| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-8-4 Class O-5-B 5632 with the front coupler in the up position eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on July 21, 1963, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Once upon a time the CB&Q ran steam powered fan trips almost every Sunday. There was a LP record made titled, "Sunday Only", which was recordings of sounds made by locomotives 4960 and 5632. Often a baggage car was provided behind the locomotive for sound recording enthusiasts. On this trip however, air conditioned suburban coaches (powered by a generator in the coach behind the tender) were provided, the last two coaches were heavyweight coaches, generally with open windows for those who preferred that accommodation. The last car is a mill gondola, with drop ends, for those that wanted that experience. On the way out, the gondola was behind the tender, providing as much noise and dirt as you could handle. |