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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:BLW VO-1000Built As:CBQ 9376 (VO-1000)
Serial Number:70318Order No:
Frame Number:Built:11/1944
Notes:blt 11/1944 retired 3/1966
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 9376(VO-1000)
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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)
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