- 221. [CBQ] 4700 Series Pre War Streamlined Coach (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:24:42 -0500 (EST)
- List, I'm trying to determine if I remember this correctly. I'm pretty sure that Oriental Limited imported the 4700 series streamlined pre-war coach in nickel-plated brass in HO scale. This is the 47
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00002.html (11,100 bytes)
- 222. [CBQ] Ottumwa Division ETT's. (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:29:03 -0500 (EST)
- FYI - there are a bunch of Ottumwa Division ETT's from the mid to late 1960's on eBay this week. I know some list members are interested in this area. Rich G. __._,_.___ Change settings via the Web (
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00109.html (10,371 bytes)
- 223. Re: [CBQ] Pullman and sleeping cars (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:23:58 -0500 (EST)
- Rupert, When the CB&Q and the AT&SF bought Budd sleepers (the 1936 DZ for the Q), Pullman did staff them with their personnel, but with restrictions and extra costs. The Edward G. Budd company and th
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00117.html (17,023 bytes)
- 224. Re: [CBQ] Pullman and sleeping cars (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:24:04 -0500 (EST)
- Rupert, I was reading a book on Pullman last night, and the thing the author was stressing is that Pullman created a paradigm shift when it came to the sleeper business. A few manufacturers were buil
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00128.html (16,517 bytes)
- 225. Re: [CBQ] Pullman and sleeping cars (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:56:45 -0500 (EST)
- Pullman: an experiment in industrial order and community planning, 1880-1930. http://books.google.com/books?id=0O9-Yz09Kx0C&source=gbs_similarbooks Jim, It's an older book on how the town of industri
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00133.html (20,233 bytes)
- 226. [CBQ] One for Leo (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:31:10 -0500 (EST)
- Leo, This item up for sale on eBay ought to bring back some memories! http://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-Illinois-Swift-Meat-Packing-Plant-Rochelle-Wire-Photo-/280825927764?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item416
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00203.html (10,644 bytes)
- 227. Re: [CBQ] RE: Walthers Flexivan & trailers (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:41:49 -0500 (EST)
- John, That is a Q book well worth owning. A lot of great information and really excellent pictures. Rich G. --Original Message-- From: John D. Mitchell, Jr. <cbqrr47@yahoo.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogrou
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00209.html (20,913 bytes)
- 228. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Fuel Service (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:43:17 -0500 (EST)
- Leo, My first job out of college was at Sunstrand Hydraulics in Rockford, IL in 1983. The company built fuel oil pumps that were put on fuel oil burning furnaces, which still used in Rockford at that
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00252.html (16,496 bytes)
- 229. Re: [CBQ] Aurora, IL Depot (~1930-1986) (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:51:03 -0500 (EST)
- James, This information available from many sources. One good place to start would be this Bulletin published by the BRHS: Bulletin #37 BURLINGTON BOXES (CB&Q two and three story depot/division offic
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-02/msg00286.html (14,832 bytes)
- 230. [CBQ] Aurora Shops Vestibule Windows (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:40:46 -0500 (EST)
- List, I've just spent several hours (without avail) trying to get the clear styrene "glass" into the vestibule windows of an Aurora Shops Coach. I had to break out the "gate" to even have a fighting
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-01/msg00143.html (11,455 bytes)
- 231. Re: [CBQ] Aurora Shops Vestibule Windows (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:37:11 -0500 (EST)
- Smarta**! That did bring on a chuckle... Rich Change to O Scale Steve in SC From: "rgortowski@aol.com" <rgortowski@aol.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, January 15, 2012 9:40:46 PM Subject: [CB
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-01/msg00149.html (13,963 bytes)
- 232. Re: [CBQ] Re: Aurora Shops Vestibule Windows (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:51:51 -0500 (EST)
- Greg, Last night, I was looking through the Micro Mark catalogue after I wrote the email and came upon the same thing. I think you would need to slide the glass into the door area on a piece of styre
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2012-01/msg00158.html (14,419 bytes)
- 233. Re: [CBQ] Brookfield Mo. Coal Dock (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 15:16:05 -0500 (EST)
- I seem to recall a fabulous model of a similar or the same coal dock from a BRHS Annual Meet some time ago. It might be in one of the Zephyrs in the modeling contest results. RIch G. --Original Messa
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-12/msg00030.html (14,157 bytes)
- 234. Re: [CBQ] Brookfield Mo. Coal Dock (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:30:08 -0500 (EST)
- Man, are we getting old, or what?! Rich G. --Original Message-- From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 3:19 pm Subject: Re: [CBQ] Brookfie
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-12/msg00032.html (13,541 bytes)
- 235. [CBQ] One for Leo (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:06:08 -0400 (EDT)
- Leo, A nice slide of the Eola roundhouse: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-color-slide-Burlington-CB-Q-roundhouse-at-E-Aurora-Eola-IL-1956-/221293195204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33861a2fc4 Rich
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00022.html (10,924 bytes)
- 236. [CBQ] Q 4600 (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:16:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Here is a neat shot of the Q's 4600. A semi-streamlined car built for use on the North Coast Limited as the Q's contribution before the NCL was streamlined in 1947. This shows it after it received th
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00023.html (11,304 bytes)
- 237. Re: [CBQ] Re: Q 4600 (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 10:51:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Q 4600 rgortowski Sat Oct 5, 2013 6:16 pm (PDT) . Posted by: Bill, These cars were built in 1935 as new cars for the North Coast Limited. There were six of them - NP 1300-1303 and Q 4600-4601 - built
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00030.html (19,033 bytes)
- 238. Re: [CBQ] Re: Q 4600 (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:23:37 -0400 (EDT)
- Bill, Here is an on-line photo of the GN's 949 Semi-streamlined coach used on the Empire Builder. These were built in 1937 and used on the Empire Builder until replaced by the streamlined consist in
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00032.html (11,742 bytes)
- 239. Re: [CBQ] Re: Q 4600 (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 13:09:49 -0400 (EDT)
- According to Bill Glick's "Burlington Passenger Car Roster," both 4600 and 4601 met their maker at Northwestern Steel & Wire in Sterling, IL. in February, 1967. Therefore they didn't make it to BN. R
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00036.html (14,227 bytes)
- 240. Re: [CBQ] Denver Zephyr Sign (score: 1)
- Author: rgortowski@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:38:33 -0400 (EDT)
- Pete, You're digging yourself a deeper hole... The Silver Dome entered service July 23rd, 1945. Rich G. --Original Message-- From: Jpslhedgpeth <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Se
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2013-10/msg00116.html (26,298 bytes)
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