|
Louis,
There was a wye at East Leavenworth. It was 90 lb rail with
cinder ballast. So it would have been possible have the
locomotives run around the train for the return move to Kansas
City. The Q served the two largest industries in Leavenworth - a
farm equipment manufacturer who's name escapes me at the moment
and what became Bay State Milling. At an auction several years I
bought the records collection out of the Leavenworth office the
last year it was open (1982) at an auction. However, there was no
Q material after I went through it all, just BN material and
regular complaint letters from Bay State Milling to the BN about
the local engine crew running their loco over their scale.
Bill Hirt
On 7/20/2018 12:26 PM, Louis Zadnichek
via Groups.Io wrote:
July 20, 2018
Hubert - Thanks for positively ID'ing the image
of the Zephyr train paused at East Leavenworth, MO. And
I'll now go along with Pete's comments about the man in
the hat and coat standing beneath the sign as possibly
being a train master riding the special movement. What's
even more interesting to me is that my dad was train
master at St. Joseph, MO, at the time. So, that person
might indeed be my dad. Was there a wye at East
Leavenworth to turn the exhibition train, or did the
motors run around it for the return trip to Kansas City?
Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 7/19/2018 9:18:33 PM Central Standard Time,
domelinerdude=yahoo.com@groups.io writes:
I have a souvenir silver
Burlington Route ticket for then exposition runs using
equipment from the Kansas City Zephyr and American Royal
Zephyr, issued for Kansas City to East Leavenworth and
return, January 31, 1953 "aboard the Vista Dome Kansas
City Zephyr including some of the Pullman cars assigned to
the NEW overnight AMERICAN ROYAL ZEPHYR" The schedule on
the ticket shows the excursion trains left Kansas City
Union Station at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm and
7:00pm. The ticket I have was punched for the 3pm trip.
I have seen this photo of the KCZ Vista Dome Parlor at
East Leavenworth before. It was titled as being one of the
debut excursion runs.
My collection also includes a KCZ/ARZ exhibition ticket
for the trips from Quincy to Hannibal on January 26, 1953,
departing Quincy at 330pm, 500pm and 630pm.
Great photo of the KCZ and ARZ equipment, and the Bulletin
issue on the DZ is excellent!
Hubert
_._,_._,_
Groups.io Links:
You receive all messages sent to this group.
View/Reply Online (#55644) |
Reply To Group
|
Mute This Topic
| New Topic
Your Subscription |
Contact Group Owner |
Unsubscribe
[archives@nauer.org]
_._,_._,_
|
|