As a boy, in the 50's, I too remember taking cream to
be shipped on Beardstown Div. Train 12 from Zeigler to
Galva Creamery (300 or so miles away). And no, it did
not stay fresh and sweet! We also shipped to Mattoon
on the IC, with an interchange at Centralia.
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- Richard Patterson <rpatter@t...> wrote:
> I'd like to put in my vote for a "milk" article in
> the Bulletin.
>
> One of my earliest memories was going to town
> (Wheatland, WY) in the 50s, with my folks to take
> the full cream cans to the C&S depot and pick up the
> empties. In talking with my Dad years later, he
> told me they were shipped to a creamery in Omaha.
> He said the freight was paid by the creamery and the
> empties came back with a check. They also paid more
> than creameries in Cheyenne or Denver, in spite of
> the greater distance.
>
> The total volume of milk shipped must have been
> significant, because there were dozens of the cans
> being handled just in Wheatland several times per
> week.
>
> Rick Patterson
> Worland, Wyoming
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Norm_Andersen
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Milk
>
>
> Ken,
>
> Sounds like a definite possibility to me. It's
> really a fascinating topic. Seems to have been swept
> under the rug over the years.
>
> I'll let the list know what's developing.
>
> Norm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Martin
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Milk
>
>
> Norm
>
> Might this lead to a Bulletin Article? In the
> magazines I have read
> about milk trains in the east but have never
> seen any thing on the "Q's"
> milk shipments.
>
> I'm afraid all I can add is there is a panorama
> photo of Keokuk, Ia in
> LOC and seen on ebay that shows a combine being
> loaded/unloaded with
> milk cans in 1917.
>
>
> Ken Martin
>
>
>
>
> Norm_Andersen wrote:
> >
> > Leo,
> >
> > This is great news. I am in the process of
> assembling information on milk handling and milk
> trains. I have been seeking info about how milk got
> into Chicago and your post is the first solid info
> I've read. I look forward to reading the files when
> posted.
> >
> > Anything from anyone else?
> >
> > Norm Andersen
>
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