Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 549 - Alco 0-8-0

Alco-Brooks built this 0-8-0 yard switcher in May of 1919 as Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy #549 (serial #61242, class F-1).After nearly 37 years of dedicated service, it was sold for scrap in August of 1956. Specs - 52" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine wt of 214,000lb and tractive force of 50,060. No photographer was listed for the photo which is now in my rr collection.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 0-8-0 Class F-1 549, date, location, and photographer unknown, 8X10 print scanned from Louis Zadnichek collection. Louis identifies the location as Quincy, Illinois.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 0-8-0 Class F-1 549, date location, and photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. The February 1952 Locomotive Assignment Sheet shows this locomotive assigned to the Beardstown Division. Number 549 was the last of ten USRA design 0-8-0's allotted to the CB&Q during World War I (road #'s 540-549). It was built by the Brooks Works of Alco in 1919 (c/n 61242) and sold for scrap in August 1956. The outline of larger cab numbers can be seen under the smaller numbers visible.