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There is a Burlington Bulletin from a few years ago which reviewed in great detail livensock operation on the Burlington
Somebody probably can quote the number from memory????
Pete
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From: GB <gregbarnes30135@yahoo.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 30, 2013 5:01 pm Subject: [CBQ] 1945 to 1955 operations on Central Nebraska branches The MR guide to livestock railroading whet my appetite to learn more about cattle country. Most intriguing is the grid of branches in Central Nebraska:
Wymore to Crete Fairmont to Helvey Fairmont to Hebron Benedict to Clay Center Edgar to Bruning Burwell to Nelson Palmer to Sargent Jeffers to Huntley DeWitt to Holdredge How did the CB&Q operate these branches, especially during cattle-shipping season? Did locals go between crossing points on the grid? Did pickup-setout trains marshal the loads from each crossing point? What engines were commonly used? It would be interesting to know how a railroad could operator a "checkerboard" pattern of branches efficiently. The CB&Q is a fascinating railroad. Greg Barnes Atlanta, GA __._,_.___
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