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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:BLW 4-8-4Built As:CBQ 5626 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:6610-1Order No:X6610
Frame Number:BLW boiler Extra Order 6610Built:4/1940
Notes:O-5-A, converted to O-5-B. blt 04/40, retired 11/60
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
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CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626
Title:  CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626 at Sand Creek Junction, Colorado on December 26, 1952, photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  12/26/1952  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 11:33:13 AM
Location:  Commerce City, CO
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
South to The Springs
Title:  South to The Springs
Description:  Steaming south near Palmer Lake, CB&Q 5626 rolls an excursion trip to Colorado Springs from Denver. The 1940 built 4-8-4 puts on a fine show. Note one of CB&Q's two homebuilt Dome Coaches three cars back.
Photo Date:  6/9/1956  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 9:47:16 PM
Location:  Palmer Lake, CO
Author:  Dave Straight
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Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
Layover at The Springs
Title:  Layover at The Springs
Description:  Having arrived at Colorado Springs, the 5626 excursion sits at the D&RGW depot. The consist is a mixed bag of mostly heavyweight equipment, with one of the Q's homebuilt Dome Coaches and what looks like Intermountain NRHS' ex-Santa Fe Obs. "Navajo" providing some lightweight flavor.
Photo Date:  6/9/1956  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 9:49:32 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Dave Straight
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Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Layover at The Springs 2
Title:  Layover at The Springs 2
Description:  Another view of the 5626 excursion laying over at the D&RGW depot in Colorado Springs.
Photo Date:  6/9/1956  Upload Date: 9/24/2023 4:31:10 PM
Location:  Colorado Springs, CO
Author:  Dave Straight
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Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626
Title:  CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5626, date, location, and photographer unknown ( My guess is June 10, 1959 at Fort Collins, Colorado), print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 5626 was assembled by the CB&Q at West Burlington, Iowa, completed in April 1940, sold for scrap in November 1960. This locomotive was used on a few fan trips, and on one such trip in June 1959 powered an Illini Railroad Club 'Journey To Yesterday' fan trip. On the return trip to Chicago just a little bit east of Denver, CO, one of its eccentric rods broke at speed disabling the locomotive. Since the Burlington was no longer making heavy repairs to steam power by that date, 5626 was condemned and sold for scrap. I posted an inquiry on the CB&Q Yahoo Group and got this reply from Hol Wagner:

You guessed well; it is indeed at Fort Collins on June 10, 1959, on the 'private' trip Howard Fogg ran from Denver to Fort Collins and return for invited guests. The man in the white cap up on the tender is C&S road foreman of engines R.E. 'Mickey' Hansen, who generally ran the engine on every fantrip over the C&S. He can be seen in the cab of the photo I posted a couple of weeks ago taken on this same trip at Church's Lake and showing the engine's Chinese red cab roof.

Photo Date:  6/10/1959  Upload Date: 10/20/2015 12:59:01 PM
Location:  Fort Collins, CO
Author:  unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  915   Comments: 0
CBQ 5626
Title:  CBQ 5626
Description:  Class O-5A, a 4-8-4 "Northern", completed just before America got embroiled in WW2 Unkniwn location or photographer. 5626 was sold for scrap afer coming to grief on an enthusiast excursion in late 1960. Beyond ecnomic repair, it was sold for scrap in November 1060.
Photo Date:  7/31/1960  Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:56:32 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Locomotives:  CBQ 5626(4-8-4)
Views:  122   Comments: 0


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