No, but Ringing Bros. Barnum & Bailey did and still do! I just thought I would
have a little fun after we talked about shipping corpes.
From: Michael Matalis <mmatalis@sprynet.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Ostriches?
Maybe no one want to stick their neck out on this!
It does sound like an odd obsession with ostriches. Did the Q have
any giraffe cars? :^)
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
Downers Grove IL
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On Jun 29, 2011, at 10:03 PM, John wrote:
> Ostriches?
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> In the preface of the CB&Q "Rules and Instructions for Agents" is
> the statement: "The purpose of this book of rules and instructions
> is to provide station and other employees handling freight and
> passenger traffic with (1) detailed instructions with respect to
> routine procedures and specific problems likely to recur frequently
> enough to warrant such coverage, (2) general instructions with
> respect to the handling, reporting and accounting for all traffic in
> sufficient detail to furnish the reader with an understanding of
> this phase of the railroad business. It is not the purpose of these
> rules to cover unusual or isolated matters which must be handled in
> accordance with special instructions"
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> Then Rule 364 in pertinent part states:"Agents must issue live stock
> contracts in duplicate for all shipments of live stock, live wild
> animals or ostriches, in carloads or less (or emigrants' movables in
> which live stock is included), and must not issue any other form of
> receipt or bill of lading."
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> Further, Rule 365 states in pertinent part states: "Decline to
> receive livestock, live wild animals or ostriches consigned 'to
> order of' or 'notify' any firm or individual".
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> From the above, one could logically conclude that ostriches were
> routinely shipped on the CB&Q, yet I have never found an agent that
> shipped one!
>
> This might make a good article for the "Bulletin" or "Zephyr".
>
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