Hol, Study 384 as it appears to have a depot and several side tracks,
maybe the order of the two images offers a clue. In #398 there is a
MP 335 on the bridge and you can see the rock sign on the hill in the
background. If this is Thermopolis then Bonneville is about 32 miles
away. Archie
On Feb 19, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Hol Wagner wrote:
Louis:
It's just a standard AAR bottom-operated coupler, nothing special
about it as far as I can see.
Hol
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From: LZadnichek@aol.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:59:20 -0500
Subject: Re: FW: [CBQ] CB&Q Barriger Photos, CONSOLIDATED INDEX -
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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.
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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From: tc atkins@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:23:54 -0600
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Barriger Photos, CONSOLIDATED INDEX - More
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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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