- 21. Re: [BRHSlist] RE: Chicago commuter question (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 08:18:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Mike. ervice? I have an excellent memory of such a case. I used to travel back and forth between my home town of Albia, Iowa, and Fairfield, Iowa, where I attended Parswons College, on the Q,
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00026.html (8,839 bytes)
- 22. RE: [BRHSlist] Passenger Train Info Request (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:13:06 -0700 (PDT)
- The Q also ran a train called the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr which went through Albia in the middle of the night. I believe it was #3 westbound and 4 eastbound. Assuming that the Ak-Sar-Ben and KC Zephyrs ra
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00205.html (8,528 bytes)
- 23. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: U25B's (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 10:28:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Marshall. Where exactly is this fill located? I was born and raised in Albia and became a big fan of the Q. I was through there during the past few weeks, and all the fills I remember were wes
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00208.html (8,300 bytes)
- 24. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: U25B's (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:22:59 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Warren. had That would be what we in Albia call the "South Track." I recall being told by one of my junior-high teachers that the South Track, or Cutoff, was built to enable the eastbound trai
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00226.html (9,699 bytes)
- 25. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: U25B's (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:40:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Marshall. Boy, did you bring back memories! As I told Warren in another post, I remember one of my junior high teachers telling me in class that the South Track was built to enable the eastbou
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00227.html (10,223 bytes)
- 26. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Albia & Halpin (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:02:23 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Glen. Albia Indeed I do remember that signal bridge!! I passed it every school day on my way to school when I was a kid. When was it taken down? My best guess was in the late 80s, but I am not
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00234.html (8,938 bytes)
- 27. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: U25B's (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:00:34 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Warren. are I can imagine! What prompted my comment was the memory of some eastbound freights coming up the hill and going through the albia depot. You are right; #8, the Night Mail, and #12,
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00235.html (12,819 bytes)
- 28. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Des Moines River Bridge 284.12 (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:18:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello, Glen. Thanks for the information!! I read in another post that the 4 Mile Bridge was 100+ years old. I know the old bridge VERY well from MANY crossings when I was a boy. To describe my react
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00253.html (8,439 bytes)
- 29. Re: [BRHSlist] No Bills (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Chambers <ace1942us@y...>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 18:44:25 -0800 (PST)
- Not necessarily, Pete. I have a B. A. in Modern Languages, and taught for several years, and I am familiar with the Myth of Sisyphus. I don't remember the details, but as I recall the myth, Sisyphus
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-01/msg00036.html (7,719 bytes)
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