New For The 50Th Anniversary Of The Opening Of The Chicago To Aurora, Illinois Line, The Chicago Burlington Too Quincy 5632 Was Painted Gilt For Fan Rides, Too Reached Speeds Of Ninety Mph

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Chicago Burlington together with Quincy 4-8-4 5632 blasts nether the Santa iron at Bucklin, Missouri, Nov 1, 1964.

The 5632 was on a roundtrip excursion betwixt Kansas City, Kansas, together with Bevier, Missouri. The steamer was painted gilt inward laurels of Kansas City Union Terminal’s 50th Anniversary.

The CB together with Q started using 5632 on fan trips when she was hauled out of retirement for a Nov 2, 1958 re-enactment of the run of the Aristocrat from Chicago to Galesburg.

Occasionally, the CB together with Q ran doubleheaders. During i trip the 6315 had a mishap where she lost both of her eccentric rods. 5632 saved the solar daytime past times pushing the crippled 6315 to Galesburg land towing the 18-car train.

By 1961 she needed a major overhaul. The superheater coils were reworked, the firebox was rebricked, the boiler was relagged, 97 staybolts were replaced, together with she received a novel pigment job. All of this was done at the Galesburg Shops.

In 1964 5632 was painted amongst temporary (water-based) gilt pigment to assistance commemorate the 100th anniversary of the CB together with Q's suburban service.
Chicago - Aurora runs were made on May 20, 1964 (a mid-week trip - on the actual day) together with on May 23rd. The May 23rd trip consisted of a tape release of passengers (about 3500) for a CB together with Q fan trip (22 coaches were used).

By June, 5632 was i time once again painted black. However, 5632 was i time again painted gilt to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Kansas City Union Station amongst a trip to St. Joseph on Oct 31, 1964 together with a trip to Bevier, Missouri on Nov 1.

The trip on Nov 1, 1964 proved to live 5632's end (CB together with Q excursion) trip for when she returned to Galesburg, she was stored unserviceable amongst no farther extension on flue removal. In 1965, a bird three overhaul was authorized past times retiring president, Harry C. Murphy. The CB together with Q shop forces at West Burlington had removed the flues together with burn brick. However, the CB together with Q was unable to recruit the fourteen men that were required to lay 5632 dorsum into service together with inward 1966, novel president Louis W. Menk ordered the repairs to live stopped.