The term "Scoot" was used by the C&NW workers to refer to their commuter trains. When I lived in the Aurora area 1973-1998 the BN (ex-Q) people always referred to their commuter trains as "Dinkies."
For society information, see Burlington Bulletin no. 1, (vol. 1 no. 1 dated Oct. 1980) which is devoted to "Dinkies in Transition." It has many photos of the equipment used in the 1940s and 1950s, in
Hope you don't think I am a nit-picker, but 1522 was in the Windy City area in August of 1988. 20th Century RR Club ran excursions with it from Chicago (River Forrest I think) to Fondulac, WI, on the
For "official" verification from the postal service that this is a hoax, please go to http://www.usps.gov/news/email.htm Ray C. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
It was a good show, but I thought they should have given the Q (and Ralph Budd) credit for building the first dome car. The narration mentioned the Vista Dome built by General Motors as it was shown
There is a group called the "Illinois Traction Society," which calls itself "the society for Illinois Terminal history." I don't know if they have a web site. I don't think the Louisville and Nashvil
Does the prototype of this car still exist somewhere? I photographed one that the Q had at Galesburg railroad days around 1955. It was on display with 4-4-0 number 35. Ray C.
IIRC the M&StL had one or more Budd RDC's for a while. I don't know where they operated, but the RDC's may have been what you term a "streamliner." Ray C.
I'm pretty old. Back in the late 1940's when I was involved with freight bills and bills of lading NOIBN meant "Not Otherwise IDENTIFIED by Name." Ray C.
I have a couple of slides taken 24 November 1978 at Montgomery of number 348 being pulled by Amtrak 715 with three high level cars. The cars are painted in Amtrak colors, but they do have center door
I lived in the area at the time. IIRC three BN units at west Eola wanted to cross over from one yard to the other, and proceeded west down the main assuming they would get permission, but prior to ac
I have been a railfan for almost 60 years but never worked for a railroad. I think your suggestion of articles about work agreements is excellent. I would like to see that sort of thing in the Bullet
You may be a little early with your date. I have a shot of BN 784, an F9A, between two hood units taken 21 July 1980 at Little Falls, MN. Not enough of the hood units are visible to get their numbers
I was the Chief Industrial Engineer at the Austin Western Division of Clark Equipment Co. from 1975 thru 1978, when the closing of the plant was announced. The lot east of McClure was for sale at tha
The new calendar arrived in Troy, IL today, and all I can say is WOW! It gets better every year. Many thanks to all involved in publishing it--you did a great job. Ray C. [Non-text portions of this m