Thanks, Charlie. Containers were CBQU and trailers
were CBQZ!
--- Charlie Vlk <cvlk@comcast.net> wrote:
> Spoor's CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger
> Equipment has a picture of CB&Q 96005 with vans CBQU
> 202030 and CBQU 202045.
> While the 1966 Ownership, Age and Condition book
> lists Strick Van Containers they are in the
> 206317-206417 series ( they also note
> 9002-9101 as Bogies for Strick Containers) so the Q
> was in the Flexivan business from 1958 when this
> equipment was purchased but didn't
> own any cars. The 25 cars they did own were not
> purchased until1968 from St.Paul Car & Foundry. I
> imagine the containers in the 202XXX
> series came later as well.
> The flat in question is Chinese Red and the vans are
> unpainted Aluminum. I doubt they would be found in
> the passenger section of the OER
> as I don't think the Q used them in passenger
> service as the Milwaukee Road and NYC and other
> roads did.
> Charlie Vlk
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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