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Re: [BRHSlist] Re: FW: Odell, NE to Concordia, KS

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: FW: Odell, NE to Concordia, KS
From: Mike Gardner <gardnermc@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:09:28 -0700
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I'll call it in.

Mike

SilvrDome@aol.com wrote:

>Todd,
>
>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.
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>So I wish I knew more about Concordia!  It would be a great prairie model 
>railroad layout!
>
>Hubert
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