Re: [BRHSlist] [CBQ] 30,000 Images Now Available

["Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

January 8, 2021

 

Bill - I couldn't have said it "better" than you.....  When I first approached Bill about creating this Burlington Route digital image archive, he and I had absolutely no idea that it would take off like it did and become such a treasure trove for railroad historians. 

 

Bill, Chuck, Rupert and I have put in many thousands of hours working together over the years to source the images shown, as well as research and categorize them.  As Bill so aptly puts it, "It is gratifying to see that BRHS members are using the Flickr Gallery."

 

One other name I'd like to add to Bill's "recognition list" is that of retired CB&Q/BN/Amtrak locomotive engineer Bob Campbell.  Bob has an absolutely phenomenal memory of Lines East locations and has been invaluable in ID'ing where images were taken.

 

Whereas every railroad historian has his or her favorite subject matter, be it steam or diesel locomotives; freight or passenger cars/trains; MOW equipment; structures such as coal chutes, depots, towers, roundhouses, bridges or tunnels, Bill, Chuck, Rupert and I have done all we can to include just about every possible subject in the Flickr Gallery.   

 

Personally, my favorite Album is "People And Railroad Personnel."  There never would've been a Burlington Route without the people who commercially supported it and the employees who made it all happen.  The Flickr Gallery memorializes them all.

 

In closing, I'd like to invite every BRHS member to seriously consider scanning their image collections and then contributing the scans for posting in the Flickr Gallery. Their scans will live on to educate those railroad historians who will come after us - Louis

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL     

 

In a message dated 1/5/2021 12:12:22 PM Central Standard Time, clipperw@gmail.com writes:

 

Ray,

 

There are four of us currently involved directly with the Flickr gallery. Included are Louis Zadnichek, the originator of the project and primary source for many of the photos, Chuck Zeiler, who has an extensive collection of his own photos related to the Q and has done much of the creation and organization of the Flickr site itself, Rupert Gamlen in New Zealand, who has a large collection of Q photos and material and who is an outstanding researcher and organizer, and myself with my own collection of Q photos that both my late father and I took over the years starting about 1936 for my dad. In addition, the directors of the BRHS have provided assistance in so many ways including providing a platform for the Q Flickr gallery within the BRHS website. I know I will overlook someone, but specifically Jack Schroeder, Dave Lotz, Charlie Vlk and Hol Wagner have always provided valuable assistance with information and material wherever possible or needed. We are so very pleased with the BRHS relation allowing the material that we have collected to be available to the very people that can use it, rather than keeping it confined to a relatively small group. It is gratifying to see that BRHS members are using the Flickr gallery. 

 

Bill Barber

Gravois Mills, MO

On Jan 5, 2021, at 11:07 AM, Ray Bedard <tczephyr@hotmail.com> wrote:

A BIG THANK YOU to the fLickr team that has coordinated and managed and maintained all the files. I know it's a lot of work, but know that we all appreciate your efforts. 

 

And to all those that have contributed photos to build up the 30,000 plus photos, THANK YOU for sharing these with us.

 

Ray Bedard

San Jose Ca

 

PS I may have missed something, what members make up the flicker team?

 

 

 

 

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