Here's a slide of one of the transitional trucks John described courtesy of Sam W. As outdated trucks (this taken in 1974) they could be used intraline in this case for Shop service to roll truckless
At the BRHS Annual Meet a few yrs ago, held jointly with the I.C. group, one of their experts keynoted how bananas came to the Midwest via IC. East Dubuque was one point where IC banana trains would
Mike: yes, FW&D had silver waycars with photos & history of all in Danniel's "Waycar" book which there may be a very few copies left. I'll be bringing one copy to the Spring meet that belonged to the
Those of you who subscribe to this long-time calendar have theirs but if not, here's what you missed: The usual format: high quality glossy stock & superb printing of some unusual Burlington subjects
A few CB&Q books and the balance of Bob non-Q books will be available @ Batavia including: Backwoods RR's of the West by Shaughnessy 1963 Colorado Midland Guide & Data Book by McFarland 1980 RARE! Co
I will have two full tables of Bob's collection inc. china, models (brass & plastic) & Q RRiana. highlights inc. both a LMB (Toby) 4-8-4 factory ptd as #5630 and both a NPP 2-10-4 painted #6311 & an
The metal framed glass 3 color sign promoting the Denver Zephyr from Omaha Depot ticket office. About 3' x 8". Also a 1940's framed Harriman Safety Award (these were displayed at Chicago headquarters
Mine arrived in rural Iowa on Jan 31 so most of you BRHS mbrs should either have yours now or will soon. great photos in the calendar and the Annual Report was particularly informative with more insi
That water plug is now on display@ West Chicago RR museum complex - built in Batavia by one of the windmill companies that used CB&Q for some in-bound/outbound loads 'in the day'. When you come to Sp
Here's 3 more brass H.O. locos I found & with the items below, will take to the Tri-State RR Show in LaCrosse this Saturday, jan. 25 from 9-3. Arch Hayden will assist me as have 2 full tables of Bob'
I will have a few copies at the LaCrosse RR show this Satuday & thus could save you shipping costs. (I'm acting on Mike's behalf as I too would like to see S. View operating again) Here's some info o
My late father in "44, after nearly 3 yrs in the Pacific, took a troop train from Cal to Creston, Iowa (on a TDY to speak to Scout troops re: scrap drives)and on the Q portion of the trip there was a
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Burlington fans have been spoiled the past few years with landmark books on heavyweight passenger cars (the continuing Glick legacy), the mammoth "Waycar" book by Daniel & Douda and now this latest '
Christmas did indeed come early with the traditional 2016 Burlington wall calendar from Mile Post 206 Publ. Like death & taxes, three things are certain with this unparalleled series: One, the photos
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I found the following "new" CB&Q HO & N locos, frt & pass cars listed - there may be more. (3 were illustrated with the CB&Q paint!) Gerald Electro-Motive Division GP20 diesel locomotive. Atchison, T
And Ambroid made 2 nice models - one a pure poultry car and the other a combo poultry/refrigerator. I have both and based on various proto photos, they seem to be accurate (Ambroid was good about tha