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Re: Turning the Zephyrs

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Subject: Re: Turning the Zephyrs
From: "nycbqfan" <jsauer@e...>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:45:44 -0000
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Ed,

I thought I might hear from you on this subject. And I knew that the 
CUS book would answer my questions, but I figured I'd ask now. I 
keep changing my mind on what to build for my next layout, and my 
latest idea was to adapt an idea from Model Railroader mag on New 
Orleans passenger station to model part of CUS - not a track for 
track thing - more an impression of part of the trackwork, etc., so 
I'd have a way to run my Zephyrs and dinkies, and switch my baggage 
cars and express cars. That's what made my wonder how the Q turned 
the Zephyrs.

Thanks to you and the others for the info. Am looking forward to the 
book!

John Sauer



--- In BRHSlist@y..., "Ed DeRouin" <PIXELS@A...> wrote:
> John:
> 
> It sounds like you need a good book covering operations at CUS!
> 8-)
> 
> Please be patient. I have met and interviewed more former CUS 
> and RR employees than I could have imaginged. Since the 
> announcement was prepared, say, in the last six months, they 
> have come out of the woodwork!
> 
> The last chapter is being written now. It will look into how mail, 
> baggage, and express were handled. Heck, it'll even explain the 
> difference! Once the text is set, I can begin layout, finalize 
details 
> with a printer, establish a retail price, and make a pre-
publication 
> offer. I think it is safe to say that the book will be out by 
> March-------- of next year.
> 
> Now, to amplify Norm's answer. The chase engine pulled the 
> emptied cars south over South Branch Bridge, if the train was 
> long enough. Most were. This move might also require a signal 
> from the C&WI at Twenty First Street, if the move would fowl the 
> plant. The shove up the south wye would commence with a 
> highball from the 17th Street switch tender. Union Avenue Tower 
> would line the move to the wash rack, which was located south 
> of the mains and west of the tower. Once clean, an eastward 
> move would pull across the Union Avenue plant and into A yard.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In BRHSlist@y..., "Norm_Andersen" <Norm_Andersen@m...> 
> wrote:
> > A switch engine coupled onto the rear and took them for a ride 
> around the wye and through the car wash!
> > 
> > Norm
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Sauer, John 
> > To: 'BRHSList' 
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 14:18 PM
> > Subject: [BRHSlist] Turning the Zephyrs
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > With all the books and stuff I have, I guess I should know 
this, 
> but I
> > don't. After the Zephyrs were unloaded at Chicago Union 
> Station, how were
> > the cars turned for the westbound trips?
> > 
> > John Sauer
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