I'll call it in.
Mike
SilvrDome@aol.com wrote:
>Todd,
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>In April of 1968 I spent a couple of weeks with my Stepfather's dad in
>Concordia, KS. He was retired and a widower and I was 13 and polite but
>restless.
>Every afternoon a lashup of Santa Fe Freight Blue and Yellow F-Units brought
>the local into town to do some switching. Just about mid-day they would do
>their work and move on, either back to Abilene or on to Superior, NE.
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>My late father had worked for the Burlington in Kansas City, so I was a buff
>at that point, but I don't remember seeing the CB&Q in Concordia. I didn't
>have transportation of my own, so maybe it was beyond my focal point. The
>Santa
>Fe came right downtown Concordia. You couldn't miss those incredible F Units!
> They were there for a couple of hours setting out grain cars and doing local
>swithing. The crew must have gone to beans at the local coffee shops (which
>were pretty good.) as the train was in town from about 12 pm to 2pm. My
>step-dad never cooked while I was there.
>
>My mother finally let me come home. I caught the remnant of the "Portland
>Rose" UP #118 from Abilene to Kansas City Union Station. About 4 E units
>A-B-B-B, a few UP Express Box cars a Baggage Car or two and 2 UP 44 Seat
>Chair
>Cars. The Conductor gave me the onion sheet train orders which I have to this
>day.
>
>So I wish I knew more about Concordia! It would be a great prairie model
>railroad layout!
>
>Hubert
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