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Tue, 9 Nov 2021 04:41:31 +0000 Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 04:41:21 +0000 (UTC) From: "Nolen Null via groups.io" Reply-To: CBQ@groups.io To: "CBQ@groups.io" Message-ID: <2061481324.1688579.1636432881019@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3111967C-48F5-4E45-B056-F5AFBA33F37C@aol.com> References: <3111967C-48F5-4E45-B056-F5AFBA33F37C@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Silk Trains MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: Bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: Sender: CBQ@groups.io List-Id: Mailing-List: list CBQ@groups.io; contact CBQ+owner@groups.io Delivered-To: mailing list CBQ@groups.io X-Gm-Message-State: pBFMCa8W2t0cAaf7PAj7CSThx703214AA= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1688578_1522419955.1636432881018" Content-Length: 8009 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=groups.io; q=dns/txt; s=20140610; t=1636432887; bh=Xu2fX5kFPUNkv98YCctHCJlX6Jto5Pbz9yiF83BLWMA=; h=Content-Type:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To; b=ptxitwRx7mop/xuVn8pEtrZWh/QEpSqK4QejLC7jFBWST0kmPvP8bIsy7nti9ajR/XI ukHVfzkxSjYgJOjX1wnYIW5EGfMKEQTQOrVuQq5jqnGuoNwupzGnzCXPfvd3mc6ihB5WM 6iPMjANza4nWYFeuT8DpFtwC3kc1XpVyNPg= ------=_Part_1688578_1522419955.1636432881018 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I remember sitting in the Burlington IA station about 1965-65 and seeing an= E-5A unit pulling 7 express reefers eastbound with a banner on the 1st car= proclaiming "FRESH CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES"!=C2=A0 =C2=A0I wonder what his= speed limit was once he got across the Mississippi river bridge?=C2=A0 Onl= y time I ever saw and E-5 in service. Nolen Null -----Original Message----- From: Leo Phillipp via groups.io To: CBQ@groups.io Sent: Mon, Nov 8, 2021 10:40 pm Subject: Re: [CBQ] Silk Trains Thanks Rupert. The one confirms the Q did share in the CA originated busine= ss. Interesting how the care and handling of the silk changed in later time= s compared to early on. Leo=20 > On Nov 8, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Rupert Gamlen wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFLeo >=20 > A couple of CB&Q related clippings. >=20 > Rupert Gamlen > Auckland NZ >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: CBQ@groups.io On Behalf Of Leo Phillipp via groups.= io > Sent: Tuesday, 9 November 2021 3:33 pm > To: CBQ@groups.io > Subject: [CBQ] Silk Trains >=20 > Just finished an excellent article in the 3rd quarter 2021 of "The Milwau= kee Railroader" of the MRHA on that roads' silk trains from Seattle/Tacoma = to Chicago. The description of the silk cars and efforts made to keep them = dry and temperature controlled was interesting. > A long time ago the old heads on BN that I worked with used to talk about= the silk and berry specials on the Q. The only thing I recall was their de= scriptions of speed and the written instructions to the effect of "make bes= t time possible".=20 > According to the MRHA article besides the Milw. the GN and NP handled the= business to St Paul and handed it to the Q. The CN and CP also had some of= the business. The article also details movements from San Francisco and Oa= kland via Central Pacific and U.P. To Omaha as early as 1869. Wonder if the= Q handled any of this business from Omaha ? >=20 > Does anyone have any info. about the Q's silk trains and/or business ? >=20 > Leo Phillipp >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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I remem= ber sitting in the Burlington IA station about 1965-65 and seeing an E-5A u= nit pulling 7 express reefers eastbound with a banner on the 1st car procla= iming "FRESH CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES"!   I wonder what his speed = limit was once he got across the Mississippi river bridge?  Only time = I ever saw and E-5 in service.

Nolen= Null


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From: Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=3Daol.com@groups.io>
To: CBQ@groups.io
Sent: Mon, Nov 8, 2021 10:40 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Silk Trains

Thanks Rupert. The one confirms the Q did share in the CA = originated business. Interesting how the care and handling of the silk chan= ged in later times compared to early on.

Leo

> On Nov 8, 2021, at 8:53 P= M, Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com> wrote:>
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> A couple of CB&Q related clippings.
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> Rupert Gamlen
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> From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Leo Philli= pp via groups.io
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>= ; Just finished an excellent article in the 3rd quarter 2021 of "The Milwau= kee Railroader" of the MRHA on that roads' silk trains from Seattle/Tacoma = to Chicago. The description of the silk cars and efforts made to keep them = dry and temperature controlled was interesting.
> A lo= ng time ago the old heads on BN that I worked with used to talk about the s= ilk and berry specials on the Q. The only thing I recall was their descript= ions of speed and the written instructions to the effect of "make best time= possible".
> According to the MRHA article besides t= he Milw. the GN and NP handled the business to St Paul and handed it to the= Q. The CN and CP also had some of the business. The article also details m= ovements from San Francisco and Oakland via Central Pacific and U.P. To Oma= ha as early as 1869. Wonder if the Q handled any of this business from Omah= a ?
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> Does anyone have any inf= o. about the Q's silk trains and/or business ?
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> Leo Phillipp
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