[CBQ] Re: Stock Cars on the C&I

[herrick@krausonline.com]

Rich and listers,

I once talked to a retired employee of the canning plant about their side 
business of fattening cattle on the by-products of vegetable packing, i.e. the 
discarded vines et al. He said the cattle came in by rail and left by truck for 
Chicago after they were suitably fattened for slaughter. I think RR told me he 
recalled seeing piles of sileage at the canning plant. This process must have 
ended long before Leo worked for the BN or I'm sure he would have mentioned it.

Bob Herrick

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, rgortowski@... wrote:
>
> List,
> 
> I'm modeling 1950, and I'm wondering if you would see live cattle inbound 
> from Minneapolis/St. Paul heading east to Chicago?  Also, would you see NP or 
> GN stock cars heading east on the C&I?  I could certainly see empties heading 
> west to get them back to the home roads.
> 
> Also meat related - the Swift plant in Rochelle received live beef/hogs from 
> where?
> 
> I appreciate any answers I can get.
> 
> Rich G.
>




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