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Re: [CBQ] Double heading

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double heading
From: "Russ Strodtz" <normansen@groundcontrol.us>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:28:07 -0500
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Didn't they cross the river at Winona and then La Crosse.

Russ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "STEVEN HOLDING" <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 23:14
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double heading


> There use to be another set which was used on a petrol(Way Freight) across 
> northern Wisc to Tervino where it entered the Q and ran south to La Crosse 
> and return.
> SJH
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> From: Russ Strodtz <normansen@groundcontrol.us>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:15:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Double heading
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> MILW SW-1's running south/east from Austin MN had MU.
> Saw many times being used. Have photos somewhere.
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> In 1966-1967 Aurora to West Chicago was almost always used
> by GP7's.
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> Chicago to Aurora was against rules to use whistles other than
> emergency. That was at least back to the 40's, may have been
> earlier.
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> Russ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald & Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail. com>
> To: <cbq@yahoogroups. com>
> Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 07:34
> Subject: RE: [CBQ] Double heading
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> These very interesting posts began with the premise that doubleheading was 
> only a steam loco phenomena but we need to remember many early diesels did 
> NOT M.U.  I personally do not know of CB&Q diesels being doubleheaded that 
> were not MU'ed but there is a lot of literature about the Milw using 3 & 4 
> non-MU'ed SW-1's, each with it's own crew, to operate across southern 
> Minnesota (a line with light bridges that would not handle road units). 
> They followed the same procedures that have been cited in the posts here.
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> As for communications with even a singe engine, well into the 70's, BN on 
> ex-Q trackage had crews that relied heavily on lantern & whistle signals 
> to communicate because they did not have radios (the Aurora-West Chicago 
> line being an example)   Check any CB&Q Rule Book (or other RR's for that 
> matter as the signals were uniform) for all the actions that could be 
> initated by certain lantern motions or series of whistle blasts.  It's a 
> lost art but I am sure there are times today when a crew with b/o radios 
> wish the newbies could truly "communicate" .   Gerald
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