Steve,
Any thoughts? Yes, there are. #72 came from Willis Yard.
The Quad Cities Mdse was #64 and by 1959 I don't think
it was still running. It terminated at Eola anyway.
Information from Trains Magazine is always suspect.
As best as I can tell #72 and #78 were run every day.
On some occasions the exact implement type on or in a
car is shown. I'll admit I often just take the easy way
and use "Implements" or "Machry".
I will agree that there was a lot of this stuff shipped
in box cars but without waybills it's difficult to tell
exactly what.
At this particular point in time the trains were kept
small. Extra East's were run a couple of times a day.
Sticking my neck out quite a ways here is a thought I've
had many time while transcribing these consists:
At least in 1959 the trains that were supposed to keep
on a schedule were made up in the same manner as they had
been since the 40's. Trains like LC, LW68, CB68 were
seldom given more tonnage than an O5 could easily handle.
We all know that did change and within five or six years
the CB&Q became known for running big trains.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: sholding@sbcglobal.net
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 06 October, 2007 00:51
Subject: [CBQ] Cars used by Farm Implement Builders
In the Color Guide to Freight Cars Page 96 is a load of Case Loaders and
Backhoes on a 53 foot flat
Page 98 has a load of new corn planters on a 53 foot flat
Using the map in Trains Nov 2007 issue CB&Q Train No. 72 came from the
Quad Cities and went to Cicero(Chicago) and Russ's Paperwork shows 4
carloads of Implements set out to the IHB. CB&Q 20028 and 20052 fifty foot
Auto Box Cars with 7 foot 9 inch doors DRGW 63519 a 50 foot box with 15
foot doors and GN 41908 a 50 foot box with 12 foot doors
With out waybills or other shipping papers it is hard to tell what
Implements would mean. Corn Planters, Plows, Disks, Tractors??
I would suggest early tricycle style tractors were shipped in Box Cars.
Even with a wide front tractor the front assembly could be unbolted and
shipped in the same car allowing more room for many tractor to be put in a
car. The front ends would be bolted back on and unloaded by the factory
warehouse located in many cities across the country.
Again look at Russ's Paperwork on Extra East 117AB. It came from
Galesburg. Possibly was No. 72's connections or running late so was
operated as an Extra. It came via the Main Line as it set cars of cattle out
at Princeton. CB&Q 93346 shows a load of Tractors on a 53 foot flat
Any Thoughts???
SJH
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