- 41. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington merger talks (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 15:47:12 EDT
- IIRC NP and GN each owned 49% of the common stock of the Burlington, which they purchased around 1898 or 99. Even though the Burlington operated as a separate entity during their ownership, the merge
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-04/msg00068.html (6,705 bytes)
- 42. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington merger talks (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:18:55 EDT
- NP owned 49%, and GN owned 49%, making a total of 98% of CB&Q stock owned by "the Hill roads." The remaining 2% was owned by others. Ray C. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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- 43. Re: [BRHSlist] Green Marked Coal (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:37:04 EST
- I grew up in the 1940s in Peoria. There were several coal dealers in town, sometimes combined with a lumber yard. Our house was heated by a coal furnace with a stoker. I had to fill the stoker at lea
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- 44. Re: [BRHSlist] Adventures on the Fox (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 19:40:48 EST
- Thanks for the reply. Yes, it was the Fox River way freight that I heard nightly. I also remember him calling Eola yard with the consist info, usually several minutes after he asked if "Lefty" was aw
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- 45. Re: [BRHSlist] (unknown) (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:36:32 EST
- These are GREAT stories! Please keep them coming. Ray C. (a non-railroader)
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- 46. Re: [BRHSlist] BOOM (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:22:12 EST
- The T P & W had a derailment in Crescent City, IL some years ago, in the 1970s I think. It involved several cars of LPG. Most of the "downtown" area was wiped out by the fires and explosions. One of
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- 47. Re: [BRHSlist] Adventures/Mishaps on the Fox River Branch (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:52:49 EST
- Great stories--let's have more of this! I never worked for a RR. Starting in the late 1970s, I lived near Yorkville a couple of blocks from the Fox River line, and would listen on the scanner nearly
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-02/msg00343.html (6,892 bytes)
- 48. Re: [BRHSlist] C.U.S. (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:15:46 EST
- Fred Harvey also had contracts for operating several of the "Oasis" built across the tollways in the Chicago area when they were new in the late 50's and 60's. IIRC they lost the contract when their
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-01/msg00171.html (6,872 bytes)
- 49. Re: [BRHSlist] Drover's car (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:58:03 EST
- I don't have it handy but IIRC there was an article on Drover's cars in a Burlington Bulletin a few years ago. When I get a few minutes I'll see if I can find it. Ray C.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-01/msg00387.html (6,008 bytes)
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