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Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9900 at Weston, New Jersey on April 17, 1934, photograph by the Budd Company, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9900 was released from the Budd's Philadelphia plant on April 10, 1934 and began a nationwide tour. It is seen here on a run out of New York City on the Reading at Weston.
Photo Date:
4/17/1934
Upload Date:
1/29/2014 1:40:13 PM
Location:
Weston, NJ
Author:
Budd Company
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
2216
Comments:
2
Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9900 at Denver, Colorado on an unknown day in 1936, photograph by R. H. Kindig, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
12/31/1936
Upload Date:
12/28/2013 2:16:32 PM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
R. H. Kindig
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
917
Comments:
2
Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9900 and FT 102 at Lincoln, Nebraska on April 10, 1944, photo by unknown photographer, Chuck Zeiler collection. This was the tenth birthday for the Pioneer Zephyr, and it will cut its own cake with a large knife mounted by the cab door.
Photo Date:
4/10/1944
Upload Date:
10/2/2013 4:54:08 PM
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Author:
unknown
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
CBQ 102A(FTA)
Views:
1828
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9900 at Quincy, Illinois on June 24, 1957, photograph by G. E. Lloyd, print by Gordon C. Bassett, Chuck Zeiler collection. There appears to be a baggage car coupled to the rear.
Photo Date:
6/24/1957
Upload Date:
5/5/2014 11:37:20 AM
Location:
Quincy, IL
Author:
G. E. Lloyd
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
1355
Comments:
1
Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr 9900 at Lincoln, Nebraska on an unknown day in July, 1959, photo by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built April 7, 1934 (ordered June 17, 1933) by Budd (c/n 509), powered by an EMC Winton eight-cylinder Model 201A diesel (original block was s/n 4510, now at the Smithsonian, replaced around 1937 with block s/n 4686) , it is seen here in one of its many configurations during its service life. Originally a three car train (power unit, baggage/coach, coach/observation) it was re-equipped in late-1934 by adding chair car 525, re-equipped again in 1937 with car 500 (40 chair seats and a buffet/pantry/kitchen) replacing 525. Another modification was to move the air horns from behind the intake grills (which were directed downward, to the annoyance of the engine crew) to the roof top. Between 1946-48, the Zephyr (officially re-named the Pioneer Zephyr November 11, 1936) acquired the Mars Light above the headlight. It was regularly assigned to Omaha-Kansas City routes until retired in 1960 and donated to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Between 1994-1998, the Pioneer Zephyr was cosmetically restored to as-built appearance and the Mars Light was removed. The four yellow hash marks seen below the cab window are service marks (one hash mark for each five years of service) applied by the Burlington during the late-1940's. It will shortly receive a fifth hash mark just before retirement.
Photo Date:
7/1/1959
Upload Date:
5/16/2010 10:06:27 AM
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Author:
Dick Rumbolz
Categories:
Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
3139
Comments:
2
Title:
CB&Q 9900 Pioneer Zephyr
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9900 Pioneer Zephyr at Omaha, Nebraska on an unknown day in March 1960, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9900 made its last run on March 20, 1960 from Lincoln to Galesburg, then was overhauled at Aurora and towed to Chicago, donated to the Museum of Science and Industry on May 26, 1960. Since its construction in 1934, it had traveled 3,222,898 miles.
Photo Date:
3/1/1960
Upload Date:
11/1/2011 12:58:19 PM
Location:
Omaha, NE
Author:
Dick Rumbolz
Categories:
Winter,Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
2237
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9900
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Pioneer Zephyr 9900 at Lincoln, Nebraska on an unknown day in March 1960, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. The four stripes in front of the road number on the side represent 40 years of service, one stripe per ten years.
Photo Date:
3/1/1960
Upload Date:
4/20/2013 3:33:59 PM
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Author:
Dick Rumbolz
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
981
Comments:
3
Title:
CB&Q 4-6-0 Class K-2 637
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-0 Class K-2 637 and Zephyr 9900 at Galesburg, Illinois on March 21, 1960, photographer unknown, duplicate slide by Al Chione, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
9/2/2019 9:58:09 PM
Location:
Galesburg, IL
Author:
Al Chione
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
CBQ 637(4-6-0)
CBQ 9900(AA)
Views:
627
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9903
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9903 named Injun Joe at Denver, Colorado on July 25, 1937, photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9903 was delivered in October 1935 specifically for service as the Mark Twain Zephyr, the daily round trip between Saint Louis, Missouri and Burlington, Iowa. However, it is seen here at Denver as Train 10, the Advance Denver Zephyr.
