Jerry, Thanks for the more detailed analysis of the information found in the Pullman Car Project spreadsheet. It's amazing all the detail present on those sheets when one learns how to use the key to
Rupert, Thanks for sharing this very interesting and informative article. Another interesting bit of material to print and add to a "Q" library. In fact, thanks for all you share with all CB&Q fans.
Jan, Thanks for sharing these great photos with us on line. Definitely some neat stuff. Years ago, when the railroads were scrapping 40' box cars by the thousands, Rob Manley and I were able to gain
Ray, That is a great question. It reminded me that GN had similar box cars with the combination sliding and plug doors. I checked it out and referred to my copy of GN Equipment Vol. 1, page 62 where
RANDY, You posted this announcement on October 31, 2012 Today is December 6, 2012. December 6 is more than a week after October 31, In fact it is roughly six weeks past October 31. You promised that
Tim, The CB&Q 40' combination door cars have Westinghouse AB brake systems. The air reservoir on the CB&Q version of these cars was mounted parallel to the side sills. This response was based on info
An interesting article by Bill Welch about BREX,FHIX and WHIX refrigerator cars appears in Volume & Number 1 January/February. 2011 on pages 11-13 of the B&O Modeler on line at: http://www.borhs.org/
CB&Q List Members, Earlier this afternoon Chad Boas confirmed that he will begin casting the CB&Q 53'-6" FM-14 flat cars this week. He is selling them for $15 per flat (same as he has sold previous f
List Members, I am trying to identify what truck name corresponds with the following numbers: 48A, 58B, 65A and 67. Can you help identify one or all of these? On p. 23 of BB#7 we have the equivalency
Chad Boas has made sets of resin cast sides available for CB&Q modelers interested in building an HO scale replica of the CB&Q 40' Combination Door Car. I have purchased several of these resin cast s
I am hoping there are a few members of this group that have one or more of the ORER's for 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963. The information I am looking for is about the CB&Q series #41000-41899 XM-2'
I found the index of Illinois counties and then went to the maps for Southen Cook County. Once I figured out a few landmarks I was able to quite easily move about and find the major railroads serving
Rupert, This report was indeed a very interesting find. As always thanks for sharing the information. The CB&Q material found on pp 10-11 leaves some unanswered questions, however. One such question
Here are a few updates regarding things I have learned about the CB&Q 40' Combination Door Cars from some very kind members of this group. These cars were built in two series. The first series #4100-
Rich, Another option might be to contact Chad Boas about doing this flat, since Sunshine discontinued it awhile back. He has released about a dozen flat cars and I am sure there is enough interest in
Rupert, If the bloke were still alive maybe a seat next to the last two Illinois governors could be arranged. Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ --Original Message-- From: Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz
http://glenandjess.com/projects/lib/ezpdf/fonts/fly.php?statement176.jpg -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings:
NKP Car Co is doing 4 Pullman Sleeper "Clover Series" sub-plans - 4036A,B,C, and F/I. Nine "Clover Series" Pullman Sleepers could be found in Exposition Flyer Service: "Clover Camp", "Clover Colors",
OOPS!!! CB&Q # 659 "Clover Veldt" p. 122 in Bill Glick's Burlington Passenger Car Photo Album. Later, Dave S. Dave, You mention photos by Hol Wagner on page 122 in what book? Thanks, Scott Myers From
Johnathan, Absolutely correct and the photo in Mike's book is in color. The one advantage for modelers of the photos in the Glick book, however, is that Bill's book has Hol Wagner photos of both side