Re: [CBQ] The St. Paul Accord ?

["kurthayek via Groups.Io" <kurthayek=yahoo.com@groups.io>]

MNS had rights over CGW (and later CNW) from Northfield to Randolph on CGW main line. Substantial interchange traffic MNS to CGW/CNW at Randolph; at least as much with RI, possibly more. Southbound trains always had big pickup at Randolph.

Looking at GN 1968 wheel reports (for example Train 88 of 4-23-68) shows cars for CBQ and CNW about equal but slightly favoring Q. Nice block of 19 ice reefers (apples and spuds) going to CNW in this train. When looking at older photos of CNW trains leaving Twin Cities there is always a big block of WFEX/FGEX ice reefers on the point.

From these wheel reports the estimated interchange breakdown was CBQ about 1/3, CNW about 1/4, SOO, MILW, and RI combined for most of the rest, with a little to MNS and CGW.

Up to the UP takeover of CNW there was still substantial interchange between BN and CNW at Minneapolis, about 80 to 100 cars each way every day. In the mid-1990s we even built a train at Northtown for CNW (east traffic) with CNW power. CNW crew departed with train from Northtown.

Kurt Hayek

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