Hello, Fans of the Burlington, The GNRHS is holding its convention in Naperville this summer. To illustrate an article about the convention, I am looking for photos of the new Empire Builder at eithe
From PR NEWS this morning: Yesterday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, BNSF Railway Co. and Metra representatives, and other state and local officials marked the completion of the Belmont Road grade separati
Ill throw another question out about this photo. There is a man in a suit, tie and white coat, walking towards the camera, waving, I guess, at the baggage man. And he has the baggage mans attention.
Leo and all, I never had to have job insurance as a clerk/crew caller, but I heard about folks taking their job insurance payment and going fishing/hunting/house painting, etc. when given a short vac
Regarding efficiency tests, not sure about back then, but now days, when the BNSF folks go out to test passenger train crews (Amtrak), they have to have an Amtrak road foreman with them. That way, if
Doug and All, Random Tests or Not Random Tests? This is from the perspective of somebody who was inside an office, involved with crews on a daily basis (crew planner, aka the screw planner). We also
Steve, In your case, it was a two-way street. The crews knew they could count on you, and most of the time, you could count on them. Id wander by your pod sometimes, and I dont ever recall hearing ye
Glenn, I dont find anything in a 1911 newspaper search about a wreck at Riverside. However, by searching wider, I found information on a Nov. 5, 1901 accident in which the eastbound fast mail, aka Ca
Goats, Milw Fans, Burlingtonites, If my dog reacted like this dog does, I would even take him for a walk more than once a day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adaz2wcscgg&feature=b-cat-pets Enjoy, Chu
Dear Friends of the Q, Almost all of the statements made here about copyyright are true. How likely is it that someone is going to sue YOU over a copyright issue involving a train photograph? Not ver
Burlington Fellows, Without knowing the size or the material the image is made of, I would venture a guess that it is a backlit advertising sign. It most likely would have appeared in depots along th
Robert and friends on the Q list, Sorry to hear about your unfortunate getting on the list, Robert. Thanks for the heads-up. And thanks for all you do for the rail community. Yes, this is a really go
http://biketrain.netfirms.com/amsnag/amSnag.php http://biketrain.netfirms.com/amsnag/amSnag.php My son found this website. It searches Amtrak pricing for up to 30 day periods to give you the best pri
Friends of the Q, MRL uses the cabooses to operate remote control units while switching in yard limits. The cabooses contain the electronics. Here is the full answer, off the GN List: 1. How come the
All fans of SPUD: We have been waiting with for this book, St. Paul Union Depot, to arrive. It is almost here, and right now you can order it and save money! It is by John Diers. Published by the Uni
Dave Sarther caught the obvious mistake. Seems the UMINN Press does a poor job of showing the shopping cart. I dont find it either. So, for all of us, here is the information that I have for actually
Bill, You are still going to have to call the 800 number to get the full price, which includes shipping and MN sales tax. Number is 800-621-2736. These folks are most helpful. If you chose to, then y
Friends of Railroading, Probably these resources have been digitalized for quite some time, but I had not found them until tonight. If you put Railway Officials Of America in the google search box, i
Railfans of all colors! We are happy to announce a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Ride a full-length dome car from Seattle to Chicago for only $500.00 per person! At this time we are only looking fo
Friends of the Q, The Burlington action starts with a freight train arriving at Billings from the Alliance side of the Burlington world. The passenger train departing as the NCL stops at Billings is