- 281. Re: [CBQ] Denver CB&Q RPO (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 18:03:52 -0700
- Patrick, I don't know what is in Denver now. I walked into Robinson one time and the car there was baggage 1309 no RPO compartment. I can' tfind my slides a tthe moment but I believe the boxcars were
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-05/msg00260.html (11,102 bytes)
- 282. Re: [CBQ] The Great Burlington Strike of 1888 (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:37:13 -0700
- I don't know if it was from the 1888 strike or another but condensed from "A Treasury of Railroad Folklore" p308 The Q was going on strike so the Wabash in St. Louis wanted to get rid of all Q cars b
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-04/msg00017.html (14,720 bytes)
- 283. Re: [CBQ] Freight Car Trucks (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:31:27 -0700
- Jerry, Thanks for the list of trucks with the type names. Here is a link to a handout Richard Hendricks had for a clinic on trucks at the recent PCR convention which might be of interest to some. htt
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-04/msg00169.html (10,731 bytes)
- 284. [CBQ] Office cars (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:29:17 -0800
- I am aware of Q policy of putting office cars on the head end of the train if there is an observation car on the rear. But what did they do with round end (boat tail) observation cars? For example I
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-03/msg00000.html (9,691 bytes)
- 285. Re: [CBQ] Conway, Iowa (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:14:49 -0800
- Duncan, Conway was on the Creston Branch of the B&MR. It Ran from Creston to Hopkins,MO where it connected to the Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluff. It was organized in 1871 and the line was
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-03/msg00044.html (13,234 bytes)
- 286. Re: [CBQ] Conway, Iowa (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:17:56 -0800
- Duncan, The H&S did cross north of Conway at a place called Myrtle Jct. Another resource is Rob Adams K&W site. http://keokukandwesternrr.com It hasn't been updated for a while and I think his inters
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-03/msg00050.html (14,231 bytes)
- 287. Re: [CBQ] Conway, Iowa (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:57:20 -0800
- Oops Ken On Mar 4, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote: It's MERLE Junction...Don't know the source of the name, but it's MERLE...not Myrtle Pete __._,_.___ Change settings via the Web (Yaho
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-03/msg00054.html (13,747 bytes)
- 288. Re: [CBQ] The Great Burlington Strike of 1888 (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:35:16 -0700
- Another book I found online is "The Great Strike on the Q" 1889 by John A. Hall ex-yardmaster CB&Q RR. Ken Martin On Mar 28, 2013, at 7:30 PM, Charlie Vlk wrote: There are downloadable copies of book
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-03/msg00246.html (12,983 bytes)
- 289. [CBQ] Re: CB&Q Gas Electric Question (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 14:13:21 -0800
- Jack, Since no one else has has replied I will throw in my $.02 worth. I have always been of the belief that these are the radiator for the engine. The grill on the front has a fan behind it but the
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00038.html (11,827 bytes)
- 290. Re: [CBQ] Revell flat car (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 14:46:16 -0800
- __._,_.___ Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use Unsubscr
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00039.html (14,014 bytes)
- 291. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Gas Electric Question (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 22:09:13 -0800
- Kenneth, That makes more sense. Ken Martin On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Kenneth Fleming wrote: Jack, My guess is those pipes are the air cooler. As you know as air is compressed it gets hot and thus r
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00048.html (14,181 bytes)
- 292. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Gas Electric Question (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 22:16:37 -0800
- Bill, I guess I jumped to one of those false conclusions. Flemings idea of the roof being an air cooler makes more sense. The folio's for the transverse mounted engines (275 hp) do show a fan behind
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00049.html (14,248 bytes)
- 293. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Class XM-31, XM-31A, and XM-31B Boxcars (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 22:36:11 -0800
- Nelson, The 1956 folio book lists them all as one class however there is a note on the trucks. 28000-28224 - ASF spring plankless truck #58-c (Holl. snub) 28225-28324 - Barber staabilized truck #63 (
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00062.html (11,180 bytes)
- 294. Re: [CBQ] 1967 track chart books PDF (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:54:30 -0800
- Randy, Thank you for posting this. I have down loaded it. and just started looking at it. It seems to be missing the far west (colorado and Wyo). Ken Martin -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your g
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00116.html (11,696 bytes)
- 295. Re: [CBQ] 1967 track chart books PDF (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:00:18 -0800
- Rupert, I don't think it does. The problem is I can download it but when I save it and try to open it I get "file is damaged unable to repair and cannot open". So frustrating. Ken -- Yahoo! Groups Li
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00131.html (12,522 bytes)
- 296. Re: [CBQ] XM-26 double door (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:41:35 -0800
- Rupert, The number of diagonals didn't look right for a XM-26 so I copied it into photoshop where I could adjust the levels and zoom in. The car is 46756 which makes it an XA-14 50' auto car. Ken Mar
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00207.html (12,591 bytes)
- 297. Re: [CBQ] black hills high line route (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:00:01 -0800
- Three other books dedicated to the high hline are: Making the grade - a century of Black Hills Railroading by Rick Mills A High Line Scrapbook by Greg Walters and Rick MIlls 125 years of Black Hills
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00286.html (13,641 bytes)
- 298. Re: [CBQ] 40' Stock Car Question (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:49:39 -0800
- The color is correct for pre-BN but not for most of the cars life. Not only is the door wrong but the diagonal braces on the side go the wrong way. The board is called a "Bull Bar" when cattle are lo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00322.html (11,247 bytes)
- 299. Re: [CBQ] Clear over Red Mars Lights on hood units (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 09:10:49 -0800
- I thought I heard the red light also come on when running in reverse. Anyway I wired my E-5 that way. Ken Martin -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-01/msg00107.html (11,261 bytes)
- 300. Re: [CBQ] Riveted tank car photo uploaded (score: 1)
- Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:59:27 -0800
- Joe, I looked at a copy of a 1920 Q folio book and while there are some tank cars with high walkways none of them have four domes. So it must from a "lesser" road. One thing I have noticed on BN M/W
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-01/msg00176.html (11,756 bytes)
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