2016 2:37:11 PM

CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632 at Naperville, Illinois on May 25, 1962, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. This train caught me by surprise. I was at home two blocks away when I heard the whistle. I grabbed my camera and ran out the door, catching a side shot of the train as it passed by. I snapped a few more photos as it rolled west, then realized it was stopping at Naperville, a highly unusual event. I ran as fast as I could, followed by a few other folks also caught by surprise. The event was a steam trip for school children, who were loading at the station while I was running to catch up. The train was ready to depart as I snapped this photo. I don't know the destination of the train, but generally the trips for school childen went to state parks. For those interested, the number 1286 on the signal bridge indicated Track 1 Milepost 28.6, the next number (2286) indicates Track 2, same locaion.
Date: 5/25/1962	Location: Naperville, IL	Views: 1059	Collection Of: Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: CBQ 5632(4-8-4)			Author: Chuck Zeiler

Picture Categories: Steam		This picture is part of album: CB&Q Steam

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