| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-0 Class K-4 719 at Alliance, Nebraska on December 21, 1981, Slide by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 719 was built in 1903 as Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 40 at Havelock, Nebraska, renumbered to B&MR 3687. Although the B&MR was acquired by the CB&Q in 1872, it continued to operate as a subsidiary until fully absorbed sometime in 1904. At that time this locomotive was renumbered in the CB&Q locomotive roster, becoming CB&Q 719 and classed K-4. It was renumbered CB&Q 919 in 1951, and after retirement it was donated to the City of Alliance in 1962 then cosmetically restored and numbered back to 719 around this photo date. |