What superb photos! The RR ones are nice, but the real treasures (imho) are the
farms, buildings and small-town landscapes, for people who want to model that
era. And yes, the color is remarkable. Thanks for sharing these.
Jonathan
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> "Everywhere West" script - 3rd from R plus all the RR photos help with
> modeling details for that era.
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> Now you can see why GOOD slide film (Kodachrome) lasts forever with
> beautiful, warm color (some of these are 70 yrs old!!!)
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> Speaking of which, as mentioned in last Zephyr, Kodachrome slide film was
> discontinued by Kodak and the last location able to develope same (Dwayne's
> Photo of Parsons, KS) will stop accepting film on Dec. 30. I am finishing my
> last roll (using a Canon Pellix F1.2/55mm main lens plus possibly some wide
> angle & telephoto lense use as well) on Christmas w/e along the Q near
> Dubuque. If anyone cares to join me, contact me off list. One view I will
> take is a 2010 version of a historic 40's photo by Vachon taken @ E. Dbq
> showing TCZ coming into the depot. He is one of the group of photographers
> hired by the Federal Gov't in the 30's/40's to document American life, etc.
> One of his counterparts, Jack Delano, is well known for his RR photos during
> WWII burt Vachon was his equal. (both men have slides in the link below)
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> I expect to take a good view of the IC/Q E. Dbq depot - easier to do now that
> a tree that had overgrown on S end has been removed Also the diamond @ W
> portal of the tunnel and an original 1886 CB&N stone viaduct under the tracks
> just north of E. Dubuque (then known as Dunleith). Will also take you to
> unbelievable view atop the bluff with tunnel underneath & RR bridge at your
> feet and the old Dubuque Star brewery across the river whuch was at end of
> the CB&N/CB&Q spur off IC tracks serving industry along the Dubuque shore
> including Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, now part of the National River Museum
> (ex-CB&N depot there as well)
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> NOW for those of you who read this far: a prize! Your choice of a 1960 CB&Q
> or C&S/FtW&D system TT, mailed to the home of the Q fan who 1st answers
> correctly: In the good 'ol days (1940-1950's) before all the mergers &
> abandoments, which RR had the most interchange points with the Burlington?
> Seems like a very simple question doesn't it?
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> I gleaned the answer from a more authoritive source than an Offical Guide - a
> 1940's CB&Q book used internally by the Burlington to handle foreign cars on
> line; i.e. where were they to be interchanged, codewords for car types, which
> NON-connecting lines were considered likely sources for interchanged
> equipment (good info for modeling) etc etc. Will share all of this next week
> as part of my tradition of unique Q data @ Christmas time.
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> This was America from 1939 to 1943...like me, many of you will remember these
> days...thanks to the Library of Congress, color photos like these are
> preserved forever. Near the end you'll see an America gearing up for war --
> great photos of an early P-51 and a training glider.
> Enjoy and pass these on to younger people.
> Click the below from the Denver Post.
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