Whatever is left would have to be in non-interchange service since they would
be
over 40 years old. I haven't seen any BNSF freight rosters out there to be
able
to cross reference to the Q freight roster. That is a good question, but I'm
not sure of an information source to be able to answer it. If someone did have
this information, a home could be made for it on the BRHS website.
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/rosters.html ;
Bryan J. Howell
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From: cbqfan007 <webersa@uwplatt.edu>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 2:52:10 AM
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q cars still in use
Group,
Recently I was standing trackside in East Dubuque waiting for a friend to go
past me (I took a picture of his engines and the East Dubuque Station sign) and
while I watched the train ahead of the one I was waiting for roll by, there was
a tank car with BN reporting marks but the Burlington Route herald and
Burlington were still clearly visible and actually looked pretty good. I wasn't
expecting to see that tank car that day otherwise I would have gotten my camera
out sooner.
But I got to thinking, just exactly how many CB&Q (not FW&D because it existed
much later after the BN merger) cars are still running around on the BN system
today? I have seen many (a dozen or so) of the old hoppers that are used in tie
service that still have Q numbers and reporting marks. The other day marked the
second time I have seen a real reminder of the Q on a tank car--I saw one out
duck hunting a couple of years ago.
And, I am aware of a few ex Q engines still being on the active BNSF roster in
one form or another. Those I am not wondering about.
I was just thinking if anyone had starting building a list or reference point
about freight cars that were still in use on their home rails.
Thanks,
Sam
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