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Pictures of CBQ 506
Owner:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:
Alco 0-6-0
Built As:
CBQ 506 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:
61386
Order No:
C-554
Frame Number:
21X28 cylinders, 51" drivers
Built:
4/1919
Notes:
G-5, USRA blt 1919 by Cooke, sfs 4/54
Other locos with this serial:
CBQ 506(0-6-0)
NSW 6(0-6-0)
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Title:
CB&Q 0-6-0 Class G-5 506 / NSW 6
Description:
Northwestern Steel and Wire Class G-5 6 at Sterling, Illinois on November 11, 1958, Kodachrome by unknown photographer, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in 1919 by the Cooke Works of the American Locomotive Company (Alco) as CB&Q class G-5 506, it was one of ten USRA design 0-6-0's (CB&Q road #'s 500-509) allotted to the Burlington during World War 1. All ten lasted into 1953-1954 when they were sold for scrap to Northwestern Steel and Wire (NSW) located in Sterling, Illinois. A few were in good enough shape that NSW put them to work hauling cut up steam locomotives from the scrap yard to the furnaces, this one, former CB&Q 506, became NSW 6 by painting out the 50. Once melted, the locomotives became wire products, and in some cases the wire products became nails. Among the railfans, it was said that there was a steam locomotive in every box of NSW nails. Eventually the Q 0-6-0's were in turn cut up and hauled to the furnaces by GTW 0-8-0's which were sold for scrap to NSW.
Photo Date:
11/11/1958
Upload Date:
11/26/2009 1:43:56 PM
Location:
Sterling, IL
Author:
unknown
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
CBQ 506(0-6-0)
NSW 6(0-6-0)
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