Steve
The earliest split I’ve seen in the Directors Report was the one
for 1881 when they referred to “roads east of the Mississippi River”
and “roads west of the Mississippi River” in the list of equipment.
Previously, the split was “Illinois & Iowa” and “Nebraska”.
The first ORER to show separate Lines East and Lines West management was 1904,
when all the subsidiaries (or almost all) were assimilated into the parent
company. From about 1893, there were three General Offices –
Chicago, St Joseph and Omaha (plus St Paul for the CB&N until 1899).
After 1904, there was just Chicago (Lines East) and Omaha (Lines West)
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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Sent: Sunday, 12 January 2014
10:52 a.m.
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Lines
East/Lines West
Those terms,
indeed, were "Official"...Lines east were those EAST of the Missouri
River...Lines west were those WEST of said river. At one time there
was a General Manager "Lines East" and one for "Lines
West".
The old office building for the
headquarters of "Lines West" still exists as a historical item in
Omaha and has been restored to offices and such...It's an interesting building
with an Atrium in its center. One of the oldest buildings in Omaha.
Someone with a more intimate knowledge of
Q affairs can comment as to when those designations were eliminated.
Pete
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From: Steve Doyle <doylesteve19@yahoo.com>
To: CB&Q <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Jan 11, 2014 12:42 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Lines East/Lines West
Hi, I've
often wondered whether these were official or unofficial terms used by Q
employees, and to what specific geographic areas did they refer?