- 41. [CBQ] Re: Burlington & Ottumwa (IA) Yards (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:51:58 -0600
- The Burlington Junction handles the switching in Quincy Illinois along the riverfront and at the ADM plant (formerly known as Moormans) near 30th street in Quincy. IIRC, the Burlington Junction start
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-12/msg00117.html (10,552 bytes)
- 42. [CBQ] Aurora Illinois Waycar Photo (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:49:29 -0600
- List, I just added to the photo section (in an album appropriately entitled "John Lewis) a shot of a waycar lettered CB&Q 13690. Obviously in primer, I took the picture from the eastbound Illinois Ze
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-10/msg00051.html (9,837 bytes)
- 43. [CBQ] Chinese Steam & the Fort Madison, Farmington & Western (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:16:12 -0600
- For you fans that may be looking for something else to do in addition to riding/chasing the Chinese engines on the weekend of the 16th & 17th, allow me to suggest a visit to the Fort Madison, Farming
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-09/msg00010.html (11,897 bytes)
- 44. [CBQ] Re: Help with steel water tank location? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 09:28:22 -0600
- I'll take a wild guess and say Hannibal, Missouri? (due to the bluffs in the background). Regards, John Lewis Palmyra, Missouri with to be Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-05/msg00020.html (10,087 bytes)
- 45. [CBQ] Hannibal, Missouri is looking for an engine (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 23:40:12 -0600
- I saw this on the Railway Preservation News site this evening and thought you all might find it of interest. I post this for your information only (while I could make sarcastic comments on how the ci
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-05/msg00090.html (10,802 bytes)
- 46. [CBQ] Illinois Zephyr, Pioneer Zephyr & The Race Track (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:01:44 -0600
- List, Just completed a two day visit to Chicago courtesy Amtrak and the Illinois Zephyr (round trip from Quincy). Purpose of the trip was to take our two young daughters to the American Girl store in
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2006-03/msg00169.html (10,901 bytes)
- 47. [CBQ] Re: SD40 Decaling (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:30:02 -0600
- I've found that it is easier to paint the white stripe ... decaling it is a real pain. Regards, John Lewis Palmyra, Missouri Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://grou
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-12/msg00015.html (9,234 bytes)
- 48. [CBQ] Office Car Burlington has a new name (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:24:22 -0600
- For those of you that track the Burlington's fleet of passenger cars that are still in operation, I saw on trainorders.com that Harry Murphy's Office Car Burlington, most recently BNSF #1, Mississipp
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-12/msg00086.html (10,091 bytes)
- 49. [CBQ] Re: Office Car Burlington has a new name (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:22:15 -0600
- Charlie, They would be the 'executive' units. When the SD70MACs debuted on the BN, fellow Q enthusiast John Jacobs and I coined the term 'disco paint'. Reason being, becuase like disco music, the pai
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-12/msg00140.html (10,600 bytes)
- 50. [CBQ] Re: Rochelle Depot (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:28:12 -0600
- Same thing happened to the Palmyra, Missouri depot in the fall of 1990. Absolutely nothing wrong with the building at all. No advance notice. No one had a clue that it was about to happen until a BN
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-12/msg00141.html (11,522 bytes)
- 51. [CBQ] 1976 American Freedom Train on the CB&Q (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:23:20 -0500
- Charlie, I thought the Freedom Train arrived in Chicago from the east behind the T1; it left Chicago westbound behind 4449. IIRC, 4449 arrived from the west running light and had a crossing encounter
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-09/msg00143.html (12,085 bytes)
- 52. [CBQ] Re: Ft Madison, Farmington, & Western RR Open for 2007 ? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:09:11 -0600
- Friends, I am a regular volunteer on the FMF&W (in the Q waycar, no less). According to a letter that I received this week from the FMF&W General Manager (a BNSF engineer), Mr. Miner has been diagnos
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-08/msg00059.html (10,935 bytes)
- 53. [CBQ] Jerry Appleman (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:43:04 -0500
- I always have looked forward to the monthly updates on Jerry Appleman's site ... he has featured a TON of great Q stuff over the years. The site hasn't been updated since March 1st, which is unusual.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-06/msg00039.html (9,137 bytes)
- 54. [CBQ] Re: E-5a Silver ? on display south of Dallas, TX? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:28:06 -0600
- Bill and Joe are correct. The 9911 at the Illinois RR Museum is the one and only E5 with us today. The former CB&Q 9990 was donated to Keller TX for display and was repainted from it's dinky scheme t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-06/msg00083.html (10,830 bytes)
- 55. [CBQ] Re: Zephyr Returns Home (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:57:14 -0600
- I hope the NZ and the 9911 are back together again soon .... looks like a road trip to Union is in order this summer! Regards, John Lewis Palmyra, Missouri switcher in the black paint scheme. -- Yaho
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-12/msg00122.html (10,177 bytes)
- 56. [CBQ] Grand Canyon Steam finished (score: 1)
- Author: John Lewis <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:40:55 -0500
- Noticed on another internet site (trainorders.com) that the Grand Canyon Railway has pulled the plug on steam operations, laying off in excess of 20 employees.Relevance to this list is that the GCRR
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-09/msg00039.html (9,954 bytes)
- 57. [CBQ] 10 years! (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:02:52 -0600
- Congrats and a humble tip of my cover to my good friend Dave Lotz and all those who make this family possible .... Regards, John Lewis Palmyra, Missouri -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-09/msg00041.html (9,111 bytes)
- 58. [CBQ] R.I.P. Dave Miner (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:45:40 -0600
- Dave Miner, president of the Miner Manufacturing Company near Donnelson Iowa and president / founder of the Fort Madison, Farmington & Western tourist line passed away this past Saturday at his home
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-09/msg00100.html (10,931 bytes)
- 59. [CBQ] Hannibal & St. Joe Farewell (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:43:54 -0500
- Way back in the day, the Hannibal and St. Joe railroad entered the town of Palmyra, Missouri from the south; the main line paralleled main street and curved towards the 'junction' with the Palmyra an
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-08/msg00036.html (10,787 bytes)
- 60. [CBQ] Re: Texas Zephyr Equipment in the mid-east (score: 1)
- Author: "John Lewis" <CBQJohn@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:59:45 -0500
- List, I have been in Dubai (UAE) several times through my service in the Navy, most recently in March of 2004. I did not see anything resembling the Texas Zephyr equipment anywhere in the port area,
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-03/msg00116.html (14,820 bytes)
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