Well, for one thing there was no such thing as
"Burlington Route Transfer", and for another "BRT" was
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainman. They frequently
used special trains or special cars on regular trains
for their trips to the international conventions,
which in past years were HUGE deals!
John
--- "billselleck <buklyjuice@a...>"
<buklyjuice@a...> wrote:
> John,
>
> Thank you for the response. Can you elaborate? What
> directs you to this
> conclusion?
>
> Bill
>
>
> --- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, "John D. Mitchell,
> Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
> wrote:
> > It most surely was a special train to a BRT
> > convention.
> > John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> > --- "billselleck <buklyjuice@a...>"
> > <buklyjuice@a...> wrote:
> > > Thanks John,
> > >
> > > I have heard two theories. BRT stands for the
> > > Brotherhood of Railroad
> > > Trainmen OR it stands for Burlington Route
> Transfer.
> > > Does anyone out
> > > there have a guess as to how it might realte to
> this
> > > photo that claims
> > > to be taken in Galesburg?
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, "John D.
> Mitchell,
> > > Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, one of the
> > > > forerunners of United TRansportion Union
> (UTU).
> > > > John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> > > > --- "billselleck <buklyjuice@a...>"
> > > > <buklyjuice@a...> wrote:
> > > > > Listers,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have this picture of a "BRT locomotive and
> > > crew"
> > > > > that claims to be
> > > > > taken at Galesburg. What does BRT stand for,
> at
> > > > > least in terms of the
> > > > > Galesburg area? I am trying to come up with
> a
> > > proper
> > > > > caption for it on
> > > > > my site. Educate me please.
> > > > >
> > > > > The picture is at:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.billselleck.net/Images/galleries/mystuff/BRTcrew.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Selleck
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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