CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632         
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632 departing westbound at the Aurora, Illinois depot on October 11, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler This was one of many CB&Q steam excursions in 1964, this one headed by 4-8-4 5632. The orange car cut in behind the tender is the Chief Illini, the private car of the Illini Railroad Club, the railroad club of the University of Illinois. It was originally a Pullman observation named Inglehome, was bought by Maury Kleiboldt and was for a while a regular fixture on CB&Q steam excursions. Retired in 1968, today it resides at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Date: 10/11/1964 Location: Aurora, IL   Map Show Aurora on a rail map Views: 3434 Collection Of:   Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: CBQ 5632(4-8-4)    Author:  Chuck Zeiler
CB&Q 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632
Picture Categories: Station,Steam,Passenger This picture is part of album:  CB&Q Steam
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Name Type Comments Date
Olaf Junges General Very nice shot! 12/19/2009 6:21:45 AM
Mary Rae McPherson General The first locomotive that was acquired by Dick Jensen, only to be cut up when he refused to move it off a property that was changing hands. A darn shame. 1/20/2011 9:27:59 PM
Richard Rasmussen General This would of been the 34th CB&Q Steam locomotive. This includes narrow gauge and FW& D and C&S. It is a d*mn shame it is gone. 5/26/2012 8:48:26 PM
Bob Campbell General Mary Rae McPherson-Dick Jensen's first locomotive was Grand Trunk Western 4-6-2 #5629 which first ran an excursion in November, 1961. 2/6/2022 3:45:04 PM

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