SANTIAGOP23 posted:I wonder if these ever pulled a 47-48 Expo consist with th CZ domes in it. The Q was relying heavily on F3’s and E7’s during those years.
A question that probably has the same answer for most Burlington big steam in the immediate post-war era. I had wondered something similar about their S4 class hudson, being as I own a 3rd Rail version of the unshrouded #4000.
I deduce that keeping the shiny bling clean may have swayed the company towards hauling with diesel exclusively. Frequent stops with steam could have also been a determining factor. In a search for photographic evidence I came across a shot of 4000 pulling a string of streamlined cars into Chicago. Problem was, the first class train being pulled was GN's Empire Builder.
If you find out anything conrete, I'd appreciate learning about it.
Bruce
