Re: [CBQ] Operating Questions about Omaha Area

["'John Trulson' norskeviking@msn.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

According to the directory of industries, the Q serviced 117 industries in Omaha of which the Q serviced 44 industries a lone while the rest were shared with other lines.

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From: Bill Hirt whirt@fastmail.com [CBQ]

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 9:58 AM

Subject: Re: [CBQ] Operating Questions about Omaha Area

 

Rick,

There was an article in October 1958 issue of Trains about meat trains. The focus was on the Illinois Central, but there is also discussion on other railroads trains at South Omaha.

The operating data sheets that the BRHS republished about 15 years also has information about what trains were supposed to work at Pacific Junction and at Omaha.

One former Omaha trainmaster told me at one time the Q had 16 switch jobs working on a shift in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area.

Bill

On 7/5/2015 11:37 AM, Rick rkeil6721@hotmail.com [CBQ] wrote:

All
 
How did the Q interchange traffic in the Omaha area?  Would everything find its way to Lincoln for classification and forwarding to Denver, Chicago or Kansas City?  Would they use Pacific Jct to move stuff south or for east-west trains to pick up blocks?
 
Also, how did they interchange with the other railroads in Omaha, were there transfer runs between the UP, RI, Milwaukee, CN&W and MoPac?  It seems there would be a fair amount of interchange at the stockyards but I'm interested in the other general freight generated and received for all the industries in the downtown area.
 
Are there any books or articles that cover the operations in the Omaha area?
 
Thanks
 
Ricky Keil
Papillion, NE

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