STRAWS: I was at the 4000 Foundation Railfair in No. LaCrosse Saturday &
despite the heat it was well attended. Came across a Burlington marked item I
had no idea existed: BR herald on pkg of soda straws! (this was quite old as
were 2 to a pkg and are the real thin variety). It just goes to show that what
you might think in common and pass by, is uncommon elsewhere. Anyone have or
observed marked straws?
THE 'Q': Among Emps and fans, sometimes we refer to the Burlington as 'the Q'
for short. It's understandable the corporation would not like to use such a
casual term in referring to themselves so over the years I have only seen one
brochure that used the term 'Q' until:
INDUSTRIES: Just acquired a Frt Traffic Dept publication listing all
industries served by the Q. It's organized by industry category AND by
station: line by line, branch by branch; a real treasure trove of just what
businesses was originating and/or shipping on the Burlington (this volume is
1917). There are ads by the Burlington on several pages and guess what one of
the slogans was used repeatedly? "Get your freight thru by way of the Q!" IF
anyone has a particular town or type of industry they are modeling or
researching & need some info, contact me off-list (for example: in addition to
Heilemans in LaCrosse, there was also 2 other breweries! Also QO&StL is listed
separately and all coal mines are broken out; also neat to see all the Gold
mines in the Black Hills)
Speaking of freight, I encountered a ret'd CB&Q Frt Agt at the 4000 Show as
well as a former LaX Div Operator (who spent a little time at every Tower from
Savanna to the Cities!). I have visited with a lot of different Q employees
but a Frt Agt was a first. Like passenger Agts they not only had offices along
the Burlington but at selected major cities thruout America and even overseas.
This fellow spent some time in Detroit and had a good story about a local Mafia
leader who liked the Burlington's bridge scorepads. I am working with him (and
the Tower Operator) to share some stories and photos in an upcoming Zephyr.
Moral of the story: attend a midwestern RR show and you just might find that
one 'never before seen' (at least by you) CB&Q item AND meet a former Emp!
Gerald
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