Steam & Excursion > 4960 Giving a Show

This wasn't a runby, but it was a great show.  She had them really rolling outbound on a fan trip, March 21, 1965, steaming through Leland, IL.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard

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Absolutely one of the very best photos I've ever seen of good old 4960. Just look at the big Worthington BL Feedwater Heater doing its job.

Excellent shot!  Could they do all of this over again?  I was in the Army overseas and missed almost all their trips.

Nice !   You got the whole smoke plume, too.  Also nice was no diesel, and no stainless steel double deckers.   Even the 57 Chevy belongs.

Thanks, Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho  /   Northbrook, Illinois

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Excellent shot!  Could they do all of this over
> again?  I was in the Army overseas and missed
> almost all their trips.

Same here, Don. I got drafted late in 1964 and returned to work at EMD on January 2, 1967. Although I did get to see 5632 coming back into Chicago on occasion, plus that early summer 1964 operation out of Lincoln, Neb, I missed "all the good stuff" during 1965 & 1966.

hawkinsun Wrote:
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> Nice !   You got the whole smoke plume, too.
>  Also nice was no diesel, and no stainless steel
> double deckers.   Even the 57 Chevy belongs.
>
> Thanks, Craig Hanson
> Vay, Idaho  /   Northbrook, Illinois

Well in fact there really isn't that much "smoke" there. It is pretty much all "steam vapor" due to the cold weather.

And on this Memorial Day weekend, thank you Frisco1522 and Hotwater, for your service to our country.  Great photo, Marty.

That is an amazing photograph...really stunning. I do like 4960 better today, with apologies to about 85% of you in advance!
 

OKTrainboys Wrote:
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>  with apologies to about
> 85% of you in advance!
>  

You don't ruin an artifact.  You don't distroy history.  If they had not wrecked her appearance would they have reduced their revinue?  Maybe.  But would it have beeen anything close to the cost of distroying her personality with a face job?

Marty Bernard

No worries Marty.....I basically agree with you about 4960, and your photo you posted is truly amazing....but I for one am just happy in a simple way the 4960 is alive, healthy and basically happy with a sustainable purpose on the GCSR in 2015 no matter what her current livery.

Would it be even possible to put her back in her CB&Q livery? I've heard her tender was scrapped.

Incredible photo by the way!!

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