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Re: [CBQ] Montgomery Stock yard operations

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Montgomery Stock yard operations
From: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:26:21 -0800 (PST)
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During the Montgomery Wreck cleanup the Cal Zephyr also went thur(I have film)
At first the Illinois Railnet used the "old north main" for its' interchange
I worked there while a senior in high school summer of '68 worked both days for 
park dist. and nites as watchman in stock yard.  It was a long month.  I worked 
weekends and any extra work.  And like Leo said mostly feeder cattle and lambs. 
 Lamb were fed out by Monier Sheep Co.  and shipped via truck to slaughter.  We 
got loaded centerflow hoppers of Alfalfa pellets and unloaded them into the 
grain elevator.  Corn came via truck from the local area.  We used a truck 
mounted mixer (complete with onboard scale) for weight/loading and mixing then 
augered into feeders.  Day job with Supt. did most of the feeding and cleaning. 
 Manure was shipped out in 65 foot gons to the strip mines down in Sou Ill.  
Coal came in for heat with local section used to unload.  Used in Supt House 
and also two stoves in Office/locker room.  Hay for cattle came via nite man 
and I was stored in barn just south of elevator(Use to be cut from land where 
Armor/Dial and AllSteel are
 now)  One shipper/consonee use to get lambs in and Monier would feed out and 
were shipped via rail to Chicago for slaughter.  Sheep were fun(no judas goat 
to lead them) so you had to open doors and start throwing them out until the 
ones in the door saw some in the loading pen then the whole car emptied out in 
an instant.  The first few thrown out alway wanted to get back in so you had to 
watch them while trying to throw more out.  By the time you were done you 
smelled of sheep and s_ _ _ (the reason for locker room) Weekends always worked 
alone.   After unloading all livestock went over the scale for weighting as 
shipping expense was via live weight in the car minus out of car(called 
srinkage) and all were fed on unloading with hay for cattle and the sheep all 
went to Monier leased barns.  Counting was done out of scale(reason I no longer 
count sheep to go to sleep)  Real fun part was removing deads from car.
My stock yard laborers time shows up on my Railroad Retirement form as I 
started there 40 years ago
SJH


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From: "Aeolus3@aol.com" <Aeolus3@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Montgomery Stock yard operations

Also as the story goes.... one afternoon the North Coast Limited wound up 
heading into the sheep yards rather than west out the C&I line.... 

That must have been a nice view from a Dome Sleeper!

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