Taconite trains still run, they did suck in the earlier years with
the old GN hoppers, all one had to do was look at them wrong and they broke
in two, bad actors with the air and dynamics then wouldn't slow nothing
down, but today with the new equipment and the new power they are the best
trains we get out of Lacrosse to Galesburg, we usually have 3 9200's or
oakways or mixed and they top the hill at Ophiem with relative ease as
compared to yesteryear when one was lucky to scratch over the top, or stall
and have to double into Alpha, or break in two, this is one improvement that
has been for the best. Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "larry_l_doub" <nftrains@n...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 1:32 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: Iron ore trains on the CB&Q
> Do they still run this product anymore, if not when was it stopped?
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> I was just a Little guy back then in 70 i was 5, but i remember alot
> of Taconite trains ran through Thomson IL headed to Savanna, If I
> recall, they was really short cars or "jennies" you call um.
> I think they looked liked the rib sidded 2 bay coal hoppers but about
> half the length.
> And I think most of them was GN rd names, i remeber them being a
> rusted color.
> My last trip to Thomson i picked up several pieces of it, I have here
> someplace.
>
> Larry Doub
>
> If anyone has a memery of running trains Through Thomson, I was
> probably one of the Kids at the park when your trains went through.
>
>
> --- In BRHSlist@y..., "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...> wrote:
> > Bob
> > They were mostly GN ore "jennies", especially in the
> > wintertime. Sometimes two bay hoppers were used.
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