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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=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Leo
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>> 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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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CBQ@groups.io <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
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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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