The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Class O-3 is a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives that were built for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q or Burlington Route).
History[]
During the days of steam, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad needed a new class of steam locomotive that could haul freight trains at fast speeds, in response to this, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, who was insisting on designing a locomotive class for the CB&Q had went back to the drawing board to refine the design. Enter the CB&Q Class O-3, between 1915 and 1919, a total of 60 of these locomotives were built and were numbered 5300-5359.
Stock list[]
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Number(s) | Build date(s) | Operator(s) | Current Owner(s) | Image(s) | Retirement date(s) | Notes |
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5330 | - | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | - | - | - | |
5344 | February 1919 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | - | 1956 | Scrapped | |
5357 | - | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | - | - | - |