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Re: [CBQ] flexivan

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] flexivan
From: "Russ Strodtz" <borneo@19main.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:26:42 -0600
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Both CB&Q and NYC Flexivan equipment was used in mail
service on CB&Q passenger trains before 1969.

Russ
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: cbq_cgw 
  To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, 16 November, 2007 20:49
  Subject: [CBQ] flexivan


  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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