Rupert, attached is a photo of Earl Smutz, CBQ depot agent at Stockport and Birmingham IA in 1972. It shows him using a “portable” office, which consists of a Ford Econoline van. Earl’s office has a sliding door vs the double hinged doors. Birmingham and Stockport were on a small branchline in SE Iowa that was worked out of Fort Madison. Earl was agent at both depots and was assigned the office van so he could be on site when the train moved from one town to the other. The photo is not the best as it was a snapshot of a framed photo hanging on the wall inside the Stockport Depot, which is now a small museum. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org From: CBQ@groups.io [mailto:CBQ@groups.io] On Behalf Of Rupert Gamlen
Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 2:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Herald kept alive Ok, thanks. Perhaps that is the answer. Can anyone confirm that the CB&Q had any of these vans?
Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Michael Woodruff
Sent: Monday, 4 March 2019 9:06 a.m.
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Herald kept alive It's a second generation Ford Econoline - same basic body style was used from 1968-1974. Ken
I thought of that but the van looks too modern for 1970. I don’t know anything about U.S. vans - perhaps someone could date the it.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ Just a guess since I don’t know when the photo was taken. Could this have been taken right after the merger and they slapped the BN sticker on the Q customer service van? Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2019 12:47 PM Subject: [CBQ] Herald kept alive
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