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CB&Q541

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad #541 at Hannibal, Missouri on February 6, 1949.

The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad No. 541 is a Class F-1 0-8-0 steam locomotive it was built in 1919 by the Brooks Works of Alco to USRA design specifications.

This particular locomotive was built as a switcher on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad until it was scrapped in November 1953 when it was retired.

Trivia[]

  • The CB&Q was allotted ten 0-8-0's (road #'s 540-549) by the USRA out of the 175 built.
  • MTH made a model of the locomotive in 2001.
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