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241. [CBQ] Ostriches? (score: 1): Author: "John" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:43:32 -0600; Ostriches? In the preface of the CB&Q "Rules and Instructions for Agents" is the statement: "The purpose of this book of rules and instructions is to provide station and other employees handling frei; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00144.html (11,964 bytes)
242. Re: [CBQ] Ostriches? (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:12:26 -0700 (PDT); No, but Ringing Bros. Barnum & Bailey did and still do! I just thought I would have a little fun after we talked about shipping corpes. Maybe no one want to stick their neck out on this! It does so; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00147.html (14,321 bytes)
243. Re: [CBQ] Ostriches? (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:45:12 -0700 (PDT); This was in the 1953 Rules and Instructions! At some time around the turn of the century (from the 19th to the 20th) there was a vogue in raising ostriches. Perhaps there was significant shipping o; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00153.html (13,598 bytes)
244. Re: [CBQ] Brookfield Zoo & Giraffe car (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:32:27 -0700 (PDT); RB B&B played their last show under canvas in July, 1956 at Johnston City, Illinois. I saw the afternoon show. After the night show, they came in off the road. This was in response to a law suit file; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00155.html (14,590 bytes)
245. Re: [CBQ] Re: Brookfield Zoo & Giraffe car (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:41:23 -0700 (PDT); That's true. They played locally this spring. I have heard that Ringling Brothers has a third circus they call the gold unit that travels by truck. Years ago I was driving east across Nebraska fo; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00166.html (12,767 bytes)
246. Re: [CBQ] Promotion to Exempt Employee-C J Miller (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:25:05 -0700 (PDT); I have a VHS tape in my collection that shows C.J. Miller in his Hi-Rail car. One thing that always amazed me was the fact that promoted officials kept their seniority. I don't know of any other ind; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00169.html (14,674 bytes)
247. [CBQ] Record Mail Train (score: 1): Author: "John" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 20:59:27 -0600; "82-Mail Train Probably the longest individual mail train in history was run from Chicago to Council Bluffs Transfer on the night of October 17 by the Burlington Route. It consisted of 82 mail and r; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-05/msg00120.html (10,506 bytes)
248. [CBQ] Stainless Steel and light weight passenger car roster (score: 1): Author: "John" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 21:05:17 -0600; Does anyone (or can point me to one) have a roster with names, numbers and car types of the Q's stainless steel and light weight passenger cars? -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-05/msg00121.html (10,155 bytes)
249. Re: [CBQ] Stainless Steel and light weight passenger car roster (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 20:54:05 -0700 (PDT); I don't know why I didn't look there first! John, The BRHS website has exactly what you are looking for. By Name: http://www.burlingtonroute.com/docs/rosters/stainlessname.html By Number: http://ww; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-05/msg00123.html (12,101 bytes)
250. Re: [CBQ] HO Scale CB&Q Locomotives and Freight Cars For Sale (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 06:14:21 -0700 (PDT); Dear Kurt, I would like to have the following: 1 GP-40 #173, 1 GP-40 #187, 1 SD-9 #358 and all three End Cab hopper cars. Let me know the total including shipping and have you a check sent tommorow.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00008.html (14,970 bytes)
251. Re: [CBQ] Way car marker lights 60's era (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:16:17 -0700 (PDT); HI All I am looking at putting some marker lights on a couple of Way Cars but I am not sure what was typical of the red light did it flash or burn steady. I have not seen or heard of any discussion; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00012.html (11,365 bytes)
252. Re: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q Train 41-90 (was "Ghost" Train) (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:55:11 -0700 (PDT); The Herrin-Metropolis Local (way freight) was authorized to carry passengers until the BN merger. CB&Q public TT's listed Mixed trains into mid-60's (can ck exact date) and in reality some operated b; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00157.html (16,308 bytes)
253. Re: [CBQ] Rule 3/Rule 90 (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:06:47 -0700 (PDT); Among other places, the car service rules are in the Official Railway Equipment Register, in back. Looking for help. I know there are many references to rules: operating rules,consolidate code,Fiel; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00178.html (10,933 bytes)
254. Re: [CBQ] Re: BRHS 2011 fall meet information (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:24:29 -0700 (PDT); Pete Just as aside, one of my ancestors was Chief Quanah Parker, who the town (and railroad) were named. John Or the QA&P-Quanah, Acme, and Pacific. [Non-text portions of this message have been rem; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00185.html (13,875 bytes)
255. Re: [CBQ] Peoria Interchange Question remote derails (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:10:58 -0800 (PST); Thanks Gerald for the opportunity to seque into something I've often thought about writing about...Thanks also Bud for bring up the subject..I had marked your post to "keep as new" for when my "rou; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00010.html (18,035 bytes)
256. [CBQ] Cambon Incident (score: 1): Author: "cbqrr47" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:16:58 -0600; Pete's story about the conductor who derailed his own waycar reminded me of an incident that happened at Cambon. The late conductor Earnie Wagner was on a Chiles empty train that was going set out th; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00017.html (11,189 bytes)
257. Re: [CBQ] Depot painting (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:44:54 -0800 (PST); Q B&B paint gangs painted depots and every other bridge and building. This was in the day before "out sourcing". The railroad did everything themselves i.e. in house. Even so far as when the depot to; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00022.html (11,248 bytes)
258. [CBQ] RE:MoW hwy trucks - orang (score: 1): Author: "cbqrr47" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:53:27 -0600; The highway cranes were M of W orange as were other pieces of off track M of W equipment. But until just before the merger, section, extra , signal and bridge gangs as well as signal maintainers and; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00023.html (10,173 bytes)
259. [CBQ] Railroad Operations (score: 1): Author: "cbqrr47" <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:11:16 -0600; The question about painting depots got me to thinking and I realized a lot of those on this list and the younger fellows especially don't understand how the railroads operated. Most major railroads,; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00024.html (11,652 bytes)
260. RE: [CBQ] Railroad Operations (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 20:45:13 -0800 (PST); Excellent email John! Yes, many of us younger folks are not aware of how self-contained most railroads were. I do need to make a minor correction, though. The Burlington did have at least one hospi; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00028.html (13,178 bytes)

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