| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Detector 9050 and Detector Car 2 westbound at River Road west of Naperville, Illinois on May 17, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin #39, "CB&Q 2/9050 was a rather eclectic pair, as were all the AAR-design cars built in the late 1940's as a result of design work and testing done at Aurora (Illinois). The undercarrages of both units - tow car and detector car - were constructed by Buda to AAR specifications, and a 150 horsepower Buda diesel engine powered the 9050. The Fuller Company provided the transmission for the mechanical drive. Carbodies for both units were fabricated to AAR specs by Jacob Press & Company of Chicago. The detection instrumentation and electrical apparatus were designed by the AAR's Henry Keevil. All the components were assembled at the Aurora shops; the two-car set was painted and placed in service in July 1948. In addition to the Q, the GN and NP (which ordered identical sets), nearly identical tow car/detector car sets were assembled at Aurora for the Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. |