Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Express boxcars

["Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>]

Dustin

A quick comment to keep you going until you attend the next Meet!. 
Gas-electrics were introduced to keep costs down on "minor" trains whilst 
keeping the lines alive.  Of the 66-odd motors that the CB&Q owned, about 36 
were built with passenger accommodation - I don't think they saw just too 
much extra traffic at holiday time. If you look at photos of the motors in 
action in a passenger mode as opposed to freight only, it is rare to see 
them pulling more than two headend cars or coaches.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dustin" <dholschuh@yahoo.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:45 PM
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Express boxcars


> I'm planning on adding a passenger train on my layout.But first would like 
> to get some of the research down on it first.I plan on running this train 
> with a gas-electric.However when traffic was heavy.Did the Q use express 
> boxcars on these trains or just a extra baggage car?If the ridership was 
> up let's say for the holidays how would this extra traffic along with 
> extra mail...etc be handled.Does anyone no where online I could see some 
> pic of Q express boxcars? Are there somewhat accurate models out there 
> available for express boxcars?
>
> Dustin Holschuh
> Rock Falls,iL
> 



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