Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 0-8-0 Class F-1 543 and Waycar 13879 on June 18, 1955, location, and photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 543 was built to USRA design specifications in 1919 by Brooks (Alco) (c/n 61236) and sold for scrap in August 1956. The location is likely Beardstown, based on the March 1, 1955 CB&Q Locomotive Assignment Sheet. For the record, Waycar 13879 was built by CB&Q's Aurora, Illinois Shops in December, 1917 and burned at East Saint Louis, Illinois on July 31, 1960. |