Re: [CBQ] Missouri train orders - Mostly 1967 and 1968

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

Dave,

That is what I figured. However, why would they do this? Was there some 
agreement about crewing detour trains because obviously a Hannibal 
Division crew could handle a train on the Hannibal Division.
Bill Hirt

On 8/21/2020 2:26 PM, Dave Weber wrote:
> ottumwa div crews handeling the trains not qualified on hannibal div hence the 
> pilots.
>
> > On Aug 21, 2020, at 1:04 PM, William Hirt <whirt@fastmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > More train orders from the Hedgpeth/Ohrnell collection.
> >
> > June 22, 1967 was particularly busy day on the St. Joseph-Brookfield-West Quincy line as 
> > trains were detouring off the Iowa east-west mainline. There is a track car line up in the 
> > Hannibal file for that day. Usual Iowa mainline trains 7, 30, LW 68 and LC 70 were 
> > detouring in addition to the regular scheduled trains on the line. Train orders from 
> > Brookfield and St. Joseph have orders for Extra 9942A West running as #7. Both sets of 
> > orders have pilots along the C&E. Maybe someone can explain why this CB&Q train 
> > would have pilots on CB&Q track?
> >
> > Bill Hirt
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