Re: [CBQ] CB&Q and agricultural implements

["Thunder via groups.io" <t_pearson1212=icloud.com@groups.io>]

Hi Ashley. You nailed it with walking into a dealer to get the tractor ordered from the factory. As for how it got there? Could be rail, could be a truck.

The Quad Cities had every major manufacturer at one point. The order would come in for whatever implement, tractor or combine and it would be built and then shipped. If by rail it would either go direct to a spur at the dealer, or the towns team track where it would be unloaded.

servicing would be done at the dealer, or the dealer would come to the farm to repair items that needed it.

the Q put out a record of train music in 66 in conjunction with John Deere. Every year they would do a “ Combine Train” out of East Moline. The Q/BN/BNSF got the Deere stuff and the Milwaukee/SOO would get the Case ones. Wow be unto the crew that mixed red and green. 

if you have any more questions on the shipping I have done the loading, trucking and railroading aspects of it.

Todd P

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