Invention and Engineering

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4963

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4963 is a preserved O-1A class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in August 1923 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q). It was used by the CB&Q to haul mainline freight trains before it was leased to the Bevier and Southern Railroad to haul short-distance freight trains in the early 1960s. It was subsequently retained by the CB&Q and used as a source of spare parts before being acquired by Richard Jensen. Jensen planned for No. 4963 to be restored to run again before it was sold to a scrapyard during legal disputes between Jensen and the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. No. 4963 was later purchased by the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in 1991, and as of 2026, the locomotive is on static display in Union, Illinois.

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• ▸Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom
• ▸Chileans
• ▸Columbus, Ohio

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