| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 0-6-0 Class G-5-A 510 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on an unknown day in November 1920, photo by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was completed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1920 (c/n 53983), one of 15 copies of the USRA design. The CB&Q had received ten USRA 0-6-0's from the Cooke Works of the American Locomotive Company (Alco) during 1919, and went to Baldwin for 15 additional copies, modified to CB&Q specifications. The modifications included (but not limited to) the omission of the superheater, CB&Q style switcher tender, CB&Q headlights, smaller domes. The plate on the cylinder reads: 21 G5A 28 PHILADELPHIA NOV - 1920. My guess is that the numbers 21 and 28 are the bore and stroke of the cylinders, which is consistent with USRA design. |