Periodically we find "locomotive assignment" sheets in CB&Q books or as a supplement in a BRHS Zephyr. These are valuable documents and tools for modelers of a specific era and location. Are there any such documents for waycars? I'm hoping to find records that would indicate if specific waycars were assigned to specific divisions or sub-divisions and if they were what waycars, numbers, served in a given division or subdivision for a specified time period. Would train sheets be of any help here? Any leads or help would be greatly appreciated. I am especially interested in collecting information on waycars that could have been found between Chicago, Aurora, Oregon, IL and the Twin Cities during the 50's and 60's. If you served in this region and can recall a waycar number(s)and about what year you rode it please share the information.
The information generated by my earlier question about what equipment could be found inside waycars proved to be very enlightening for me and produced some knowledge that I had not even considered before posting the question. So now I'm trying to expand my knowledge base regarding CB&Q Waycars and produce more accurate models for the era and area that I model by expanding my data base.
Thanks, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
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