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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Silk Trains
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 22:46:18 -0600
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The Research Gods must be smiling today!
Good work, Rupert!
Charlie Vlk
> On Nov 8, 2021, at 10:03 PM, Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=3Daol.com=
@groups.io> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFThanks Rupert. The one confirms the Q did share in the CA origin=
ated business. Interesting how the care and handling of the silk changed in=
 later times compared to early on.
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>> On Nov 8, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> A couple of CB&Q related clippings.
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>> Rupert Gamlen
>> Auckland NZ
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Leo Phillipp via groups=
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>> Sent: Tuesday, 9 November 2021 3:33 pm
>> To: CBQ@groups.io
>> Subject: [CBQ] Silk Trains
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>> Just finished an excellent article in the 3rd quarter 2021 of "The Milwa=
ukee 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 abou=
t the silk and berry specials on the Q. The only thing I recall was their d=
escriptions of speed and the written instructions to the effect of "make be=
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>> According to the MRHA article besides the Milw. the GN and NP handled th=
e business to St Paul and handed it to the Q. The CN and CP also had some o=
f the business. The article also details movements from San Francisco and O=
akland via Central Pacific and U.P. To Omaha as early as 1869. Wonder if th=
e Q handled any of this business from Omaha ?
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>> Does anyone have any info. about the Q's silk trains and/or business ?
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>> Leo Phillipp
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>> <Silk Train 1896 C7 v21 p142.jpg>
>> <Silk train R&LE 1912 v25 p1-2.pdf>
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