VLBG: are you saying "Airslides" when you refer to the 852XX and 853XX
series cars?
Mike
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 18:24:40 -0600 "VLBG" <VLBG@s...> writes:
>Lenny,
>
>While I can not answer the particular question at this time I do
>have another Pabst observation.
>
>During the mid 60's through the mid 70's they did load a fair
>amount of corn grits from their Peoria plant to Milwaukee.
>This business was routed CB&Q/BN IHB MILW and was
>usually loaded in CB&Q 852xx or 853xx series cars.
>
>TheVLBG
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>Sent: Thursday, 03 January, 2002 18:01
>Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Peoria
>
>
>> Lenny,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> I had heard that the Q and BN got quite a bit of traffic out of
>Pabst via
>the Rock Island. I'd love to know any details on the movement of beer
>out
>of Pabst or of any inbound shipments to Pabst off the Q or BN. I
>reckon
>they may have gotten malt and corn or corn products too.
>>
>> Can you recall the road names or reporting marks of the reefers
>involed in
>the Pabst operation and what size cars? And what era are we talking
>here?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Ken Thompson
>>
>>
>>
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