Re: [CBQ] Trailer on Flat Car - A Different Twist

["William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>]

To add to Fred's response, these Mobile Home and House Trailer loads were in the consist of CB&Q Train 61 Galesburg to Hannibal July 3 circa 1966-67:

SOO	5817	LF	FMC. 85' flat car. Special hydraulic tie downs for mobile homes. Series #5791-5829 (Odd numbers only).	10	Mobile Home			Macomb	IL	HeiMobHom	High Wide Load
BO	9802	LF	FMS. 53' 6" flat car. Equipped to handle auto frames. Series #9800-9845.	10	House Trailer			Macomb	IL	Shelor Mobile Homes	High Wide Load
LN	21208	LF	FM. 53' 6" AAR Steel Flat Car. Built 1943 by Greenville. Series #21100-21399.	10	House Trailer			Macomb	IL	Shelor Mobile Homes	High Wide Load
GTW	619062	LF	FMS. 60' Flat. Built 1965. Cars in series equipped with cushioning devices and restrainers for handling Ford auto and truck frames. Series #619026-619075.	10	House Trailer			Macomb	IL	Shelor Mobile Homes	High Wide Load

These were on the head end of train. Motors were GP30 949 GP35 982 F7B 166B and GP7 260. Waycar was CB&Q 13611 (30' Steel Waycar. Class NE-13. Built 1964 by Morrison International. Series #13590-13639).

Bill Hirt

On 5/20/2019 7:49 AM, Fred Crissey wrote:

Tom:

A good question.  I can not tell you it's on the caboose track but during that time period the Q handled a lot of new travel trailers on flat cars.  The reason given to me was that the State of Illinois had some restrictions on moving trailers over the highway through the state.  One way to avoid this was to move them by rail.  A lot of trailers were (and still are) built in Northern Indiana and Michigan and those sold to customers west of Illinois had to get them some way.  You have to remember the Interstate Highway network was still being built at this time.  The restrictions were lifted later in the '60s and the traffic disappeared.  A different load for the model railroaders.

Fred Crissey

On Monday, May 20, 2019, 07:24:16 AM CDT, Tom Mack via Groups.Io <thommack=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

The following slide just showed up on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-1965-Kodachrome-Slide-CB-Q-Burlington-Route-14591-Caboose-Lineup-F31/392298304244

Anyone have a clue as to what the travel trailer on the flat car is doing on the caboose track????
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