CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY R.R. 3 Postal Cars - BM&R No. 130 to 132
Built 1900 Lot 2628 Plan 1630 Negatives 5383 - 85
At 02:24 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote:
> From the Railroad Digest January 1901
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>"On November 5, 1900, CB&QRR placed and order with the Pullman
>Company for three new mail cars, and they were delivered to the
>railway on the morning of Nov. 17. As Nov. 6 was election day, no
>work was done on the cars, except a few hours work by laborers
>moving material. That leaves 10 days in which the cars were built.
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>Monday, 5th, the draughtsmen completed plans and dimensions
>sufficient to enable the shop to start at the sills and
>framing. Mail racks and fittings were ordered by express. Friday
>night, at 8 p.m., the bodies were completed and a coat of primer was
>put on in the night. Saturday the bodies were all allowed to dry,
>and Sunday they were puttied. Monday saw a coat of rough stuff go
>on, and Tuesday saw a second; Wednesday, rubbed down; Thursday, two
>coats of colour were applied, and the gold leaf lettering and
>striping done. On Friday the cars were varnished and delivered on
>Saturday morning, Nov. 17. Of course the color was made thin and to
>dry rapidly.
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>No mention is made of the days in which the mail racks and interior
>fittings were put in and the heating, gas and air-brake piping
>applied, but it states that no work was done after 8 p.m. Two
>delays, owing to alterations by the railway company, added to the
>speed with which the work was done."
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>Could today's manufacturing process match this?
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>I believe that the cars were numbered B&MR 130-132 and later became
>CB&Q 2203, 2206 and 2207.
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>Rupert Gamlen
>Auckland NZ
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