I went to college in the mid 1960s in Fort Collins, CO, and I have memories
and photos of chasing a school special through Fort Collins behind #4960 in
1963. The C&S tracks ran down the middle of Mason St, and I chased the
train on my bicycle with my 2 1/4 Rolleicord in my hand. I still have the
B&W negatives.
- John Manion
Denver, CO
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Tom Parisoff <bn2310@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> One thing that got me hooked was signing up to this Yahoo group (not a
> member of
> BRHS yet, but I will be soon!) and corresponding with Pete Hedgpeth. He is
> a
> fountain of information about CB&Q and probably gets sick of me asking
> questions. He and Richard Morgan-Fine came down to St. Joseph, Mo. and Pete
>
> showed me 50 year old photos of Q trains here and I showed them what those
> locations look like now. And to boot, he told very entertaining stories of
> things he did back then working on the Q and RI. What a fun way to spend a
> Saturday morning!
>
> I am old enough to have seen the Q, but like Jan, I was fairly young (8 yrs
>
> old) when BN came along. Pete and Richard were kind enough to bring along
> books
> and we compared mental notes and they "translated" what I saw here as a
> youngster.
>
> One thing that all of this has added to my list of things to do is to check
> out
> our local library to see what kinds of old Q photos they may have on file.
>
> Another thing this list has inspired me to do is ask more questions...does
> anyone happen to have any information about the Q's "Kiddie Specials"? Way
> back
> in the late '60s when I was in second grade, we rode a Q passenger train
> from
> St. Joseph to Kansas City. It had some streamline coaches on it and even a
> dome
> car. (I was in the dome long enough to remember it was hot up there and
> went
> back downstairs!)
>
> Just my two cents and thanks for any info,
>
> Tom Parisoff
> St. Joseph, Mo.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jan Kohl <j.kohl@wildblue.net <j.kohl%40wildblue.net>>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, September 8, 2010 8:13:25 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: BRHS vitality
>
>
> This is kinda digging up an old thread, but I wanted to think about it
> since I
> didn't have a good answer right away, and even now, not sure that I do.
>
> I can say with absolute certainty that the BRHS will change. Just to be
> blunt,
> I'm probably one of the younger interested parties, and I'm a "2nd gen"
> fan...the CB&Q went away when I was 6 years old. I like it now because of
> its
> original ownership and history of the line that I used to live next
> to...but I'm
>
> not an expert nor do I have any personal experience with the Q. I actually
> model the BN on my home layout.
>
> You don't see an Hannibal & St. Joseph group. It's demise was so long ago
> that
> it's interest stems from those who want to know a history of a particular
> region, or a predecessor to a later railroad. You could start a H&StJ
> group,
> but you'd have only a few members, and probably never get much
> participation...certainly not enough to warrant an annual meet, much less 2
> of
> them.
>
> How do you persuade a younger member to join? Typically, they have to have
> a
> "hook"...family member who was part of the railroad, dad who is interested
> in
> modeling the railroad, something of that nature. Those kinds of "hooks" get
>
> farther apart the more time passes since a railroad packed it in.
>
> I thought about the comment from someone that you'd never see a "merger"
> between
>
> the NP, GN & CB&Q groups. However, *I* have no animosity towards those
> groups,
> and I'd say with certainty that if it came down to combining groups to keep
> them
>
> alive, I'd do it. I see no need to rehash some 50 year old arguments.
>
> 10 more years, and what will the Q look like? I don't know. We've got a
> large,
>
> fairly active population right now, which means that a lot of people are
> forgetting that things always change and are happy to make hay while the
> sun is
> shining. I think that if we want to keep the Q as an "active" group, we do
> need
>
> to keep in mind that not everyone who may want to join this group may be
> like
> "us". You have to have a good product if you want others to "buy" it. If
> you
> don't really care, sometime down the road you won't have a product to
> "sell"...
>
> What's the answer? I still don't know. But I think an active membership
> that
> is interested in "hooking" new members is a great place to start.
>
> Just a few thoughts...
>
> Cheers!
>
> Jan
>
> On 12/21/2009 2:19 PM, Robert McNay wrote:
> > I"ve always thought the best way to get younger members is to make a club
> more
> >relevant to them.
> >
> > I'm probably part of the last generation that sees groups like the BRHS
> >relevant because of a direct experience, riding the CB&Q from Chicago to
> Quincy
> >as a kid in the late 1960's. For most people younger than me, its old
> history.
> >And, unless they are into history, it means nothing to them.
> >
> > So, how to make it relevant to younger people? Get involved in the
> present day.
> >Maybe rail groups should make themselves heard and felt on matters like
> Amtrak's
> >continued existence, and initiatives like Midwest High Speed Rail
> Corridor. If
> >they can get people enthused over these things it would spill over into
> the
> >history part, because there will always be a segment that want's see what
> led to
> >it.
