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Re: [CBQ] Passenger geeps on dinkies

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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 17:52:16 -0400
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I thought "Scoots" was a Milwaukee Road term.  I've heard the C&NW trains referred to as "Streamliners".  PRR's trains to Valpo were also called "Dummies".

To get this back on topic, here is one of my favorite dinky shots (albeit in BN times):

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largofl

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 5:01 PM, KenH khoward@powerup.com.au [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Thanks for that

Ken Howard


On 10/07/2017 6:56 AM, Bryan Howell tubaman21@yahoo.com [CBQ] wrote:
 
Dinkies was slang for commuter trains on the Q. They were scoots on the C&NW and dummies on the Rock.
 
Bryan J. Howell 

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