- 361. [CBQ] Chinese Red Switcher (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:28:26 -0500 (EST)
- I think this has been discussed on the list before but if there's any doubt about a Chinese Red switcher on the Burlington go to ebay and do a search as a photo is now being offered. I am not involve
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00064.html (9,754 bytes)
- 362. [CBQ] Forreston,Il depot photo (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:29:53 -0500 (EST)
- I have no interest in the item and just passing this on as info.only. There's a photo of the Forreston,IL depot on ebay. Leo Phillipp [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! G
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00065.html (9,351 bytes)
- 363. [CBQ] Milk (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 20:45:17 -0500 (EST)
- Still hoping somebody,somewhere has a photo of an all baggage car train on the east end to go with the article on the special limited service offered each year by the Q into the 1950s. Looking forwar
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00080.html (9,829 bytes)
- 364. Fwd: [CBQ] Milk (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:42:19 -0500 (EST)
- Thanks Charlie. I will try and fit in specific station data from a couple of these as they are mentioned in the files that will be the basis of the article. I need to re-state my request for a photo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00092.html (10,250 bytes)
- 365. [CBQ] Peppreridge Farm at Downers Grove (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:04:52 -0500 (EST)
- While looking for something else I found my notes dated 5/28/81 while interviewing RR Repetto and Wade Gorman. The question of bread from Downers Grove came up. Besides the prior discussion this time
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00107.html (9,582 bytes)
- 366. [CBQ] Looking for 9 grand (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:53:13 -0500 (EST)
- Do any of my former co-workers ever bump into or know how to reach 9 grand Richards ? If so I would like to talk w/him and Penny. Leo Phillipp [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00164.html (9,352 bytes)
- 367. [CBQ] Arrival/Departure time question (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:47:31 -0500 (EST)
- As usual Pete did a great job in his answer about station arrival/departure times in TTs. But I do need to point out one correction. Burlington was a crew change point for train crews between Aurora
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00191.html (10,638 bytes)
- 368. [CBQ] Arrival/departure Times (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:41:20 -0500 (EST)
- Pete, I believe that was the arrangement for the engine crews running between Galesburg and ottumwa. Someday I might do an article on the various crew districts and "step off" agreements on passenger
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00205.html (9,558 bytes)
- 369. [CBQ] (no subject)Pick up/drop off at Oregon (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:36:13 -0500 (EST)
- Tom, The "Pick Up" was the east bound work horse from Savanna which would have P/U and S/O at Oregon. West bound it would have been #81. Also keep n mind for awhile the "oregon turn" was operated as
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00230.html (9,724 bytes)
- 370. [CBQ] Arrival/Departure Times-Mileage offsets,etc (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:54:23 -0500 (EST)
- W/o spending hours digging through the files for exact details,I'll generalize. The lodges would keep track of the miles run in interdivisional service. Then from time to time one postion on the crew
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00231.html (11,514 bytes)
- 371. [CBQ] Pick up/Drop off at oregon (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:44:45 -0500 (EST)
- Please tell us what you remember of the handling of the Kable cars at Oregon and Aurora. Did the Oregon turn put the Kable cars behind the w/c at Oregon and then just pull the pin at Aurora depot ? O
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00239.html (9,800 bytes)
- 372. [CBQ] LCL (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:55:47 -0500 (EST)
- Can anyone help locate a copy of a publication entitled "Merchandise Schedules" or possibly "LCL service" or maybe "package service" that the Q probably provided to LCL shippers ? I ask because I jus
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00241.html (9,655 bytes)
- 373. [CBQ] Passenger service Step offs (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:44:31 -0500 (EST)
- OK Pete you put me up to it. Again w/o getting into specific details here's how "step offs" worked. First and foremost keep in mind that these were written local agreements between local management a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00244.html (12,979 bytes)
- 374. Re: [CBQ] LCL (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:29:49 -0500 (EST)
- Bill, Thank you ! The exact info I was hoping to find. I will use peices of the data in the '48 and '53 files for an article on LCL that is just in the preliminary stages. I have a large amount of Q
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00268.html (9,771 bytes)
- 375. [CBQ] Request for Assistance (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:06:10 -0500 (EST)
- Another source of information on a persons history can be found in city/county directories. Not sure if Crete would have one. My source of these is the local library. Leo Phillipp [Non-text portions
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00278.html (9,623 bytes)
- 376. [CBQ] Burlington Bridge (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:31:16 -0500 (EST)
- Gerald, As crazy at it sounds.................. The RR's and fleet owners don't ship by rail anymore. Mosl reconditioned car parts are delivered to shops and rip tracks by truck.Ever see the Progress
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00312.html (11,871 bytes)
- 377. [CBQ] Flagg Center to Savanna (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 20:59:42 EDT
- Just thinking out load; the C&I/CB&N was probably not double tracked due to the $s to level out the terrain,all the bridges and curve reductions that would also been involved. Looking at a 1947 ETT t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00004.html (10,272 bytes)
- 378. [CBQ] Book on frt ops (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:49:16 EST
- Suggest you go to the BRHS web site and look thru the old Bulletins. You can purchase them and learn about stock service,coal,sugar beets and much more. While there think about joing the society. Sev
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00101.html (9,791 bytes)
- 379. Re: [CBQ] BREX, WFE & FGE Info Sought (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:19:18 EST
- Bill, I have forwarded your BREX,etc info. request to a gentlemen I know who was the BREX/WFEX station agent at Cicero,IL for approx 17 years. Hopefully he will be able to help and contact you. Leo P
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00114.html (10,082 bytes)
- 380. [CBQ] Photo needed-special train between Aurora and Chicago (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:56:48 -0500 (EST)
- I have found 2 files in the UTU files that would make a very interesting article about a special service the Q ran between Aurora and Chicago. This is new to me and I don't think it is widely known o
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00197.html (10,811 bytes)
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