The "book" consist of 8&1/2x11 sheets of paper in a binder. There are 176 double sided Sheets with 1-4 complete train consists on each page. The info. Is from three separate Aurora Division Condrs. Booking Books for the years covered. It is a treasure trove of info on Q passenger operations on the east end of the system during those years. Below is the format.
Train,Date Condr,engr. Dept,ARR ENGS. Cars .....,type or current useage,destination ..... ". " ..... ". "
This was created by BRHS member Dan Holbrook under the entity Range Research and is copyrighted. The title page states that there would be future editions of material including one on freight car assignments. To my knowledge this was the only work published.
If there is enough interest possibly Dan could be enticed to do a new run or allow the BRHS rights to do so as a project.
Leo Phillipp Director and V.P. Projects of the BRHS
I have never heard of this book. I tried to do a Google search but nothing came up. It sounds like something that would be nice to have. Does it list the actual train consists, etc.? Does anyone know how to possibly get a copy?
Also, while I model 1965 to 1970, since Wikipedia says it was September 1967 that the POD cancelled all "mail by rail" contracts, would these foreign cars potentially have continued in this service until 1967? It would be great if there was a similar book to the one Leo mentions for 1965 to whenever.
Tom Mack Cincinnati, OH ---In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, <qutlx1@...> wrote : 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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