#vo-1000

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CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9377 by Chuck Zeiler Via Flickr: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9377 at North Kansas City, Missouri on June 21, 1964, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built during November 1944 (c/n 70319) and traded in for new power during April 1965. It was delivered with a single exhaust stack, and at some point received a four stack modification to fix an overheating problem. The construction (serial) numbers for the CB&Q VO-1000's are not always sequential because Baldwin was restricted to building locomotives of 1000 horsepower or less by the War Production Board (WPB) during World War II, and the WPB would dole out the finished locomotives on an as-needed basis. Note that the frame stripes are reversed from the usual CB&Q practice, the GP9 to the right illustrates standard practice..

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CB&Q Baldwin VO-1000 9357 by Chuck Zeiler Via Flickr: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad VO-1000 9357 at Clyde, Illinois on May 9, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1943 (c/n 70120) it was traded in February 1966. Also of interest is the panel truck in the background, complete the the Burlington Route logo on the door.

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C&W 1107 Denver October, 1974 by Yukon Yeti Via Flickr: It's a Baldwin, alright ... The units once worked the steel mills in Pueblo, Colorado. I try not to post coupled shots but this was rare enough to make an exception.