Eastbound from Galesburg
CB&Q 5623 pulls its train onto the main line as it departs Galesburg with freight for Chicago at day’s end on Nov. 24, 1956.
Jim Shaughnessy
CB&Q 5623 pulls its train onto the main line as it departs Galesburg with freight for Chicago at day’s end on Nov. 24, 1956.
Jim Shaughnessy
Whistle blast!
A telltale blast of steam shows that 5623’s whistle is being sounded.
Jim Shaughnessy
A telltale blast of steam shows that 5623’s whistle is being sounded.
Jim Shaughnessy
5623 broadside
Burlington O-5 5623 has a full load of coal in preparation for a run east out of Galesburg on Nov. 24, 1956.
Jim Shaughnessy
Giant at rest
No. 5634 catches her breath at Galesburg after the run from Chicago.
Jim Shaughnessy
No. 5634 catches her breath at Galesburg after the run from Chicago.
Jim Shaughnessy
O-5 engineer’s view
The view ahead from the cab of CB&Q 5634.
Jim Shaughnessy
The view ahead from the cab of CB&Q 5634.
Jim Shaughnessy
Headed for the pit
Having brought its train in from Clyde Yard outside Chicago, the 5634 backs toward the servicing pit at Galesburg.
Jim Shaughnessy
Having brought its train in from Clyde Yard outside Chicago, the 5634 backs toward the servicing pit at Galesburg.
Jim Shaughnessy
Power and speed
CB&Q 5634 exhibits the 4-8-4 type’s combination of power and speed as it gallops toward Galesburg, Ill.
Jim Shaughnessy
CB&Q 5634 exhibits the 4-8-4 type’s combination of power and speed as it gallops toward Galesburg, Ill.
Jim Shaughnessy
5634 at full throttle, down in the corner
The engineer has Burlington O-5 5634 working all-out as it heads west with a freight west of Mendota, Ill., on Nov. 24, 1956.
Jim Shaughnessy
The engineer has Burlington O-5 5634 working all-out as it heads west with a freight west of Mendota, Ill., on Nov. 24, 1956.
Jim Shaughnessy
