Hol - What kind of coupler is that on the Aleutian, or is it some kind of
covering for cosmetic purposes?
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 2/19/2014 3:45:39 P.M. Central Standard Time,
holpennywagner@msn.com writes:
Here are the other two.
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Chris:
Yeah, there are four photos of the Aleutian in the Barriger collection --
all taken in Wyoming. And I was very pleased to find them -- see flipped
and cleaned up copies attached. The car was purchased by the Q in 1940 from
the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad of Alaska, where it had been
numbered 100 and was the private car of copper magnate Stephen Birch. Why the
Q named it Aleutian is baffling, since it never came within 700 miles of
the Aleuts and the Aleutian Islands while it was in Alaska. These are the
only shots I have seen of this car on the Q before it was rebuilt and
modernized at the Aurora shops in 1952, so they were quite a find for me. The
Q
sold the car to the Missouri Portland Cement Co. in 1966, and when they were
through with it it was donated to the National Museum of Transport in St.
Louis.
Hol
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To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: tc atkins@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:23:54 -0600
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Barriger Photos, CONSOLIDATED INDEX - More
additions
By the way, if #387 is in Thermop, then so is 386, which shows the side
business car Aleutian.
Looks like it is at the St. Louis Transportation Museum. I don't know
anything about this car, but there is a blurb about it here:
http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/railroad_museums/stlouis/passenger_index.html
I'm sure one of you knows all about it.
Chris Atkins
Lewisville, TX
On 2/19/14, 1:50 PM, archie hayden wrote:
CHRIS, # 387 HAS THAT SAME HILLSIDE SIGN BUT THE MOST INTERESTING ASPECT
OF THE IMAGE WAS THE BURLINGTON ROUTE STENCILED STEP STOOL THEY ARE USING.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT SPECIFIC STENCIL BUT THE ONE I HAVE HAS BURLINGTON
OVER THE OVAL OPENING AND ROUTE UNDER IT. BOTH SEEM TO BE TWO TONE WITH
WHITE TOP AND PULLMAN GREEN BOTTOM. ARCHIE
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