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Date: 05/20/15 13:54
Got to Post Those Hometown Photos
Author: MartyBernard

CB&Q F3AB 128DC (built in 1948) and a F7A, making a perfect ABA set, lead a freight through Westmont, Illinois on January 26, 1966.  The Q bought its early F-unit in ABBA sets.  Being a flatlander railroad it descovered for trains of the day it needed only three units.  So it broke the ABBA sets in half and added an F7A to each half.  Nice solution!

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/15 14:32 by MartyBernard.

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Date: 05/20/15 16:50
Re: Got to Post Those Hometown Photos
Author: GN599

Awesome, always enjoy your Q stuff!

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Date: 05/20/15 20:13
Re: Got to Post Those Hometown Photos
Author: SCKP187

Verrryyy nice photo--and it looks like I can see the markers back on the caboose.
Brian Stevens

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Date: 05/22/15 09:58
Re: Got to Post Those Hometown Photos
Author: Gateway97

Boy, talk about the short fast freight concept...!

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