Thanks to everyone who has commented on both model and full-size Silver
Charger!
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From: "GLEN HAUG" <glenehaug@msn.com>
To: <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 1:27 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Silver Charger
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> I believe Silver Charger was the last regularly assigned engine for trains
> 1 and 44. I used to see #44 north of Hannibal frequently in its last
> year, and the 9908 always seemed to be on the head end, pulling an RPO and
> a coach, usually both heavyweights. These trains ran St. Louis to West
> Quincy, and came off in the spring of 1963. I don't believe this was the
> end of the line for Silver Charger, however. I'm not sure where it was
> assigned after the spring of 1963. Possibly Galesburg to Dayman.
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> Glen Haug
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> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: d.cameron@sympatico.ca
> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:00:56 -0400
> Subject: [CBQ] Silver Charger
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> In answer to Bill Hoss's comment: Yes, that's precisely the train that
> I'll be using 9908 to pull -- St.Louis to Burlington, later cut back to
> either Hannibal or West Quincy (can't remember right now). Trains were
> numbers 1 and 44 by early sixties. I'll be pulling either a Walthers 5
> window or modified Rivarossi 3 window RPO and (for now) a Branchline
> coach.
> Duncan
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> From: wlhoss@aol.com
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] New Poll Created
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> Didn't the Silver Charger finish it's career pulling a heavyweight (mail
> train) out of St. Louis? Aren't cars available for that?
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> Bill Hoss
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