This brings up a question I have been wondering about that hasn't been fully
answered. Why, if the CB&Q was so involved with the REA, didn't the Q have
REA Express reefers lettered CB&Q as so many roads did? From looking at
photos of CB&Q trains it looks like the express reefer traffic in general
was less than one might expect.... the trains that do carry express reefers
seem to be fowarded to or from the NP and GN. ATSF, MILW all had their own
cars, SOO, RI, WAB, M&StL, etc.. had REA cars with their name on
them.....yet the Q express reefer fleet was limited to very early Cream Cars
and Milk Cars which were gone by the early teens.
Curious.
Charlie Vlk
>
> You are correct - I spoke to Mr. garrett on the phone shortly after the
> book came out and encouraged him to do an expanded article for BRHS Zephyr
> re: his experiences with REA serving CB&Q stations in SD & WY. When I
> mentioned the book title in my 'post', I was @ work so did not have it in
> front of me. Great guy especially when one considers he's in his 90's and
> went from being a helper with REA to a top corporate job right up to the
> time REA dissolved. He has so many good stories of his times working with
> Burlington depot agents, even getting Q engineers to spot trains to make
> it easier to load/unload large REA shipments.
>
>
>
> Not much has ever been written on the role REA had with the RR's (CB&Q
> being of the large group of RR owners).
>
>
>
> Gerald
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