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I was at the Newberrry Library Saturday and in going through some
correspondence boxes came across an envelope containing filled out printed
forms for CB&Q Milk Traffic for three months in 1880. They provide an
interesting glimpse into the extent and volume of Milk Traffic on the CB&Q...
The purpose-built cars we have record of date fifteen years or more past this
time and we don't know what cars were used for this service (Milk and Cream
Cars).
I don't know how many cans typically fit into a 40' car but it seems like the
200 or so would require a couple of dedicated cars to handle. Since we now
know that the Milk Service extended beyond the Suburban territory we can look
in schedules to see what service was provided to handle this traffic.
Somewhere I ran across a picture of a milk platform in suburban territory.
Since the Cream and Milk cars were converted to other uses shortyly after WWI
we can assume the traffic dropped off to what could be handled in combination
cars, if any.
Charlie Vlk
CB&Q RECORD OF MILK RECEIPTS
August, September and October 1880
AUGUST 1880 SEPTEMBER 1880 OCTOBER 1880
Full Cans Half Cans Avg/Day Full Cans Half Cans Avg/Day Full Cans Half
Cans Avg/Day
Riverside 346 - 11.16 550 - 17.74 515 - 16.61
La Grange - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
West Lyons 2002 3.5 64.69 1901 - 61.32 1932 4.5 62.47
Western Springs 729 - 23.52 708 - 22.84 592 - 19.10
Hinsdale 1097 - 35.39 1090 - 35.16 1091 - 35.19
Clarendon Hills - 7.5 0.24 - 7.5 0.24 - 8 0.26
Greggs - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
Downers Grove 910 4.5 29.50 801 2.5 25.92 696 - 22.45
Lacton 889 4.5 28.82 787 2 25.45 738 8 24.06
Lisle 3519 2 113.58 2841 2.5 91.73 2701 1 87.16
Naperville 1093 - 35.26 1117 - 36.03 1004 - 32.39
Lunds 442 - 14.26 436 - 14.06 641 - 20.68
Aurora 86 - 2.77 57 - 1.84 34 - 1.10
Mongomery 491 - 15.84 456 - 14.71 386 - 12.45
Oswego 711 - 22.94 367 - 11.84 454 - 14.65
Yorkville 109 - 3.52 101 - 3.26 96 - 3.10
Fox 97 - 3.13 97 - 3.13 101 - 3.26
Bristol - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
Plano / TW&W Jct 80 - 2.58 72 - 2.32 82 - 2.65
Sandwich / La Prairie - - 0.00 1 - 0.03 - - 0.00
Somonauk - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
Leland - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
Earl - - 0.00 - - 0.00 - - 0.00
FULL CAN EQUIV TOTALS /MO 12601 11 203.60 11382 7.25 183.81 11063
10.75 178.78
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