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Re: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q Trip February 19, 1966 - St. Louis to Hannibal Behind

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q Trip February 19, 1966 - St. Louis to Hannibal Behind 4960
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:06:19 -0800 (PST)
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Ditto machines used wood alcohol. I'm one of the old coots that used them!

--- On Wed, 1/26/11, califconure <jonathanharris@earthlink.net> wrote:


From: califconure <jonathanharris@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q Trip February 19, 1966 - St. Louis to Hannibal Behind 
4960
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 10:48 PM


  



I believe what you mean is methanal (=formaldehyde). I vividly recall the 
sickly sweet smell from school (elementary school through college). Methanol is 
methyl alcohol (so-called "wood alcohol"). Both are nasty and toxic. 
jonathan

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "dieselpop1" <dieselpop1@...> wrote:
>
> The solvent was methanol.
> W. D. Hoy
> 
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@ wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I'll bet nobody, or maybe just a few "old coots" know what Ted means when 
> > re refers to "Ditto Flyers....they smelled so good".
> > 
> > The "jelly" used in the "ditto" process had a very unique and special 
> > odor...Kind of sweet and very pleasant...I can't describe it, but I would 
> > recognize it instantly..
> > 
> > Right Ted
> > 
> > Pete
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Theo <hi_jeanx@>
> > To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 3:43 pm
> > Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Trip February 19, 1966 - St. Louis to Hannibal Behind 
> > 4960
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Way back, three Wesleyan students rode what was billed as the Last Steam 
> > Excursion Via the CB&Q out of St. Louis Union Station. The date was 
> > February 19, 1966. Handing out ditto fliers (they smelled so good) and 
> > getting $.50 dues, they recruited 110 others on the trip to fight to save 
> > CB&Qs steam, with their ultimate effort what became the Monticello Railway 
> > Museum. I don't remember much of the rest of the trip, but the early action 
> > was spectacular on a nearly windless, grey day that allowed the 4960's 
> > plume to rise majestically perhap 400 feet, with hundreds of people on the 
> > top of the levee in a
> > strictly-enforced photo run-by line getting a thousand shots and movies 
> > (there were 800 people on the train at least).
> > 
> > The museum needs a slide or photo of that event to use in its PowerP show 
> > history being put together.
> > 
> > If anyone can find something they could use, it will be to great thanks.
> > 
> > Ted Lemen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>









      

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