I forwarded your good question to the NP Yahoo group to which I also belong for
this very reason.
I'll also check my CB&Q Annual Reports tonight as I recall these leases are
listed. I do know CB&Q had a # of flats dedicated
to Caterpillar traffic to/from Peoria, IL and of course Cat had customers all
over the USA and would export around the world.
Ditto for some of the farm tractor/implement dealers as well as some auto parts
plants.
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: gamlenz@ihug.co.nz
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:52:40 +1200
Subject: [CBQ] NP lease flat cars
I'm trying to find out more about three groups of flat cars that were leased to
or from the NP by the CB&Q.
My query relates to
a) 7 cars from series 92000-92349 (FM-14) built in 1942 and leased to NP
b) 10 cars from series 92400-92799 (FM-14A) built in 1952 and leased to NP
c) 17 car leased from NP in 1964/5, renumbered to CB&Q 88500-88516
Judging by the ORER totals, it appears that the lease of groups (a) and (b)
also took place in 1964, so I suspect that it was an "arranged swap",
especially as 17 is an unusual number! Could they have been "leased" as
compensation following a crash?
Can anyone provide any information about the NP cars - they don't appear in the
diagram books - or offer any other reasons for the exchange.
Thanks
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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