RE: [CBQ] CB&Q “Night Crawler”

[Hol Wagner <holpennywagner@msn.com>]

The train from Casper was 31-32 and it ran to Alliance, connecting there with 
the Omaha-Billings service.
 
Hol Wagner
 
From: brownelldan@yahoo.com
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:35:12 -0700
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q “Night Crawler”














 

 



  


    
      
      
      My Dad was a Section Foreman and the Section Houses were right next to 
the house at Orpha & Glendo, WY.  Trains # 29 & 30 went right past my house 
every day.  Going to Denver was late at night and the one going Billings was 
early in the morning. As a rail road brat I got to ride the Passenger Trains 
for free & it was great fun.  In the early 1960's these two trains would haul 
kids to Denver to attend such things as the Ice capades, garden of the gods, 
red rocks, Denver zoo, etc.  I got to go one time and it was great fun to walk 
through all the cars and see kids from other towns.  Made a lot of new friends 
that day (Sat); about 1961 or 62 I believe.  
There were passenger trains that ran from Casper to N. Platte, NE or something 
like that & can not remember the number 25 & 26 maybe?   Anyway I rode that 
train a lot as my grandparents lived in Casper, WY & Mitchell, Neb and I also 
had friends in Douglas & Glenrock.  I loved riding the passenger trains & would 
love to again.   They had the BEST cold ham sandwiches.   It was a sad day when 
the passenger/mail trains stopped running through WY on the CB&Q, C&S.  My Dad 
also lived at Wendover, WY which is the Jct for the C&S going to Denver.    Dan 
Brownell, Rawlins, WY