RE: [CBQ] Oiling track

["Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>]

John

What form did the “oiling cars” take?

Rupert

 

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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John D. Mitchell, Jr.
Sent: Friday, 10 January 2014 4:53 p.m.
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Oiling track

 

The Q had oiling cars until the merger. Most railroads that handled a lot of refrigerator cars (salt drippings) had them.

 

On Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:16 PM, Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

 

Charlie

I’m not sure that contractors were used.  A single column article in Railway Age Gazette 1912 volume 53 page 615 refers to the Burlington and Illinois Central oiling their tracks including the statement “The Burlington used about 1,800 gal. of oil per mile at a total cost for the first 39 miles of about $50 per mile.  The Illinois Central used about 2,200 gal. per mile.”  The phraseology of the article suggests that the companies were doing their own work and makes no reference to contractors or widespread railroad oiling.  If they had been using contractors, I would have expected a similar oil usage over both lines.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

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