Got it again...BURLINGTON ROUTE ACROSS THE HEARTLAND...Page 43..Full
page...Photo by William A. Akin August 1955.
Somewhere there is a story about the picture stating that this man is the RFE
and some wording about seeing the speed recorder at 90mph...
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 10:20 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Genealogy Question RED VISNEY
GOT IT Thanks to Bill's hint..TRAINS Dec 55...Page 51 upper right hand
corner...This is a relatively small photo...Seems like there was an almost full
page photo in another issue...probably earlier.
I'll keep an eye out, but this will get you started and maybe help out Visney's
relative.
BTW During my time on the "Rock Island Dave Visney was an operating
officer..TM..Supte etc..about my age or older..Now mid to late 70's. Didn't
know him real well, but this may be a relative..
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 9:55 am
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Genealogy Question
Bob,
The photo of the Q engineer on the morning Zephyr was published by
Trains Magazine in 1955, about mid year, I think. They devoted two
issues to coverage of the Q from one end to the other.
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
On Nov 18, 2009, at 3:29 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Genealogy Question
> Posted by: "rgs20460" amtrak347@aol.com rgs20460
> Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:46 pm (PST)
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, jonathanharris@... wrote:
> >
> > Is this the same photo reprinted on p. 43 of Jeff Wilson's
> 'Burlington Route across the heartland' (Kalmbach, 1999)? I
> wouldn't call the engineer's hat a Stetson, but the stogie, the E
> unit and the (unidentified) Zephyr @ 90 mph all fit.
> > Jonathan
> >
> > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@ wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob et al
> > >
> > > I well remember that issue of TRAINS...I've been going through
> my old issues and came across it...also the reprint...I also
> remember that sometime after the 2nd printing there were some
> negative comments about the smoking and possible lack of attention
> to duty by the engineer...You and I know that's not so....I thought
> that that was one of the greatest railroad pictures of all time and
> so typical of engineers of that era.
> > >
> > > Pete
>
> Jonathan -
>
> I'm in Ft. Madison, IA tonight after an uneventful, but "on time"
> trip on #3 (dispite some lousy dispatching on the BS, "Race
> Track"). When I get home tomorrow, I will check my copy of Wilson's
> book. Maybe Pete will give us the Trains/Classic Trains issues
> (months/years) he found the picture? Trying to figure out why, when
> I post to this group, it posts twice.
>
> Bob Campbell
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