Photo Date:
7/25/1937
Upload Date:
12/6/2013 12:04:03 PM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
unknown
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9903(AA)
Views:
1432
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9903
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9903 at Saint Joseph, Missouri on an unknown day in June 1956, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Ordered in March 1935 and delivered in October, it was virtually a duplicate of the original Zephyr 9900, later renamed the Pioneer Zephyr. It was powered by a Winton eight cylinder in-line 600 horsepower Model 201A diesel power plant. It entered service on October 28, 1935 on the 442 mile daily round trip between Saint Louis, Missouri and Burlington, Iowa, the assignment for which it had been designed and built. The entire train was named after Mark Twain characters in keeping with the train's assignment location along the Mississippi River. The power unit, which also contained the RPO, was named "Injun Joe" , a homonym for "engine". Increased passenger loads added a fourth car, and the cars were named "Becky Thatcher", "Huck Finn" and "Tom Sawyer". This trainset, as the Mark Twain Zephyr and later as the Ozark State Zephyr and finally as the Mark Train Zephyr (again), spent its entire career in Missouri and Iowa, except one turn as the Advance Denver Zephyr on May 31, 1936. It was retired in May 1958, sold to Frank Dashner (to be used as a restaurant), who died, and his estate sold the train to Midwest Old Threshers Association. It was sold again to a Kansas City banker who planned to sell it to interests in Saudia Arabia, but the banker died and it was sold again. It continues to change hands as of this upload date, and remains unrestored and deteriorating.
Photo Date:
6/1/1956
Upload Date:
5/20/2011 12:43:35 PM
Location:
Saint Joseph, MO
Author:
Dick Rumbolz
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CBQ 9903(AA)
Views:
3453
Comments:
7
Title:
CB&Q 9903
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9903, named INJUN JOE, at Overland Park, Kansas on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 9903 was ordered in March 1935, delivered by Budd in October 1935. It was built specifically for the Saint Louis - Burlington Iowa service and named the Mark Twain Zephyr. It was retired around 1958 and sold to Frank Dashner in June 1960 for use as a restaurant who died before that plan was implemented. His estate sold the train to Ernie Hays for $6,500.00 and it was displayed at the Midwest Old Threshers Association, Mount Pleasant, Iowa until the early 1970's, when it was sold to Alex Barkett of Building Leasing Corporation International, who also died before implementing any plans for the train. The train's ownership passed to Civic Plaza National Bank. In 1984, Dave Stimson, a player for the Kansas City Chiefs, purchased the equipment. After declaring bankruptcy late in 1987, the train was sold to John C. Lowe. He and two other individuals formed the Mark Twain Corporation, which was headed by Mr. Ronald. This group started the monumental task of trying to restore the train, but ran into challenges along the way. The train was stored in the Joliet, Illinois area awaiting additional investors to help fund its completion.
Photo Date:
4/1/1980
Upload Date:
12/17/2015 12:00:17 PM
Location:
Overland Park, KS
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CBQ 9903(AA)
Views:
899
Comments:
2
Title:
CB&Q Zephyr 9903
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9903 at Overland Park, Kansas on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:
4/1/1980
Upload Date:
5/2/2015 12:51:43 PM
Location:
Overland Park, KS
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CBQ 9903(AA)
Views:
794
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9906A
Description:
CB&Q 9906A "Silver King" and 9906B "Silver Queen" somewhere between Chicago and Aurora, around October 1936, Hedrich-Blessing Studio photo, Chuck Zeiler collection. First a couple of assumptions: Hedrich-Blessing is listed as the Author, this is a publicity photo for the new Denver Zephyr, Hedrich-Blessing took a lot of the CB&Q PR photos. Second assumption: because of the three main tracks, this LOOKS like the suburban territory between Chicago and Aurora. End of assumptions. With the success of the early all-articulated Zephyrs, the CB&Q decided to test the concept of a long-distance, full-service train between Chicago and Denver, to be named the Denver Zephyr. Formal orders were placed during December 1935 for six units (four cab units and two boosters, #'s 9904, 9905, 9906A, 9907A, 9906B, 9907B), ten months after GM announced plans to build a new locomotive facility at McCook (LaGrange) Illinois. The GM plant would not be ready for construction of the locomotives, so the bodies were built by Budd and prime movers and electrical equipment installed by EMC at the new GM plant. It was estimated that 3,000 horsepower would be required for the planned ten-car train. The A-units had two Winton V-12 201A prime movers coupled to GE GT-544 main generators, producing 900 horsepower each, the B-units introduced the Winton V-16 201A prime mover, coupled to a GE GT-536 main generator, producing 1,200 horsepower. On October 16, 1936, 9906A and B emerged from the new EMC plant followed a few days later by 9907A and B. These were the first multiple-unit locomotives on the Burlington, and due to crew concerns about the pay rate for operating two locomotives, the actual suffix letters were not displayed on either unit, and the B-unit did not display a number on the outside. The B-units were the first diesel locomotives in the US without an operating station or controls (although they did have hostler controls at the rear). The B-units carried two Clarkson CA4160 steam generators (there were no steam generators in the A-units). After the E5's were delivered, the 9904-9907 locomotives were re-assigned to the general passenger pool, with the A-units assigned to suburban service between 1949-50. During 1951 the A-units were converted to B-units at West Burlington (removal of headlights, pilots, installation of permanent front couplers and MU connections) and were placed back in the general passenger pool until the arrival of the final E9's. The first two units, 9905 and 9907A were dismantled during 1955 and the rest dismantled during 1957.
