Rupert-
Expo Flyer wreck was in Naperville.
Greg K.
Minnesota
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert and Maureen" <gamlenz@i...>
wrote:
> Jerry
>
> The CB&Q had two stainless steel business cars - "Burlington"
built in 1952
> by Budd and "The Round Up".
>
> The latter car started life as an SP&S solarium-lounge car built
by Barney &
> Smith in 1915. It was purchased by CB&Q in 1934 as number 220
> "Mississippi", rebuilt in 1936 as a solarium-parlour car 340
with "Denver"
> on one side and "Cheyenne" on the other. During World War II, it
became
> chair car number 4811, but converted back in 1946 and given its
original 220
> / Mississippi number and name. Two months later, it was involved
in the
> Exposition Flyer crash at LaGrange, and sat in the yard for
several years,
> before being converted into an office car, sheathed in stainless
steel and
> renamed "The Round Up" in 1953
>
> The above taken from Burlington Bulletin 17 - Office Cars. There
is also a
> history of the car in Bulletin 42 - Exposition Flyer
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry M. LaBoda" <laboda@b...>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:40 AM
> Subject: [CBQ] Burlington Route business cars
>
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> > A question has come up in regards to a listing that I currently
have
> > in my Passenger Car Photo Index about a modernized heavyweight
car
> > that has Budd type corrugation on the sides and roof... didn't
the Q
> > have such a car named "Round-up"? Wasn't it sold to the Canadian
> > National?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
> >
> > jerry <laboda@b...>
> >
> > Passenger Car Photo Indexes
> > <http://trainweb.org/passengercars/>
> >
> > Visit the Virginia & Carolina Southern website:
> > <http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/m/jmlaboda/>
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