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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Q Derrick Photos
From: Kenneth Fleming <kf5632@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 18:08:52 -0400
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I always heard the B&B Gang called the Bridge & Building Gang.  They lived
on a work train and moved all over.  I was offered a B&B job in 1958 and
turned it down.  I opted  for a switchman's job 1960 and my father talked me
out of taking the Tri-City job, so I joined the US Navy.

Ken, USN Retired

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:53 PM, bobnelson61 <bobnelson@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> My name is Bob Nelson and I have posted here once or twice and
> communicated with several of you offline regarding my grandfather, Oscar
> Falkenstein, who worked for the Q from about 1911 to 1950. From about
> 1914 until 1932 he operated a derrick (No. 204614) out of Galesburg,
> Illinois. He lost his right arm near Lisle, Illinois in a mishap in
> 1932 and the Q assigned him to the turn bridge at Prescott, WI, which he
> operated until his retirement in 1950.
>
> I have created a folder ("Q Derrick Photos") in the Photos section and
> have uploaded six pictures: his 1914-15 Hamilton railroad watch; his
> turn bridge over the St. Croix River at Prescot (taken in the 50s after
> he had retired); his "B. and B. Gang No. 1 (1931); his derrick (exact
> date unknown but most likely from the 20s); and two shots of him and his
> derrick cleaning up a wreck on the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
> between Abingdon and Berwick, Illinois taken May 23, 1922. Hope they
> are of general interest.
>
> Does anyone know what a "B. & B. Gang" was?
>
> I am still looking for old Q personnel information. I am tring to find
> his date of hire and what he did prior to becoming an engineer. Any
> help appreciated. Feel free to write me offline at
> bobnelson@comcast.net <bobnelson%40comcast.net> <mailto:
> bobnelson@comcast.net <bobnelson%40comcast.net>> .
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
>
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>
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>


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