No pics, I was dumb enough then to think it would all last forever. Why take
pictures of 100 ton hoppers? There would be a lot of them, and they would be
around for a long time. Well, I was right about one thing, they have been
around for a long time! But, they were classy looking with their black paint,
clean white lettering and Scotchlite "Q" emblems. And one other thing, I
remember, was the Hanover Bank & Trust Co. trust plates, in the upper left hand
corner. BTW, this was first unit coal train operated by the "Q", i.e. with unit
train rates. This was a BIG DEAL and everything about it got special treatment.
I just didn't think about the history being made and how it would change the
future of coal transportion.
--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [CBQ] CBQ steel 4 bay hopper on the NIFA branch in Aurora IL
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 7:25 PM
Quite a memory to share John - any pics you could put in the next Zephyr?
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: cbqrr47@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:49:17 -0800
Subject: RE: [CBQ] CBQ steel 4 bay hopper on the NIFA branch in Aurora IL
Boy, does that photo make me feel old and bring back memories! I saw the first
load of coal loaded into this class, at the Zeigler #3 mine, in July, 1963. The
Christopher switch engine ( a single SD-7 motor) brought them in one cut of one
hundred cars, in pure sequence order! They were loaded with 11/2 inch utility
coal bound for a power plant in or near the Twin Cities. The switch engine took
them in two fifty car cuts to the North Yard at Christopher. There four GP-20
motors (very clean ones) hooked on for the road trip. These were very rare in
the Coalfields as was the Class NE-12 waycar at the rear end. The company
photographer was present to record the departure as were all of the local
officials.
--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [CBQ] CBQ steel 4 bay hopper on the NIFA branch in Aurora IL
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 7:52 AM
My son & I photographed it's 'twin' in East Dubuque Sat, Nov. 27! Talk about
coincidences! (taking last of Kodachrome slides but will see if we can get a
scan up later; part of a string of 5 BN related hoppers near where BN had a
derailment Wed that closed the line briefly near East Cabin).
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: dlgrobe@ameritech.net
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:59:57 -0800
Subject: [CBQ] CBQ steel 4 bay hopper on the NIFA branch in Aurora IL
Just wanted to let everyone know I posted some shots of CBQ 160926. I found the
car on the NIFA branch on the west side of Aurora yesterday. The BNSF has a
string of gondolas and open hoppers down by Sullivan Rd, they are using them
for the cleanup of garbage left by the MOW crews that worked the branch this
summer. Nice to see something with CBQ reporting marks still out there. I
thought it was one of 2 hoppers I caught last year but it turned out to be new
to me. Does anyone know how many cars that still have CBQ reporting marks are
left on the BNSF? There used to be a tank car that was in diesel service, I
caught that one at Eola a few years back. Here's the link to the photos in the
photo section.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/photos/album/501465687/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc>
Dan
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