RE: [CBQ] CB&Q UP Run-through Chicago - Grand Island

["'Nolen Null' NNull@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Randy,

 

RE: "Trackside around Chicago 1957-1965 with George G. Speir", by Edward M. DeRouin, Morning Sun Books, copyright 1999, page 46:  "The Q and UP participated in one of the first locomotive pools, beginning with GP9s in 1959".  I cite this only because I happened to be looking through the book today and it stuck in my memory (if only temporarily).  There may well be better, more definitive, information available elsewhere.

 

Nolen Null

 

From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:36 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q UP Run-through Chicago - Grand Island

 

 

Greetings,

 

I have several calendar customers that would like to know when the CB&Q/UP run-through trains began over Grand Island. Our 2013 calendar had an 8/1963 image (Q GP30 front and rear with 3 UP GP30's in between) on Sherman Hill. I thought it was well before '63 or maybe that era for the interchange/infrastructure being completed is when the run-throughs got started. 

 

CGI was the train symbol, Advanced CGI was also used. 

 

Were these trains started in 1960?

 

Any details about the west end train disposition, e.g. western terminus would be appreciated.

 

Thank-you in advance.

 

Regards,

 

Randy Danniel

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