And during the Burlington Steam excursions prior to 1966, we would
frequent the Carlson & Co. offices, who would sell us genuine CB&Q
trainmen's caps (the older wool 'stovepipe' versions) and Q cap
badges, etc. which we would wear on the excursions. I still have
mine. One day, while at CUS on a non-excursion day, we were
approached by a homeless guy on the concourse trying to promote some
booze money, thinking we were actually trainmen!
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "milwaukeeroad261" <milwaukeeroad261@...>
wrote:
>
> I just got off the phone with Mitch and he asked me to post the
> following information:
>
> His involvment was actually with the Metra uniforms. He jokes that
> he was angry when he was in train service on the C&NW as the old
> uniforms had been replaced with the new style ones (early 1970's).
> He vowed that he would make the old uniforms return so when he
> finally consulted with Metra concerning their uniforms, he
basically
> used the old C&NW specifications. While he was employed by the
> Milwaukee Road he was the involved with the BN and Milwaukee Road
> suburban uniforms and worked as a liasion between those carriers
and
> the Grand Uniform Company of New York City. This included bringing
> back the three button coats instead of two button models. Mitch
also
> worked with Amtrak during the '80's to bring back a more
traditional
> uniform and it appears that his work finally saw the light of day.
>
> Don Crimmin
>
>
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "milwaukeeroad261" <milwaukeeroad261@>
> wrote:
> >
> > The former Milwaukee Road conductor about whom you are speaking
is
> > Mitchell Markovitz. Mitch was always impeccably dressed and even
> > wore detachable, heavily starched collars on his custom-made
> uniform
> > shirts. Mitch had started on the C&NW, did a stint on Amtrak as
a
> > reservation and ticket clerk and then moved on to the Milwaukee
> > Road. He later worked for NICTD and served as a conductor and
> > engineer on the South Shore. All the time Mitch has pursued his
> art
> > career and some of his work has appeared over the years in Trains
> > Magazine. He has also done illustrations for many railroad
books.
> I
> > count him as a personal friend and own several of his original
> pieces
> > of art work. He lives with his family in Knox, IN, and is an
> expert
> > and authority on railroad passenger uniforms.
> >
> > Don Crimmin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@ wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Leo...BTW your mention of a former Milw brakeman reminds
> me
> > of something I observed back about 1974 or thereabouts...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My dad passed away suddenly in the spring of 1973.?? It was
> > sometime after that, possibly that winter of 73-74 my mother came
> to
> > Chicago to visit us.? I was meeting her at the CUS.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > While waiting I saw a Milwaukee brakeman, obviously from his
> dress
> > he was working as flagman on a passenger train.? He could have
> posed
> > for a photo as a trainman from the 1890's.? He was the neatest
and
> > most authentically attired trainman I have ever seen.? Dressed in
> an
> > immaculate uniform with stovepipe hat.? He sported an authentic
> > 1890's style mustache carefully trimmed and manicured.? He was
> > carrying his flagging kit and lanterns..? I, of course, didn't
have
> a
> > camera with me, but I sure longed to photograph that guy.? Looked
> > like he "stepped out of a bandbox"..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It's too great a speculation to presume that he might be the
guy
> > who helped with the design of the "new look" for Amtrak.? BTW,
> while
> > I didn't get real close to the crew members, it appeared that in
> > addition to the stovepipe hat that the cap badge looked like the
> old
> > style badges from the same era.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: qutlx1@
> > > To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 3:55 pm
> > > Subject: [CBQ] Amtrak
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It's been at least a few years that Amtrak crews have reverted
to
> > the "stove
> > > pipes". Not sure if this is totally correct but one BNSF Condr
I
> > know
> > > attributes the change to a former Milw brkmn who ended up
helping
> > to design the
> > > Amtrak uniforms. Believe his first name is Mitch. Keep in mind
> the
> > Milw kept the
> > > stove pipes far longer than the Q. And,yes you are correct the
Q
> > went to
> > > airline caps in the 60's as I have a matched set of Trainman
and
> > Condr. airline
> > > caps.
> > >
> > > Leo
> > >
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> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > __
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> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
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