There is one for sale on e-bay. It started out at $75.00.
Lenny
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Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:06 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 819
> There are 13 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
> 1. Re: Company Store
> From: Ed DeRouin <PIXELS@A...>
> 2. New file uploaded to BRHSlist
> From: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> 3. Re: Mendota Alignment Chart
> From: Ed DeRouin <PIXELS@A...>
> 4. ABPR Index Updated
> From: "Eric Jacobsen" <jacobsen@w...>
> 5. Re: ABPR Index Updated
> From: dhelec@a...
> 6. Blackbird decals.
> From: dhelec@a...
> 7. Re: Blackbird decals.
> From: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@m...>
> 8. Industries on Spurs
> From: "Rick Keil" <rkeil6721@h...>
> 9. Re: Industries on Spurs
> From: "Tom Barrett" <barrett@g...>
> 10. End of branch
> From: qutlx1@a...
> 11. Re: Industries on Spurs
> From: KPMF16@a...
> 12. BOOK
> From: empire.builder@j...
> 13. autoracks
> From: Terry M La France <okt@j...>
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 09:06:27 -0600
> From: Ed DeRouin <PIXELS@A...>
> Subject: Re: Company Store
>
> > John,
> >
> > If you are offering to pay my air/rail fare and hotel accommodations,
I'll
> > be there next time!
> >
> > Dave
>
>
> If John will also cover my expenses, I'll be glad to help.....
>
> Ed
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: 4 Jan 2001 15:55:33 -0000
> From: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> Subject: New file uploaded to BRHSlist
>
>
> Hello,
>
> This email message is a notification to let you know that
> a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the BRHSlist
> group.
>
> File : /Mendota chart.jpg
> Uploaded by : PIXELS@A...
> Description : Alignment Chart of Mendota, IL
>
> You can access this file at the URL
>
> http://www.egroups.com/files/BRHSlist/Mendota+chart%2Ejpg
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> To learn more about eGroups file sharing, please visit
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> Regards,
>
> PIXELS@A...
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>
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>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 09:58:23 -0600
> From: Ed DeRouin <PIXELS@A...>
> Subject: Re: Mendota Alignment Chart
>
> > Hello Ed and all,
> >
> > I downloaded the file from the section and good ole' AOL saved it as
some
> > kind of text file. If you change or add the extension .jpg on the end
it
> > will come up as a wonderful diagram!!
>
> Done. Today. Enjoy.
>
> Ed
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 16:18:38 -0000
> From: "Eric Jacobsen" <jacobsen@w...>
> Subject: ABPR Index Updated
>
> I've updated my index to CB&Q pictures on the abpr archive. It now
> contains a list of all CB&Q pictures I could find in the archive from
> the beginning through December 2000.
>
> With so many files listed, it's hard to come up with a decent-looking
> page layout. Any ideas on how I can improve it? I thought about
> using HTML tables, but I'm afraid it would take the browser a long
> time to process the page.
>
> The link is:
> http://www.mc.edu/~jacobsen/cbq/abprindex.html
>
> Thanks, and have fun!
> Eric
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:54:46 EST
> From: dhelec@a...
> Subject: Re: ABPR Index Updated
>
> Eric - you've gone above and beyond. It's just fine the way it is.
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:33:56 EST
> From: dhelec@a...
> Subject: Blackbird decals.
>
> Let's finalize the issue. Who makes the best blackbird decals?
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 15:19:00 -0800
> From: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@m...>
> Subject: Re: Blackbird decals.
>
> I've always had great luck with Microscale, both in HO & N Scales.
>
> Regards,
> John Lewis
>
>
> >From: dhelec@a...
> >Reply-To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
> >To: brhslist@egroups.com
> >Subject: [BRHSlist] Blackbird decals.
