This last week I have been having discussions with a friend of mine
regarding the upcoming Walthers flexivan release. He's very
knowledgeable regarding inter-modal operations. I forwarded him a
couple past posts regarding CBQ flexivans that would be of interest to
him. He came across something interesting and I thought it was worth
posting here.
There is a photo in July 1969 Trains of ATSF's Super C departing
Chicago with the first mail consist on April 23, kicking off an 8 week
trial that would ultimately make the USPO the main customer. The first
car is a flexivan loaded with a single CB&Q container, I think #202021,
which appears to have a US Mail placard. I can't identify the car (B&W
photo and no visible reporting marks), but I'm guessing it's also Q,
since ATSF didn't own any. Another guess: it's a connecting load from
the Twin Cities via the Q and is destined either KC or LA. So we now
have photographic evidence of Q FV's in mail service. The van has a
side door, the preferred type for mail service, since
loading/unloading could take place with the van on the flatcar. Super C
was the first of the trio of Chicago-West Coast mail trains; the
others were BN's PZ (Seattle) inaugurated 4/71 and BN-UP-SP OMW and OME
(Oakland) begun in 9/72.
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