Re: [CBQ] CBQ Airbrake Instruction Car 31

["jpslhedgpeth via Groups.Io" <jpslhedgpeth=aol.com@groups.io>]

Are those "square" boxes underneath the car..not the rounded one, but the two side by side boxes for ICE for the "air conditioning" of that era for those cars ??

Pete

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From: HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@msn.com>
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] CBQ Airbrake Instruction Car 31

Louis:

The car was built as CB&Q 206 (along with sister 205) by Barney & Smith in May 1911 as parlor-lounge-observation cars for Chicago-Twin Cities service.  The 205 was retired on June 28, 1941, and its body used atsa building at Ottumwa, Iowa.  The 206 was converted in March 1942 into air brake instruction car 31, numbered above 1929 dynamometer car 30.  The photos were taken by company photographer Fred Lehmann at the Aurora shops upon completion of the conversion.  Car 31 was retired on Nov. 27, 1951, and scrapped at Eola.

Cars 205-206 were the last open platform observation cars built for the Q.  Among the last revenue use of the 206 was on a railfan trip out of Chicago on June 15, 1941, two views of which are attached.

Hol

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Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] CBQ Airbrake Instruction Car 31

 

June 30, 2019

Hudson - Thanks for sharing these wonderful old photographs. In the interior images, look closely and you'll see that the air brake stands are mounted on casters to where they can pivot outwards for instruction, then be pushed aside to be out-of-the-way. Can anyone ID the brake systems? These are absolutely gorgeous glass plate images taken by a very technically competent photographer. I don't recognize the background skyline in the car broadside image, but it's most likely Chicago.

These images would have to date to when the Q was retiring its fleet of wood sided passengers cars for all-steel heavyweight cars. Thus, this outside vestibule car was converted into an instruction car.  What luxury the engine crews enjoyed while taking air brake instruction in such a fancy setting. I imagine that the pressurized air needed came from a track side location such as at a large depot or roundhouse. Does anyone know what car this originally was and any details on it? - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL

In a message dated 6/29/2019 8:19:51 PM Central Standard Time, hudsonl@skypoint.com writes:

CBQ Airbrake Instruction Car 31 from the NPRHA Hawk Collection.

-Hudson

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