Here's a list of foreign cars in Q trains between CUS and Galesburg, or CUS and Savanna both east and westbound used for mail,express,etc between 1960-64. Source Is the "Burlington Route Conductors booking books" 1992 by Range Research. It's a compilation of three Condrs. Books. PRR,NYC,REX,DLW,UP,NP,GN,SP,B&O,TP,MP,SOU,RI.
These trains were a mixture of regularly scheduled, extra sections, extras, and even a couple "berry specials". As mentioned in another response many of the mail trains had the converted troop sleepers.
Leo Phillipp
Well it is not from 1965 but I have a conductors book fron1955. cars that show up are mainly from: The Pennsylvania, B&O, UP, SP, & NYC.
I don’ t think that much would have changed by ’65 however after that mergers start hapening.
Hope this helps.
Ken Martin
I'm putting together an approximation of a CB&Q storage mail and express train from about 1965. Clearly, Q cars would be in it. But I am wondering which other railroads would have contributed cars.As I said, the train is an approximation, using off the shelf cars. One of which, anyway, is brass. So it is not intended to be an accurate train. I've got some Walthers E units on order, and they will need something to pull.Suggestions appreciated, and thank you, Edward Sutorik
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