Thanks Rupert. The one confirms the Q did share in the CA originated business.
Interesting how the care and handling of the silk changed in later times
compared to early on.
Leo
> On Nov 8, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Leo
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> A couple of CB&Q related clippings.
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> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
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> From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Leo Phillipp via groups.io
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> Subject: [CBQ] Silk Trains
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> Just finished an excellent article in the 3rd quarter 2021 of "The Milwaukee
> 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
> descriptions of speed and the written instructions to the effect of "make
> best time possible".
> 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
> Oakland via Central Pacific and U.P. To Omaha as early as 1869. Wonder if the
> 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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