Thanks! I never thought of checking on the Internet - amazing what is out
there! I note from the article re: Beehive Lodge in Lincoln, they are on
strike at the time from the B&M (Burlington & Missouri River nee CB&Q in later
yrs as much of Lines West). When I first started collecting Burlington items
(any & all), when I spotted postcards showing B&M RR I assumed it was Boston &
Maine, not realizing that in the late 1800's the B&MR was often referred to
just as B&M. This is true of a lot of old postcards I have which state 'depot
or scene on the B&M'. I often wonder how many cards I passed on yrs ago before
I knew better (ditto for many card dealers who file all B&M items as Boston &
Maine)
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: havremt2002@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:23:18 -0800
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Beehive Lodge #179 B of LF
It was located at Lincoln. Here's a link to a article in the Firemen's
magazine about their lodge meeting.
http://books.google.com/books?id=m0EoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA849&lpg=PA849&dq=beehive+lodge+179&source=bl&ots=3O_uR-4x3J&sig=G2MB-QkR1sCDGrkAMYB8vT5ciUU&hl=en&ei=g3R0S-rBJcWWtgeX4eioCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Google also brought up an article about an expelled member using his card to
get benefits from another lodge in Washington.
--- On Thu, 2/11/10, Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Subject: [CBQ] Beehive Lodge #179 B of LF
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 2:00 PM
I recently acquired a 'card' issued in 1889 to a CB&Q Fireman who had left his
job with the Burlington during the strike of 1889. Apparently the Bro. of Loco
Engineers & Bro. of Loco. Firemen issued these cards to mbrs in good standing
so they might get aid from 'Brothers' on other RR's since they were
out-of-work. Would one of you know where Beehive Lodge #179 was? The fireman
was W. P. Cunningham who was issued the card march 26, 1889 - it was good for
90 days. Tks!
PS - for those less familiar with RR labor groups, railroads were unique in
that most organized labor belonged to "Brotherhoods" organized by Lodge, NOT by
"Unions" organized by Locals. These included all the Crafts & Operating emps
inc. Maint of Way, Pullman Porters, etc. The only other major labor group I
can think of off the top of my head that was also a Brotherhood rather than a
union was the Carpenters & Joiners.
Belonging to a RR Brotherhood "in the day" was far different than joining a
union such as the Teamsters, Mineworkers or Steelworkers as it was far more
fraternal and involved an initiation and provided benefits to widows & orphans.
There are a number of good books written by RR brotherhoods providing their
histories but I do not have a list of the Lodges on the CB&Q; i.e. which ones
in which cities.
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: mp36er@sbcglobal.net
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:46:32 +0000
Subject: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q commuter cars
Only three will have "Burlington" applied, all the rest will have "BNSF
Railway".
The three Burlington cars are:
742
773
786
The two so far with BNSF Railway lettering:
750
757
Joe LeMay
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "ryan_gash" <gasher28@...> wrote:
>
> A BNSF employee down at 14th St yard had them applied and said all the Q cars
> that still have the nameboard WILL be getting the BNSF RAILWAY lettering as
> they come in shop.
>
> Ryan Gash
> Oak Park, IL
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "norm1garand" <norm1garand@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone noticed that there are about 1/2 dozen of the old 'Q' gallery
> > cars with either "BURLINGTON" or "BNSF RAILWAY" on the letterboards?? It's
> > written in the old 'Q' style Art Deco lettering. I first noticed this on
> > January 26th on cars 750 and 757. Any reason why?? Looks fantastic!!!
> >
>
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