> >Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:33:56 EST
> >
> >Let's finalize the issue. Who makes the best blackbird decals?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 21:23:11 -0600
> From: "Rick Keil" <rkeil6721@h...>
> Subject: Industries on Spurs
>
> All, operational and modeling question. I'm planning on running two spurs
> with industries at the end of them. Since the motors will be heading into
> the industry, what was the prototype way of getting the motor at the right
> (front) end for the return trip. Were there exceptions on the Q. And
> finally, what sort of industries did the Q service, if any, located at the
> end of a branchline spur with 2 or 3 storage tracks? Thanks
>
> Rick Keil
> Omaha, NE
>
> P.S. No turntable or wye due to width restraints
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:56:52 -0600
> From: "Tom Barrett" <barrett@g...>
> Subject: Re: Industries on Spurs
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Keil <rkeil6721@h...>
> To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:23 PM
> Subject: [BRHSlist] Industries on Spurs
>
>
> > All, operational and modeling question. I'm planning on running two
spurs
> > with industries at the end of them. Since the motors will be heading
into
> > the industry, what was the prototype way of getting the motor at the
right
> > (front) end for the return trip. Were there exceptions on the Q. And
> > finally, what sort of industries did the Q service, if any, located at
the
> > end of a branchline spur with 2 or 3 storage tracks? Thanks
> >
> > Rick Keil
> > Omaha, NE
> >
> > P.S. No turntable or wye due to width restraints
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> > I don't know if this helps or not but if using diesels alot of
the
> Geeps or SD's has controls on both sides of the cabs, one control stand
> faced the short end and the other faced the long end, so it was not
uncommon
> to run long end 1st, if the locomotive was not equipped with dual control
it
> was still not uncommon to run the engine backwards with the engineer
looking
> out the back window instead of the front, so basically he would be on the
> left side of the movements. if using steam a old conductor friend of mine
> who worked on stub branches said it was not uncommon to take trains out of
> or back to terminals with the tenders a head or back up move if you want
to
> call it.
>
> Coal mine, river unloading docks for coal or grain, elavators, or
a
> town with several industries were part of some of the places the locals
> might go serve, most mines had 2 or 3 load tracks that would have to be
> switched same as for larger grain elevators. I hope this helps you, good
> luck Tom
> >
> >
>
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 23:24:03 EST
> From: qutlx1@a...
> Subject: End of branch
>
> Kable bros. printing was/is at the end of the Mt Morris branch.Cars were
> runaround so engine was on leading end back to Oregon.
> General Mills at West Chicago was(for all practical purposes,though not
> absolutely)at the end of the West Chicago branch. There was a a 3 track
yard
> for switching and for run-around moves.
> For modeling purposes you could terminate the Fox River branch at Wedron
> Silica and use the many industry tracks or pass for running around the
train.
> Another spot could be the end of the Sterling/Rockfalls branch and instead
of
> going downtown to the CN&W just terminate at the Rockfalls 3 (or was it 4
trk
> yard?)
> Or how about the Baker main that ended at the feed mill at Baker with the
> run-around move there (just the main and the runaround{industry trk}).
> Or the the grain elevator At Catherine(Burgess JCt) that was Off the other
> end of the stubbed Baker Main?
> Or the brick yard at Lowell?
> And of course "drops" could be done at any location to get the cars on the
> trailing end of the engine (try that in 1/87 scale).
> Oh and don't forget the foundry that was the end of the line at West
Batavia
> for many years.
> Leo
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 23:42:17 EST
> From: KPMF16@a...
> Subject: Re: Industries on Spurs
>
> Rick,
>
> Some small towns at the end of branches served grain elevators. This
would
> be quite common. A coal/lumber yard might also be common depending on the
> time frame. In some places you might have seen a coal tipple but this
would
> usually require more tracks besides the 2 or 3 storage tracks. At an
> elevator at the end of a branch you'd normally have a run around track
> arrangement. That is a siding at the elevator with a switch at both ends.
> This would allow the inbound train of empties to shove in the elevator
track
> motor first. They'd shove the loads ahead until the whole inbound consist
> was on the elevator track. They could stop and uncouple the inbound cars
and
> then shove the loads and engine beyond the far switch. This being
completed,
> and with both switches lined for the main the engine could reverse and
pull
> back it's outbound loads until clear of the switch they entered on
arrival.
> They'd then through the switch for the elevator track, back in, couple
onto
> the waycar, and leave. This would only require two tracks. Without a
switch
> at the far end they'd have to rely on gravity to get cars into or out of
the
> siding depending on how the spur was graded.
>
> Ken Thompson
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:24:14 -0700
> From: empire.builder@j...
> Subject: BOOK
>
> Hi All,
>
> Is there any chance that the book "Waycars of the Chicago, Burlington and
> Quincy Railroad" might be reprinted in the near future, or even a CD
> released of it??????
> I have been looking for a copy for quite a while and have had no luck!
>
> Have a great day,
> Kenneth & Charlotte Mock
> KC's X-TRA Custom Railroad T-Shirts
> 1952 M38 / MC Jeep
>
>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:34:46 -0600
> From: Terry M La France <okt@j...>
> Subject: autoracks
>
> NOT THE MODELS. The REAL ones.
> Terry
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 22:41:56 -0600
> From: Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...>
> Subject: Re: 'Q' Accurail Autoracks
>
>
> >Terry M La France <okt@j...> recently wrote"
> >
> > >I don't think I've seen a photo of one of these, is there a source on
> the
> > >web I could view one?
> That's the point, Terry - as far as I know they are not yet available,
> hence no pix available. But they were promised. Was hoping to get some
> info on the projected release date as the one given in the past has come
> and gone.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA .
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