[CBQ] Re: Commuter Consist Question

["superconductor80" <superconductor80@yahoo.com>]

Hello Group,

This is my first post here and I just want to say how educating this list has 
been for me since I joined about 6 months ago.  I am an Engineer/Conductor 
working for the BNSF out of Aurora and been with the railroad almost 6 years.  

I just wanted to add to Mr. Phillipp's post about the crews flipping seats.  
There is indeed still a coach cleaner assigned to "plug in" the trains and 
clean and flip seats in the coaches at CUS, although it is only for the evening 
trains starting with 1372/1291 and on until 1296/1297.  But again it's really 
more of a courtesy that he flips the seats than a requirement.    

I also have a couple questions to pose.  Having worked almost exclusively in 
suburban service as a Conductor/Brakeman for my first few years, I've seen 
almost every old CB&Q Bi-Level coach either get retired or rebuilt over the 
last few years.  I was wondering what color the interior of the Budd Bi-level 
cars prior to them being rebuilt in 1973 and being painted the light 
yellow/cream walls and brown seats?  And was that light yellow/cream even the 
original rebuilt color?  Also were the cars always equipped with the ability to 
open all the automatic doors on the consist from one car?

Thanks,

J J DeMarco



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