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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
5330 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - - -
5344 February 1919 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - Cbq5344 1956 Scrapped
5357 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - - -
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