Yeah, I'd love to be able to read the lettering on the feed mill in the
background. I'd like to do it accurately when I get around to building it.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Adams" <steamera@netins.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] "New" Photo Site
>
> That is the MTZ. The power unit and second unit baggage car are clearly
> arranged like the Injun Joe and Becky Thatcher.
>
> The easiest way to tell that it definitely is not the Pioneer Zephyr is
> to look at the front cab windows. The Pioneer is the only one of the Q
> shovelnose units where the top of the cab windows follow a slanted
> contour around from the side, making the front windows shorter (bottom
> to top) than those on the side. The unit pictured has the upper edge of
> the front windows parallel to the bottom edge and the front and side
> windows are the same height.
>
> Interesting photo though. Too bad it isn't sharper.
>
> Kind regards, Rob Adams
>
> keith.nystedt@abnamro.com wrote:
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> >
> >
> >
> >I question that the train was the Pioneer Zephyr. The photo is too
blurred
> >to tell. My belief is that it could be the Mark Twain Zephyr but, I
could
> >be wrong. Maybe if the Zephyrs were serviced in Burlington, any of them
> >could have gone through Keokuk. I'm sure the others on the list would
know
> >this . The magnificent depot is still there but needs a lot of help.
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> > "Duncan Cameron"
> > <d.cameron@sympa To:
<CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > tico.ca> cc:
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] "New"
Photo Site
> > 02/09/2005 03:40
> > PM
> > Please respond
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> >Paul,
> >Thanks for posting that site. Did a search on Keokuk and found a 1953
> >timetable for the Centreville branch and photographic evidence of the
> >Pioneer Zephyr passing through Keokuk (although the date for the picture
> >seems too early). Does anyone know when and why this trip up the K-line
> >may
> >have happened?
> >Duncan Cameron
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Paul K." <kozys@insightbb.com>
> >To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:46 PM
> >Subject: [CBQ] "New" Photo Site
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> >>At least it's new to me as it wasn't in my bookmark file.
> >>
> >>http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/
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> >>Lots of Burlington (including Leo's beloved 4978) and other RR photos
> >>
> >>
> >here.
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> >
> >>Enjoy!
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> >>Paul (Kossart) - "The CB&Q Guy"
> >>Peru, IL *USA*
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