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121. [CBQ] Re: Shipping human remains by rail (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:12:06 -0500; Pete, Maybe the old accountant didn't understand the "difference" and just thought he did! According to Webster's, draft in that context, is the synonym of check. There is a difference when you obtai; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-06/msg00026.html (14,668 bytes)
122. [CBQ] Re: interurban single car from burlington 1950's (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 08:19:16 -0500; Nelson, In the summer of 1942, my late parents took a day trip on the Q from Berwyn, IL to Streator, IL and return. Between Berwyn and Aurora,, they road a commuter train. At Aurora, they boarded a g; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-05/msg00101.html (12,858 bytes)
123. [CBQ] Re: Way car marker lights 60's era (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 08:46:09 -0500; Before the cab cars arrived in 1965, all of the commuter trains (dinkies) carried marker lights including the double deck gallery cars. They were electric, but looked like traditional marker lamps (r; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00016.html (10,915 bytes)
124. [CBQ] Re: burlington bridge (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:01:42 -0500; I appreciate receiving the update photos of the new Burlington bridge. While it is, I am sure, a very functional bridge, it certainly won't go down in history as one of the classic looking bridges. T; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00065.html (12,036 bytes)
125. [CBQ] RE; Burlington Bridge (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:58:58 -0500; Lenny, Thanks for the photos and info. Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://gro; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00071.html (10,698 bytes)
126. [CBQ] Re: 'gold' CB&Q steam locos (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:51:00 -0500; Gerald, Well, not quite covered. O5B #5632 was painted gold twice. The first, of course, was the commuter service centennial in May, 1964. The second time was on Nov. 1, 1964 at Kansas City for the 5; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-04/msg00147.html (11,898 bytes)
127. [CBQ] Re: Peoria Interchange Question (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:19:52 -0600; Gerald and Bud, Possibly the derail was located at that point because that may have been where TP&W's property line was [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00012.html (12,105 bytes)
128. [CBQ] Re: Peoria Interchange Question (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:21:47 -0600; Sorry, the message below was supposed to be deleted, not sent. As I thought about the issue, it didn't make sense. Bill Barber [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups L; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00013.html (12,696 bytes)
129. [CBQ] Re: Q E5 Units (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 19:57:55 -0600; John, The red nose stripes were adopted on the E units at the same time that the Chinese red paint scheme was introduced on road freight hood unit locomotives in 1959. In both red and black, the E-5s; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00050.html (12,988 bytes)
130. [CBQ] Re: Fourth Track (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 20:16:19 -0600; Rupert, The fourth main track between Downers Grove and Aurora was added after the turn of the 20th century around 1910, I believe. My dad was born in DG in 1912 and it was there from his earliest re; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00051.html (11,436 bytes)
131. [CBQ] Re: Fourth Main (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 09:32:54 -0600; Glen, While I now realize that my earlier comments were obviously incorrect, yours and those of Leo Phillips quoting from Overton's Burlington Route of 1965 raises another question. The installation; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00066.html (14,510 bytes)
132. [CBQ] Re:Minot, ND Hump Yard - was Fourth Main (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:49:43 -0600; Steve, I am going to reply to your original post even though I know that there have been several subsequent posts. First, let me preface my comments by saying that I do not follow the GN nor to I kno; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00083.html (15,524 bytes)
133. [CBQ] Re:fourth main (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:05:24 -0600; Leo, I agree and am sure that, as the Depression deepened, the RRs in general and the Q specifically looked for ways to save expenses. (In Overton's book, the financial downturn is called a "recessio; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00096.html (12,088 bytes)
134. [CBQ] Re: Minot, ND Hump Yard (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:27:58 -0600; Chuck, As I read through the various posts on the issue of Gavin Yard's viability and purpose, I think the basis for my comment had more to do with the construction of the hump there, not the existen; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00097.html (12,915 bytes)
135. [CBQ] Re: TR2 Question (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:25:14 -0500; Bob, While I don't have specific RR information, there is no reason that the paired locomotives couldn't operate calf end forward. The view may be a little more obstructed, but it wouldn't be any wor; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00158.html (11,235 bytes)
136. [CBQ] Re: Dec "63 Trains - Q ad (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:30:16 -0500; Gerald, If you haven't had a response yet, I recently purchased the DVD set of Trains Mag from the first issue to Dec. 2010. I haven't tried copying anything from it, but could try. I also have the o; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-03/msg00225.html (10,865 bytes)
137. [CBQ] ReMystery "30's photo of Q locomotives (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:18:13 -0600; Gerald, Since it is a large framed photo, you probably can't scan it, but could you photograph it with a digital camera and post the image in the photo section? Some possible reasons for the old loco; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-02/msg00053.html (12,402 bytes)
138. [CBQ] Re: montgomery industries (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:48:04 -0600; Steve, Tax incentives, both real estate and income, are common tools used by both city and state governments to entice businesses to relocate or stay in the area. Of course, they also pitch available; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-02/msg00073.html (13,227 bytes)
139. [CBQ] Re: 400A (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:39:46 -0600; Charlie, I also wondered if it might be a typo, but thought is might be S-4 hudson No. 4004. In that time period, I do not know of any diesel or gas-electric locomotives in the 400 number series. Som; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-02/msg00204.html (10,678 bytes)
140. [CBQ] Re: team track - groceries (score: 1): Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:35:40 -0600; Gerald, While I agree that independent stores were far more prominent in the time period before and immediately after WWII, in Downers Grove where I grew up, chain stores were already a common fixtur; /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-01/msg00081.html (12,275 bytes)

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