- 181. [CBQ] Q Storehouses (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:25:11 EDT
- Any one have information on how the Q storehouse system worked ? Did each inventory all items for the area they served or did each specialize? Where other than Aurora, were they located ? Did they st
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-08/msg00033.html (9,380 bytes)
- 182. [CBQ] Suburban "Circus Paint Scheme" Converted Cars (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:06:20 EDT
- I have always wanted to model the suburban cars in what some call the "Circus Paint Scheme" or the Forest Green with tan window band,yellow pinstriping and Alum. roof and vestibules. It's clear (at l
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00075.html (11,958 bytes)
- 183. [CBQ] Reefers in Winter (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:30:48 EDT
- Keep in mind that during winter,while not needed for produce,reefers were used for many other products. Beer moved in reefers,with heaters in winter. Canned goods,etc went into reefers before the adv
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00117.html (9,703 bytes)
- 184. Fwd: FW: [CBQ] Suburban "Circus Paint Scheme" Converted Cars (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:15:31 EDT
- Thanks to all for the info on NKP. Leo Phillipp **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) [Non-text portions
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00158.html (10,798 bytes)
- 185. [CBQ] Q F Units (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:10:48 EDT
- As far as the former GN/NP F units here's a true first hand account of their condition. Sometime in the mid 70s I was called for a #185(section 3 or 4 for the day) on duty at 11:59 PM Clyde roundhous
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00177.html (9,956 bytes)
- 186. [CBQ] Montgomery Sheep Yards (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:08:34 EDT
- Per an email just received the Montgomery,IL sheep yard industries are now served by a new Illinois Rail Net entity called Burlington Jct. So the trend of farming out local branch and now industrial
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00178.html (9,446 bytes)
- 187. [CBQ] Switchtenders (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:30:59 EDT
- Today I received "Rules and Rates of Pay for Yardmen and Switchtenders" between the CB&Q and BRT for Yardmen date 1/1/1918. While much of what is inside reads like the later editions I'm used to ther
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00182.html (9,404 bytes)
- 188. [CBQ] Yard Work Week (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:03 EDT
- In 1948 the yard work week was reduced to 5 days by contract agreement. Road work remained 5,6 or 7 days depending on how a job was "advertised". I just picked up the 1918 "schedule"(agreement betwee
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-06/msg00183.html (10,264 bytes)
- 189. [CBQ] Passenger Train Consists (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:38:25 EDT
- Bob, I believe what your looking for already exists in published form. A few years back Dan Holbrook published BURLINGTON ROUTE CONDICTORS BOOKING BOOKS which consists of listing of passenger train c
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-05/msg00013.html (10,947 bytes)
- 190. [CBQ] Former Q RR Bridge over I-88 (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:44:48 EDT
- The Nifa branch bridge over I-88 was still in place as of Tues 4/29. The highway earth work is well advanced on either side of the bridge so its only a matter of time before they remove it. As long a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-05/msg00014.html (9,419 bytes)
- 191. [CBQ] Passenger Train Consists (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 17:05:39 EDT
- Bob, I've not seen a copy of the binder since its' initial offering anywhere. Looking at my copy it was done in about 1991 as there's discussion of a new offering for 1992,etc. I believe Dan is a mem
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-05/msg00018.html (11,160 bytes)
- 192. [CBQ] Trap Cars for freight houses (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:12:25 EDT
- I've been cleaning up the files. Came on one I long forgot about. Freight houses and LCL. In reading documents there are numerous references to switching priorities for Chicago Houses 1,2,5,7,8, and
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-05/msg00043.html (9,458 bytes)
- 193. [CBQ] St Charles- Railroadiana Show (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:53:01 EDT
- I'm looking for some hard to find CB&Q items that I think might be found at the ST Charles,IL Railroadiana show. Does anyone know when it will be held this year ? Thanks, Leo Phillipp **Need a new ri
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-04/msg00113.html (9,501 bytes)
- 194. [CBQ] Nifa/Geneva Branch-Datsun (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:40:48 EDT
- The photo of auto racks full of Datsuns at NIFA may well be from 1972. Having worked the "Irish Mail" starting in 1973 and also living on the branch during 1976-78 it is my recollection that the busi
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-04/msg00118.html (10,248 bytes)
- 195. [CBQ] St Charles Railroadiana show (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:49:09 EDT
- Thanks for the info guys ! **Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) [Non-text portions of this mess
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-04/msg00119.html (8,985 bytes)
- 196. [CBQ] Mty Can W/B (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:59:48 EST
- Reading thru the BRT/UTU files there is a wealth of info on the milk runs on the Aurora/Chgo division,in particular the Shabbona milk run on the C&I and the motor car Sterling-Shabbona-Sheridan-Shabb
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-03/msg00032.html (9,663 bytes)
- 197. [CBQ] CB & Q #509 @ Eola ????????? (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:55:04 EST
- There's a photo for sale on ebay (item #350033067948) of Q 0-6--0 #509. We know from the block sheets that Russ posted that #509 was assigned to Eola in 1952 and was used on the Alley and the Lyon Jo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-03/msg00057.html (9,875 bytes)
- 198. [CBQ] Human Side-Chucking your Righs (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:52:57 EST
- The prize is still unawarded. Brad did a good job on what he answered but............... **Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-02/msg00003.html (9,098 bytes)
- 199. Fwd: [CBQ] Yards in Chicago (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:40:19 EST
- Robey Street Yard was the B&OCT yard North of the C&NW Wood Street Yard(the potato yard) which was North of the Q Western Ave Yard at Western Ave. Most of the Q Western Ave yard was south of the main
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-02/msg00027.html (10,006 bytes)
- 200. [CBQ] C & I in N Scale (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:22:51 EST
- Paul, Many of your questions have been discussed at length by this group. A check of the archives should help you. Also it seems your not a member of the BRHS so please join and you would have the la
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2008-02/msg00052.html (10,288 bytes)
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