Dave,
This message hit a memory knot somewhere in my brain: I remembered seeing an
article by Wayne Wesolowski on building a model of a CB&Q foundry at
Aurora.. According to the first installment of this article in the Sept.
1980 RMC, this foundry "produced a wide range of castings into the early
1960s." The author
states he visited the building in 1965, when it had already been out of
service for several years. Hope this helps.
Ben de Vries, Holland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Lotz" <dave_lotz@charter.net>
To: "Chuck Montgomery" <CMontgomery@minerent.com>; <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 6:11 PM
Subject: [CBQ] RE: CB&Q Part or Pattern numbers
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> Hi Chuck,
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> To my knowledge, the CB&Q did not have their own foundry. I do know for a
> fact that they had castings done at the Murray Iron Works Foundry in
> Burlington - I have several patterns from there. I will forward a copy of
> this reply to the CB&Q Yahoo group to see what information others may have
> and will advise as I get replies. May I have permission to post your
> photos
> on our web site for others to reference?
>
> Dave Lotz
> BRHS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Montgomery [mailto:CMontgomery@minerent.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:33 AM
> To: brhs@nsn.org
> Subject: CB&Q Part or Pattern numbers
>
> I work for Miner Enterprises, Inc. and our owner is researching the
> companies history on tandem draft riggings. We are trying to determined
> where our castings were manufactured in the early 1900's or did Miner sell
> the rights to a railroad to manufacture the parts? I have attached a photo
> I
> took of a caboose built by CB&Q in their Aurora shops in 1907, this
> caboose
> is on display in Batavia, IL. The photo shows the number P2978C cast in a
> part and I have come across this P number being referenced to our D
> pattern
> numbers in our card files. Is this P number a numbering system used by the
> CB&Q and did the railroad have a foundry or work with a foundry to make
> their parts?
>
> Thank You
> Chuck Montgomery
> Manager Engineering Administration
> Miner Enterprises, Inc.
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