December 9, 2016
Ted - I agree. Over the past few months, there's been a series of 8x10
newspaper photographs marked "Watermark" being sold on EBay that all originated
from Des Moines. I believe the Q aluminum side hopper image is one from that
same series. Merry Christmas - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 12/8/2016 10:40:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
Hello,
The other
possible CBQ location is in Des Moines, where Iowa Transfer RR was under wire
at one time and FDDM&S was also in the same area, west of Shortline
Tower.
ted
At 09:33 AM 12/8/2016, you wrote:
Hol,
when Iowa and trolley lines are mentioned most might think the photo was
taken in Mason City IA on the Mason City & Clear Lake (later Iowa
Traction). But I’m not sure as the support brackets don’t match photos I
have seen of the MC&CL.
As it is a CB&Q car in 1947
the photo more likely is on the Southern Iowa Railway, which was an electric
line that ran from Centerville to Moravia, and also had a line to Albia till
1948. Also known as the Centerville Light & Traction Co, then
Centerville, Albia & Southern Ry. the lines were acquired by Iowa
Southern Utilities and in 1941 became known as the Southern Iowa Ry, owned
and operated by the Utility company, which was a large user of coal. Most
likely the photo was taken at a utility coal pile in the Centerville or
Albia area. The coal pile area is not served by the electric line, so could
be a Q served industry adjacent to the juice line.
Doug
Harding
www.iowacentralrr.org
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [
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Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016
8:47 AM
To: CB&Q Group
Subject: [CBQ] Aluminum Side
Hopper [2 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from Hol Wagner
included below]
Interesting negative currently for sale on ebay
(image attached) showing Q twin hopper 190854 which received aluminum side
and end panels experimentally at Havelock in August 1944. The seller
says the image for sale was taken in Iowa in 1947, and it is clearly at an
industrial property, with overhead trolley lines visible beside the
track. Any ideas where this might be? One notable change in the
lettering on the car since the builder's photo (also attached): It is
now stenciled "FOR USE ON BURLINGTON LINES ONLY IN COMPANY COAL
SERVICE." And yet it is apparently in revenue coal service in this
photo.
Hol
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