Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Wheel Reports

["Bill Scott wscott@optonline.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I was looking at the wheel report from GN train 82, April 19, 1968, and wondered, why weren’t the cars bound for the same destination all grouped together?  For example, there were a dozen cars bound for Chicago, but only a few pairs can be found, and never more than pair together.  Was it the receiving yard’s problem to sort the cars, and the sending yard didn’t bother to do that all?  So, I guess my question is, how were outbound train composed? Randomly, or was there a method to their apparent randomness?

Bill Scott

On Nov 1, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Bill Hirt whirt@fastmail.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Tom,

I assume you have looked at <http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/index2.htm?GNEFreightCars.htm>. There are a number of GN wheel reports. They will give you an idea what cars were transferred from the GN to the Q at the Twin Cities for forwarding on the C&I.

Bill

On 10/31/2015 7:30 PM, thommack@yahoo.com [CBQ] wrote:

Does anyone have any late 60's CB&Q wheel reports for trains between Chicago and Savanna / Mpls / St. Paul? and vice versa? I have a few from Galesburg to Savanna but not across the C&I.

Tom Mack

Cincinnati, OH

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