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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy No. 5632 is a 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive built in 1940 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It operated in the CB&Q's steam excursion program in the 1950s and 1960s.
History[]
Early operations[]
No. 5632 was built at the Burlington's own shops in Burlington, IA. Out shopped in August of 1940, it pulled both passenger and freight trains all over the CB&Q system until being retired in the late 1950s.
Early preserved years[]
CB&Q President Harry C. Murphy removed No. 5632 from the scrap lines and had the railroad restore it to operation for use in the Burlington's popular steam excursion program. It was returned to steam in time for a November 2, 1958 excursion between Chicago and Galesburg, Illinois to honor the CB&Q's famous passenger train, the Aristocrat. No. 5632 became a railfan favorite and continued to pull excursions until 1964 when it became apparent that the locomotive needed an overhaul. It was sent to the railroad's Burlington, Iowa shops, the same place where it was built, and disassembled for the overhaul.
In 1965, Murphy retired as president of the CB&Q and his successor, Louis W. Menk, discontinued the steam program and ordered the overhaul of No. 5632 to be cancelled. Chicago steam preservationist Richard Jensen purchased No. 5632 in September of 1965 and had it moved to the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad's 47th Street roundhouse in Chicago where he stored his equipment, including CB&Q 2-8-2 Mikado type No. 4960 and Grand Trunk Western 4-6-2 Pacific type No. 5629.
In 1969, ownership of the C&WI changed and the new owners evicted Jensen from the roundhouse with very short notice. Unable to move No. 5632 and No. 4960, the C&WI illegally sold both locomotives to a local scrapyard. During the move to the scrap yard, No. 5632 derailed on a switch. Not wanting to spend the time and money to re-rail it, it was moved to a field in Kendall County, Illinois. In 1971, 5632 was sold to tax collector Nick Hummula of Springfield, Illinois who arranged excursions over the Chicago and North Western Railway. When Hummula was killed in a car accident in May of 1974, the decision was made by his family to sell it again.
Vlokozu Union/El Kadsre[]
In August of 1974, No. 5632 was sold to Vlokouzian State Railways, who intended to run it over it's connected railway system in El Kadsre, North El Kadsre, Sentan, Mahri, and the Island Union. Former East El Kadsre president Hiroshi Kayos, a railway enthusiast, requested that VSR acquire a steam locomotive and Michael Vlokozu promised Kayos and 300 interested railway enthusiasts one, which he would try to locate in either the United States or United Kingdom.
On September 5, 1974, No. 5632 made it's farewell run through the Chicago metropolitan area hauling a makeshift excursion train made up of Chicago and North Western Railway commuter coaches. The following day, 5632 was loaded onto a flatbed truck and was hauled to Oakland, California, where on September 7, 1974, it and three new EMD SD40-2 locomotives were brought to the Port of Oakland where they were loaded onto the Vlokozuian cargo ship Minato III, and departed for South Comoeys City on September 8, 1974.
Minato III arrived in South Comoeys City on September 12, 1974 and the four locomotives were unloaded at the South Comoeys Wharfs. They were loaded onto rail cars and taken by two ALCO Century 420 locomotives to El Kadsre City's Queen Elizabeth II Goods Yard, where they were unloaded.
On May 13, 1975, No. 5632 and three former Sentanese Island Railroad Corporation coaches were named Corazón de Vapor (Heart of Steam) by Laverne Vlokozu, Michael Vlokozu's wife. A brass plaque with the Corazón de Vapor name was fitted above the smokebox door.
Once the Vlokozu Union era ended, 5632 made only three runs under EKRail ownership, the third and last being on January 2, 1993. After various difficulties and with the expiration of the boiler certificate, the locomotive was stored at the Cicmpillici Willem Avenue Roundhouse.
Return to the United States[]
In 1992, the Friends of 5632 were formed with intentions of repatriating 5632 to the United States. In July 1995, 5632 was purchased by the Friends of 5632. The locomotive was moved by road from Cicmpillici to El Kadsre City, where it was then shipped to San Francisco on November 2, 1995 and ultimately to the Hobo Railroad in New Hampshire where it underwent heavy restoration. On March 15, 1996, it moved under it's own steam for the first time in 3 years. It made it's first excursion run under Friends of 5632 ownership in July 1996, running with a Budd RDC and 16 passenger cars on a "farewell trip" honoring the Burlington Northern Railroad, the CB&Q's successor, on a trip from Chicago to Douglas, Wyoming.
In August 1999, it reunited with CB&Q No. 4960, now Grand Canyon Railway 4960, for a double-header excursion trip on the BNSF Railway from Chicago to Casper, Wyoming.
In 2006, it was featured in the TV special Kids for Character: All Together Now!.