> >
> > Without making ourselves relevant, we will become just a bunch old folks
> pining
> >over the past.
> >
> > Rob McNay
> >
> > --- On Mon, 12/21/09, Gerald& Virginia
> > Edgar<vje68@hotmail.com<vje68%40hotmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Gerald& Virginia Edgar<vje68@hotmail.com <vje68%40hotmail.com>>
> >> Subject: RE: [CBQ] RE: exisiting BR steam locos& "10 Meets
> >> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com <cbq%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 12:29 PM
> >>
> >> Tks Bob. Where BRHS falls short if membership
> >> retention& attraction. EVERY officer needs to get
> >> involved and frankly, membership should be THE topic of
> >> every Business mtg. ALL things stem from mbrship:
> >> money, volunteers, donations of memorabilia. Mbrship
> >> is the lifeblood of any group, esp. one with a VERY aging
> >> membership. I was college kid when I founded CB&Q
> >> H.S. nee BRHS - am now 61! Overton, Corbin, Masterson,
> >> etc are all long gone not to mention the vast majority of
> >> former Q emp's. Al Holck is 80, Bill Glick's health is
> >> marginal, etc. We need to act now to get all the mbrs
> >> we can& somehow attract young guys/gals looking for a
> >> 'fallen flag' to become THEIR interest. Hard job but
> >> if we don't try, we die. Several rail groups have
> >> "passed away" and frankly are are but a few yrs away from
> >> doing so as well as a lot of mbrs will die (or become too
> >> senile to keep a mbrship; I AM blunt!) in the next 10
> >> yrs. With such a thin group of active mbrs what
> >> happens when Dave&/or Hol suddenly croak or 'retire'?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> However I remain the optimist, we have a heckuva of a
> >> "product" to sell IF we promote!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We do very poor @ "marketing" BRHS with far too many mbrs
> >> solely being dues payers. Any group (per sociological
> >> studies) will only have a small % active, whether a church,
> >> service club, etc but our % is far less than other special
> >> interest groups. We need to fire 'em up! Thus
> >> there is good potential to add mbrs& 'activate'
> >> existing ones IF we have a plan& we activate it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tks again& Merry
> >> Christmas! gerald
> >>
> >>
> >> Gerald A.& Virginia J. Edgar
> >>
> >> 230 W. 5th St.
> >> Garner, IA 50438-1404
> >>
> >> (641) 923-2573 evenings& w/e's
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> From: cinnamonjunction@yahoo.com <cinnamonjunction%40yahoo.com>
> >> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:05:10 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: [CBQ] RE: exisiting BR steam locos& "10
> >> Meets
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Gerald
> >>
> >> The Society needs to put you on retainer. You are a great
> >> promoter of the BRHS and BRHS meets. I appreciate all you
> >> do. Keep up the good work.
> >>
> >> Bob Grenier
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Gerald& Virginia Edgar<vje68@hotmail.com <vje68%40hotmail.com>>
> >> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com <cbq%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Sat, December 19, 2009 11:47:21 AM
> >> Subject: [CBQ] RE: exisiting BR steam locos& "10
> >> Meets
> >>
> >> Lists of existing CB&Q (inc. C&S) steam locomtives
> >> are either in Corbin's "Steam Locomotives. .." or "Burl in
> >> Transition" (I forget which& am not @ home) and have
> >> been repeated and updated in BRHS publications; may also be
> >> @ the BRHS site.
> >>
> >> Folks - if you need CB&Q info/data, join BRHS& get
> >> to a meet once in awhile. Plan your 2010 vacation now to
> >> include a day or two @ Streator this spring or Geneva this
> >> fall. Dates& locations are out well in advance so you
> >> can plan at work and with the Mrs& kids.
> >>
> >> Both locations in Chicago area so either plan other parts
> >> of your vacation by the Windy City or pass thru on your way
> >> to& from ulitmate destination as Chicago area is still
> >> a big crossroads! I-80/90 nearby, airports& Amtrak's
> >> hub.
> >>
> >> Make it your 2010 Resolution (get to a Meet) and Christmas
> >> gift to yourself (BRHS mbrship and a CB&Q book or two!)
> >>
> >> The clock is ticking. The mbrs who railfanned or worked for
> >> the Q nearly 40 yrs ago are disappearing fast. You can NOT
> >> do anything about the pics you never took BUT you can join
> >> BRHS& get to a meet AND buy, for example, one of Bill
> >> Glicks magnificent Q passenger car books, the Pea Vine book
> >> mentioned recently, etc. Encourage our authors!
> >>
> >> Gerald
> >>
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