Re: [CBQ] Hand signals

["Rupert Gamlen" <gamlenz@hotmail.com>]

Ken

Maxon first appears in the Official Guide in 1885, at which time Maxon was only Assistant Superintendent, which seems a bit lowly to have a town named after yourself. Usually a town was named for a director. It may be that he had a special connection to the area or that his father (with a first name of Edward or similar) worked for the company and it was named after him.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Rupert Gamlen
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 3:20 pm
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Hand signals

 

Ken

J B Maxon was Assistant Superintendent in 1886 and Superintendent, Middle Division, Iowa & Missouri Lines, based in Ottumwa in 1888, but he had left the company by 1890. According to trainorders.com, the town was named for “Ed Maxon, who was the CB&Q's East Iowa Supt in the late 1880's.”  I haven’t found a date yet of when Maxon was established to tie it in to Maxon’s seniority. I’ll dig further and try to join the dots.

Towns named after CB&Q officials forms part of a Burlington Bulletin article I have recently sent to Dave Lotz.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Ken Vandevoort
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2022 11:59 am
To: CBQ@groups.io
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Hand signals

 

Does Maxon have anything to do with the name on the junction with the Iowa Central on the east side of Albia?

Ken Vandevoort

_._,_._,_

---

Groups.io Links:

You receive all messages sent to this group.

View/Reply Online (#64755) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic
Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [archives@nauer.org]

_._,_._,_