Photo Date:
10/1/1936
Upload Date:
7/11/2010 2:59:53 PM
Location:
Naperville, IL
Author:
Hedrich-Blessing Studio
Categories:
Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:
CBQ 9906A(AA)
CBQ 9906B(AA)
Views:
1935
Comments:
1
Title:
CB&Q 9906A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9906A (named Silver King) and 9906B (named Silver Queen) at Denver, Colorado on October 23, 1936, photo by R. H. Kindig, Chuck Zeiler collection. Notes on the photograph indicate that this is the first run of the Denver Zephyr. I couldn't quite make out all the numbers on the switcher, but I believe it was a UP locomotive, and the last three of the numbers were 428.
Photo Date:
10/23/1936
Upload Date:
1/11/2014 1:17:19 PM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
R. H. Kindig
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9906A(AA)
CBQ 9906B(AA)
Views:
1126
Comments:
1
Title:
CB&Q 9906A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9906A on the Denver Zephyr at Adams City, Colorado on an unknown day, photo by H. O'Hanlon, print by Gorgon C. Bassett, Chuck Zeiler collection. I roughed in the date as around late 1947 because of the trailing large numberboard E7, the last of which were delivered in 1949. However, in 1948 brake, signal and steam lines (and of course, an exposed coupler) were added to the A units 9904-9907 so they could be operated as trailing units, so I surmised that the trailing E7 was one of those delivered in 1947.
Photo Date:
12/31/1947
Upload Date:
7/17/2013 1:14:05 PM
Location:
Adams City (subdivision), CO
Author:
H. O'Hanlon
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
CBQ 9906A(AA)
Views:
1325
Comments:
1
Title:
CB&Q 9907
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9907 on Second Train 10, the Denver Zephyr, at Denver, Colorado on July 25, 1937, print from R. H. Kindig, Chuck Zeiler collection. There's a guy at the front of the locomotive checking on the photographer. I got looked at a few times myself.
Photo Date:
7/25/1937
Upload Date:
7/5/2013 2:24:16 PM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
R. H. Kindig
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
CBQ 9907A(AA)
Views:
1023
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 4-6-2 Class S-1-A 2804
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-2 Class S-1-A 2804 at Denver, Colorado on September 24, 1938, photograph by Richard Kindig, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 2804 was built by Baldwin in May 1906 ( c/n 28281 ) as a class S-1, rebuilt in 1926 as a class S-1-A, and sold for scrap in March 1954. The following is from the Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 13, SHOVELNOSES, edited by F. Hol Wagner: When the diesels failed, steam frequently came to the rescue. But first, the coupler pocket and air hose covers had to be removed from the pilot of the shovelnose unit, and hoses and coupler (carried in the cab) installed before the rescue engine could be coupled up. In this instance, S-1-A Pacific 2804 drags ailing 9907A and B and an 11-car DZ (Denver Zephyr) into Denver on September 24, 1938, an hour and 16 minutes late. A broken water pump was the culprit here, disrupting the functioning of the lead motor's cooling system.
Photo Date:
9/24/1938
Upload Date:
6/9/2014 1:32:55 PM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
Richard Kindig
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
CBQ 2804(4-6-2)
CBQ 9907A(AA)
Views:
951
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9907A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9907A, named Silver Knight, near Denver, Colorado with Train #10, the eastbound Denver Zephyr, on June 8, 1941, photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
6/8/1941
Upload Date:
6/11/2014 11:28:09 AM
Location:
Denver, CO
Author:
unknown
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
CBQ 9907A(AA)
Views:
720
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9908
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9908 trailing truck, at Electro-Motive Corporation in La Grange, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1939, photo by Electro-Motive Corporation, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
4/1/1939
Upload Date:
5/2/2013 2:46:49 PM
Location:
La Grange, IL
Author:
Electro-Motive Corporation
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
CBQ 9908(AA)
Views:
1389
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9908
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9908 power truck, at Electro-Motive Corporation in La Grange, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1939, photo by Electro-Motive Corporation, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
4/1/1939
Upload Date:
5/2/2013 3:14:50 PM
Location:
La Grange, IL
Author:
Electro-Motive Corporation
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
CBQ 9908(AA)
Views:
1295
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q 9908
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 9908, Silver Charger, at Lincoln, Nebraska on an unknown day in July 1960, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
7/1/1960
Upload Date:
5/2/2013 2:24:09 PM
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Author:
Dick Rumbolz
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
CBQ 9908(AA)
Views:
1278
Comments:
0
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