Re: [CBQ] Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

[John Stell <stell_john@yahoo.com>]

Was the station Cass Street?  I thought it was Carr Street.

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From: Duncan Cameron <d.cameron@sympatico.ca>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

 

Bill,

If the train was to Quincy, which side of the Mississippi did it run on?

The indications I have was that #1 had been cut back to Hannibal by then, but maybe it went further.

Duncan

 

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From: William Barber

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 10:53 AM

Subject: [CBQ] Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

 

Larry,

In August, 1961, I rode a late evening train out of Cass Street station (freight  house? It was much of a facility!) to Quincy. As I remember, the train included several head end cars and one coach. On that date, it was pulled by Silver Charger, #9908. It was the only time that I ever rode behind it. Somewhere, I have some B&W photos taken at the station that evening. I don't recall whether it was Train #1 or not. 

Bill Barber

Gravois Mills, MO

On Aug 23, 2013, at 4:47 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Re: Train # 1 Mail Train St. Louis to Burlington

Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:27 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Lawrence Thomas" thomasl555@att.net

This train departed St. Louis Union Station around midnight.
Mostly baggage, storage mail, express and an RPO.
The timetable lists "coach, St. Louis-Burlington&qu ot;.
Before being discontinued without fanfare, I think that this was
one of the CB&Q trains that were moved to the Cass Street Station
on the northside of downtown St. Louis to avoid terminal and station
charges. Southbound the train was No. 12.
Larry Thomas
TRRA Historical Society

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