- 121. [CBQ] Gold on the Q (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:00:37 EST
- Some of you were pretty close to the exact spot: In the summer of 1874 Gen. Custer was placed in charge of an expedition into what became South Dakotas Black Hills. The expedtion was to travel thru t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00030.html (9,811 bytes)
- 122. Fwd: [CBQ] Industry on Jerico Road Aurora? (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:15:20 EST
- The industry was named Faskure for many years. Not sure what the current corporate designation might be. Faskure received loads of silica sand from the pits down the Fox River Branch; Wedron,Ottawa a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00041.html (10,011 bytes)
- 123. Fwd: [CBQ] Industry on Jerico Road Aurora? (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:18:39 EST
- Almost forgot. Faskure was switched by the Aurora Job engine during the early years of the BN. Suspect it was the same under the Q. It was the 4PM job as I recall. Leo [Non-text portions of this mess
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00042.html (9,588 bytes)
- 124. [CBQ] Oregon Work Train (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:31:27 EST
- Ok, Pete the Montgomery Tower story reminded me of two others that are true and from the BRT greivance files. I don't have the files in front of me but here are the main points. If I told these befor
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00052.html (11,626 bytes)
- 125. [CBQ] Suburban Incident (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:53:52 EST
- Here's the second story that came to mind after reading about the unwelcome guest at Montgomery. One night while loading a late night departing dinky the veteran crew knew to keep a careful watch for
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00054.html (11,154 bytes)
- 126. [CBQ] Runaway (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:05:43 EST
- Here's a question that leads to another true story but before I pass it along can anyone answer this question? The term runaway in railroading is usually associated with a train (generally in the mou
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00055.html (9,607 bytes)
- 127. [CBQ] Short Arm Crews (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:21:02 EST
- Pete, Short arm freight crews here on the Chgo & Aurora Division were negotiated and generally based on the workload of the job with the exception of trains operating where rule 99(flagging) was crit
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00060.html (9,820 bytes)
- 128. [CBQ] Runaway- more clues (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:27:11 EST
- Archie, Your comment about the car spotted at an industry that rolls toward the main is somewhat close to what I'm looking for in this use of the term runaway. Now we have two clues; the situation ge
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00061.html (10,334 bytes)
- 129. Re: [CBQ] Runaway- more clues (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:03:32 EST
- Pete, Could but unlikely. One more clue. It had to do with a switch left open or thrown in error. Now put all three clues together and I'll bet it jumps out at you. Leo [Non-text portions of this mes
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00065.html (10,325 bytes)
- 130. [CBQ] Baggagemen Seniority (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 13:31:09 EST
- Pete, In answer to your question of did the Aurora division have baggagemen. The answer is a big you bet! It was a separate seniority list and a preferred one. Many a brakemen chucked his rights to s
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00069.html (10,084 bytes)
- 131. [CBQ] Runaway (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 23:49:38 EST
- The term runaway was indeed used to describe a train w/o brakes,a car placed at an indutry,siding or yard track that decided to start rolling on its own( two recent cases of this come to mind 1) was
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00076.html (11,759 bytes)
- 132. [CBQ] Aurora Refining (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:33 EST
- Without benfit of my old BN "Spins" industry pamphlets or research into a city directory and relying only on memory Aurora Refining was at Rathbone St. and the elevation off a lead that came off the
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00077.html (9,479 bytes)
- 133. [CBQ] Aurora Modelling (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:10:31 EST
- Loren, The trouble I have with modelling Aurora and it's operations and industries is that my basement is never big enough ! Leo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Li
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00079.html (8,840 bytes)
- 134. [CBQ] 1948 Employment Changes (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:59:01 EST
- The year 1948 was a watershed year in the rail industry. That year the national contracts were renewed with many changes,increases on wages,the start of the 5 day work week for yard jobs,establishmen
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00087.html (9,288 bytes)
- 135. [CBQ] Smitty (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:20:26 EST
- My grandfather was E.B. Smith,seniority date of 1917 (yes I have the roster). He spent 43 years in the Eolal/Aurora Terminal of the Q. I learned to switch cars at the age of 5 or 6 on his living room
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00094.html (11,971 bytes)
- 136. [CBQ] Stories (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:28:38 EST
- I want to thank those of you have sent seperate emails encouraging me to continue with the stories. I share the stories because I feel that while the equipment,facilities,models and business decision
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00095.html (9,307 bytes)
- 137. [CBQ] What cars can take (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:40:58 EST
- Steve, Unfortunately the cars really dont take it. In the field you can't see the damage that was done by that overspeed impact. The draft gears may be blown,the sills bowed,follower blocks knocked o
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00111.html (9,789 bytes)
- 138. [CBQ] Frogged (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:25:09 EST
- Archie and Steven, Whenever I got frogged it was in a position where a pole,tie butt,etc wouldn't help. Here's one:(This is BN not Q era) First trip as a setup Conductor and I catch the wayfreight ar
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00112.html (11,915 bytes)
- 139. [CBQ] Droppin Stuff (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:28:42 EST
- Karl, I do believe this spot was just west of Tampico. Ah,those memories. Leo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00118.html (8,637 bytes)
- 140. [CBQ] Double Drop (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:21:42 EST
- Karl,and Bob do you remember the move that Tom N.,Al S. and Tom N. used to make on the Earlville Turn upon returning from the run west before the night switching at Cat ? I call it a double drop. it
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00119.html (8,901 bytes)
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