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1. Spelling of Employe(e)s (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 09:30:57 -0600; The spelling of employees as "employes" was used by General Motors officially until about 10 years ago. We were all taught to spell it that way in company documents. Maybe other companies did it also; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00338.html (7,349 bytes)
2. Q Officers (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:19:43 -0600; Does anyone on the list have a reference that would show the officers on the Q during the late 1800s, say between 1880 and 1900? I have been told by family members that my great grandfather on my gra; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00406.html (7,112 bytes)
3. Re: Twin Cities Zephyr - Mag. Ads (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 10:03:11 -0600; The Q regularly advertised in "Trains" magazine in the '50s, along with several other railroads (Southern, UP, SP ACL and N&W come to mind.) As I recall, Q's ads were for both freight and passenger s; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00011.html (7,948 bytes)
4. Q Maps (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:21:27 -0600; Does anyone on the list know where I can obtain a map of the Q, C&S and FW&D which shows all the lines and branches that ever existed and possibly when each line or branch was abandon. I would like i; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00125.html (6,419 bytes)
5. Pay for new hires (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 10:47:12 -0600; It probably did exist then and it still exists on some roads. My son went to work as a new hire conductor for the IMRL (Iowa Missouri Rail Link) in Kansas City several years ago and was on probation; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00289.html (7,240 bytes)
6. Re: Ore Trains on the C.B.&Q. (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:06:33 -0600; Ore trains were fairly common on the "Q", through Downers Grove in the late Fall. Most were taconite and one could find pellets along the right of way. The ore movements depended on how quickly the G; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00298.html (7,170 bytes)
7. Re: Grilles & Radiators (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:30:45 -0500; On 10/8, Bill Chambers asked several questions about the grilles and radiators on E units and the shovel nose Zephyrs. Marshall Thayer replied the same day. His answer was basically correct except fo; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00145.html (8,709 bytes)
8. Bulletin #41 & Buda Depot (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:28:37 -0500; The timetable came out beautifully on my MAC. The retrieval is a little slow on my "snail" connection, but it certainly works. It's a great way to share such rare information and I, for one, really a; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00210.html (7,025 bytes)
9. POW Camps - Camp McCoy (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 20:47:33 -0500; I don't know about other POW camps, but Camp McCoy was not built by the POW's. My father-in-law, being too old for military service, was employed by the government along with many other people during; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00211.html (8,080 bytes)
10. Re: Kodama K-27 and Home Equity (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:00:24 -0500; I'm sure if your wife knew how much brass was in your basement, she'd have a fit!! You'll need more than a home equity loan. Bill Barber Paul - Why not get a home equity loan and keep them both? Bob; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00276.html (6,667 bytes)
11. Lou Menk (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 01:16:09 -0500; While I was not a particular fan of Lou Menk after the curtailment of Q steam, I also was not well versed in RR politics at the age of 23 when Lou Menk came to the C. B. & Q. Later, in my travels for; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-09/msg00090.html (10,844 bytes)
12. Aurora Branch Industries (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 09:57:07 -0500; There have been several recent notes about operations and industries between Aurora and West Chicago. Back around 1956-1957, my dad and I were driving along route 25 paralleling the Aurora branch. It; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-08/msg00071.html (7,225 bytes)
13. Re: Downers Grove Layover Yard (score: 1): Author: "clipperwr" <clipperw@E...>; Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 11:59:19 -0600; John, I posted a couple photos of the Downers Grove lay over yard this morning. They were taken around 1940 by my dad. One shows the engine servicing facility while the other looks west and shows the; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-07/msg00131.html (8,753 bytes)
14. Galesburg days (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:41:43 -0500; I don't know about services on the train, but there is always food available from various groups and vendors at the depot. Usually, they are on the east side of the station. There are also several lo; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-06/msg00063.html (8,564 bytes)
15. Re:Cancelled CB&Q Orders (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 09:58:49 -0500; Russ - Be careful reading EMD "E" orders. They were created for production convenience and often do not reflect the actual build. "E" orders were (are?) taken out as soon as an sales inquiry is recei; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-05/msg00005.html (8,850 bytes)
16. Re: EMD 462 (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 15:43:59 -0500; You are correct, Russ. Unit 462 was an Engineering test bed. IIRC, it was originally an NYC F3 traded in to EMD. In addition to an early 16-645 engine, it also had the first EMD AC alternator (as opp; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-05/msg00041.html (8,590 bytes)
17. Re: Oil Burners (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 01:31:25 -0500; The numbers Rupert has listed are the only O-5s converted to oil from coal. All were done in the early '50s, I believe at Denver Shops. S-4s nos. 4002 and 4003 were converted in the same time frame.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-05/msg00084.html (10,763 bytes)
18. Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1689 (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 01:12:56 -0500; I have two and they suck! If they weren't the only Q pacifics, I'd get rid of them. Bill Barber Got to be the Milwaukee northerns, The only S-2 was LMB.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-05/msg00121.html (7,626 bytes)
19. Re: Posting of calendar art (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 23:10:22 -0500; I don't know anything about copyright law and I am certainly not a lawyer, but I think, in the case of an old calendar, that the line is somewhat gray concerning copyright of such items. Since BNSF's; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-05/msg00168.html (10,513 bytes)
20. Re: Burlington Merger Talks (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@E...>; Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:20:42 -0500; IIRC, most if not all of the remaining 2% was owned by a Denver family who had originally owned C&S stock that was exchanged for Q stock when they took over the C&S. Because of that small ownership,; /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-04/msg00089.html (7,771 bytes)

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