4-8-4 - Frisco, Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe, Chicago, Burlington And Quincy - Northerns Comparison

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  1. fredman23

    fredman23 Member

    I found these pictures some time back.

    I thought it would be interesting to compare the 4-8-4 Northerns side by side, both being Baldwin products.

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  2. Gabriel G.

    Gabriel G. Member

    Fred,

    I read somewhere that Frisco's 4-8-4 Northerns were copies of the Burlington's.

    No idea if that is true or not.

    Gabriel G.
     
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  3. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    They are very similar, but I do see a few differences between the CBQ O-5s and the Frisco 4500s.

    The CBQ units have an angled cab like the Santa Fe units.

    While the steam dome is shaped similarly to that of the Frisco units, the placement is a bit further back.

    The CBQ units also have some sort of water heater up front as well, but it varies by build group.

    I am a bit rusty on my steam terminology, so if I misidentified something, let me know.

    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=CBQ&mid=846
     
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  4. palallin

    palallin Member

    Collias describes the development of the 4500s from the Q engines and the development of the Missouri Pacific's (MP) 4-8-4s from Denver and Rio Grande (D&RGW) engines.

    The War production board told the railroads to shop around for plans to reduce the load on engineering resources during WW II.

    It was much less resource-intensive to tweak existing designs than develop completely new ones.
     
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