Mike Spoor's "CB&Q Passenger & Freight Car Color Guide" has photos of coal hoppers with the script version of "Everywhere West" on the sides. My question: did CB&Q, FW&D, or C&S ever have the script
I think that one of Al Holck's color photo books on the Burlington route has a photo of the Farwell depot. I can't remember if it was Volume 1 or 2. His books are published by Four Ways West of La Mi
What is GT? What does "w/75a" mean? Thanks for the info. I have a model of F3 #9960 ABC. Here are the snippets from tonight's conversation w/E.S.Fick on the dinkie(Elmer has 45 years senility) and or
What is the expected time frame for the public showing of this episode of "The American Experience"? I hope that PBS sells the VHS tape for us. I only rode one Zephyr between Macomb & Kewanee, IL whe
Jim Thompson, Maybe you already know about these folks, but I remembered them and thought that I would pass this along. At last 09/1999 BRHS meet, some folks were in attendance that had experience wi
John & Jace: I do not know if Weaver took liberties with the numbers on their 2-bay CB&Q hoppers. The 2-bay hoppers in question are Chinese red with the "Everywhere West" in script. From the photos i
FYI. Weaver Models (www.weavermodels.com) 2002 Spring catalog has offered a CB&Q wartime composite 2-bay hopper in mineral red with "Way of the Zephys" script slogan. These are available in both 2-ra
FYI. Mike's Train House (MTH, www.mth-railking.com) has released the following 3-rail O-gauge products that were announced in their 2001/V2 and 2001/3 catalogs. Premier Burlington Route F3 ABA grayba
FYI For 2000 & 2001, Avalache Publishing (www.avalanchepub.com)has issued its "Over The Rails" calenders with RR poster art from the collection of California's Huntington Library. 2000 featured Burli
The "Color Guide to CB&Q Freight & Passenger Equipment" (Mike Spoor, Morning Sun Books) has a photo of a wood waycar in a pre-merger green paint scheme with white lettering. I believe that the herald
FYI At a hobby shop Saturday, I saw these released O-gauge 3-rail products: Lionel U30C C&S Redbird: MSRP $400. With RailSounds. Lots of detail, like windshield wipers, firecracker antenna, etc. MTH
FYI. The 2001 2nd Edition catalog from K-Line Electric Trains has announced a CB&Q boxcar right off of page 17 of BRHS' BB #7. The model (K761-1331, MSRP = $45) is a red, white, & blue CB&Q boxcar le
FYI. The 09/2001 issue of TRAINS magazine has an ad on page 14 for a new book "Burlington Route - The Early Zephyrs" by Geofrey H. Doughty. The ad says it covers 1934 to the start of WWII, and that v
Mike Spoor's Color Guide has photos of CB&Q flat cars with JI Case construction tractors and with IH farm implements (planter/cultavator of some kind). I was wondering who were all of the farm equipm
FYI. Just yesterday, Atlas O (www.atlasO.com) announced on their website the following: Burlington Route BREX reefers in 2-rail (MSRP = $63) and 3-rail (MSRP = $60) with 4 road numbers. They have a s
Last night I saw im the local paper Mundelein Review that the CB&Q NE- 1 waycar #14497 has been moved from West Chicago, IL to Mundelein, IL. It is now displayed on the ground's of the Fort Hill Heri
Jim Y. and Rupert, Thank you very much for the response on waycar #14497. Unfortunately, I do not have the out-of-print book "Waycars of the CB&Q" book. I'll look for it at future train shows. In tha
FYI. I just learned that the Atlas O CB&Q silver ev waycar road # will be modified to #13655 (since MTH has already used #13653 on one of their recent models). Besides the CB&Q blackbird SW1200 #9274
With the Fall 2001 Meet in Paducah, KY only 2 months away (09/21-09/23/01), does anyone know when the registration forms will be sent out to BRHS members or posted on the website ? Do the motels in P
Dave, Thanks for the update. I'll keep our Convention Chairman's health in my thoughts & prayers. Bill hospitalizations included in separate, As soon web site I know answer. be in http://docs.yahoo.c