I'm still curious as to why the stations on the Republican Valley Line were not
listed as Freight Only in the Official Guide. Any ideas?
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@... wrote:
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> Those trains on the Wymore Division ran pretty much on time all the
> time...During my time there...1956-58. 89-42 departed Lincoln for St. Joe
> about 10:00am got to Wymore around noon. This was a conventional train with
> an E unit and 4-5 heavyweight cars...41-90 was the Pioneer Zephyr which
> operated Lincoln-St. Joe via Tecumseh leaving Lincoln 12:15am St. Joe 4:00am
> or so...Left St. Joe around noon arriving Wymore about 2:00pm and Lincoln
> around 3:30pm so his would have been about right for after school
> transportation from Beatrice to Hoag.
>
> Hoag, as you may know, is heavy shipper of agricultural products and
> consititutes one of the main sources of business for the Lincoln-Beatrice
> local. This train was 93-94 during my time..Out of Lincoln around 4:00am
> with a big setout for Crete and Wymore mid morning to noon. CF about 8:00pm
> at Wymore with pickups at Hoag and Beatrice and an all night switching
> session at Crete.
>
> Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@...>
> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, Apr 25, 2010 4:36 pm
> Subject: RE: [CBQ] CB&Q Train 41-90 (was "Ghost" Train)
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> rain 41-90 must have been the train that my sister-in-law rode home from
> school
> n 1950-51. My wife (and sisters) were from Hoag, between Beatrice and De
> Witt,
> nd went to country school thru 8th grade. When my sister-in-law was in 9th
> rade (at Beatrice), she was too young to get a special school driving permit,
> o she rode the train home in the afternoon from Beatrice to Hoag. Train 41
> ust have been punctual for her to ride regularly. CB&Q must have been
> ccommodating also, as Hoag was not listed as a stop in the public timetable.
>
> Glen Haug
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> o: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> rom: Jpslhedgpeth@...
> ate: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:01:01 -0400
> ubject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q "Ghost" Train
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> here has been no passenger service on the Republican Valley line between
> Wymore
> nd Oxford since March 58 when trains 15-16 (motor trains) were discontinued.
> Last service between Wymore and St. Joe via Table Rock and Napier was IIRC
> Feb
> 962 when trains 89-42 and 41-90 were discontinued.
> Pete
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