- 301. Re: [CBQ] Depot interior question (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:58:34 -0700 (PDT)
- As far as the bed goes they were quite often used by extra or relief operators between shifts at the end of a long commute. We had one in the locker room at Congress Park used by section and MOW. I u
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00068.html (12,270 bytes)
- 302. Re: [CBQ] Re: Depot interior question (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:38:07 -0700 (PDT)
- Most paper went in the trash or pot belly stove of the depot. Just as with a whole lot of other railroad paper to say nothing of other artifacts confessions of a dumpster diver Steve in SC Thanks to
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00071.html (11,938 bytes)
- 303. Re: [CBQ] Depot interior question (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:59:48 -0700 (PDT)
- After I left some kind TM disposed of the bunk not too long before the depot came down Steve in SC Steve, looking back at sleeping accommodations that I made use of, Lewiston,Ill in the freight room
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00089.html (14,155 bytes)
- 304. Re: [CBQ] Depot Drawings (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:41:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Tim Got an address to send to?? Steve in SC CD with over 300 Q Depot Drawings for Sale Asking $9.99 + $4.99 Priority Flat Rate Envelope. Proceeds going to restoration of Q Waycar 13889. Thank You Tim
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00102.html (10,502 bytes)
- 305. Re: [CBQ] September Calendar 2010 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:40:47 -0700 (PDT)
- I will go along with Al except it is the best photo of the year Steve in SC The calendar is hanging on my office wall and I refer to it fairly often. I noticed the error about two weeks ago; there's
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00130.html (11,186 bytes)
- 306. Re: [CBQ] Whistle Posts (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:17:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Kelley BRHS Standard Sign Data Sheet #2 Page 51 Burlington Lines Standard Whistle Post Dated 7/9/27 the post was a 4 X 8 inch cement post with a 10 X 10 head 9 ft high. Cast at the concrete shops for
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00132.html (10,901 bytes)
- 307. [CBQ] Existing Equiptment (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:29:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Steve in SC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individ
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00133.html (9,630 bytes)
- 308. Re: [CBQ] (unknown) (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:46:40 -0700 (PDT)
- Kelley I wish you luck in Z Scale. I have seen some impressive trains in N. Detail on HO diesels is out of site now. But I prefer to build in O(I know Old mans scale) I use the neat plastic sticks so
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-09/msg00145.html (11,340 bytes)
- 309. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
- One nite working at Aurora Tower a westbound freight was going thru as I made the usual inspection. Auto racks use to be open and on the top deck of one was a guy reading a newspaper by the dome lit
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00020.html (12,119 bytes)
- 310. Re: [CBQ] Re: My First Fan-trip, Not one but two big steamers (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 07:43:10 -0700 (PDT)
- OK DAve et all...here's my contribution. August 5th, 1955 (IIRC) the Q ran an excursion Ft. Madison, IA -Bloomfield, IA with the 637... I had just finished the summer school session at UNL. Charlie
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00042.html (20,004 bytes)
- 311. Re: [CBQ] re: Orchard City Club station (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:54:03 -0700 (PDT)
- There was a park north of Ottawa on the Fox River Branch And in if I remember right in about '81 we had a Chicago Div. Company Picnic at Maple Lanes just south of Oswego complete with a Suburban Trai
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00092.html (13,247 bytes)
- 312. Re: [CBQ] Re: Mystery Box on Q GP9 #274 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 20:06:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Wait a minute Why would a Lines West engine have the cab signals. It is not listed as having Cab Signals and was always assigned to Lincoln per the reprinted assignment sheets the society has done. I
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00101.html (13,122 bytes)
- 313. Re: [CBQ] Gasoline motor car 1905 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:38:38 -0700 (PDT)
- Rupert First you have to define motor car. One would be passenger carrying used in scheduled service the other would be used for MOW service. Early MOW cars were the pump type and at an early date mo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00116.html (13,836 bytes)
- 314. Re: [CBQ] Gasoline motor car 1905 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:05:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Archie The restored 507 Where did it go to?? Steve in SC Group, While on the subject of motor cars, let me share a little story about a recent find here in Hannibal. A guy called me and said he was t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00144.html (14,789 bytes)
- 315. Re: [CBQ] Gasoline motor car 1905 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:38:09 -0700 (PDT)
- One problem with the early motor cars was that of SPEED. of 41.5 MPH due in part because of the single large drive wheel in the rear. And the main reason Mack and others went to a 4-wheel truck on th
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00158.html (15,606 bytes)
- 316. Re: [CBQ] Gasoline motor car 1905 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:46:53 -0700 (PDT)
- Charlie In my research for the Aurora Elevation Bulletin I found the Q had looked at electrifying the Chicago to Aurora Suburban line similar to what the IC had done. This in an effort to eliminate t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00159.html (15,966 bytes)
- 317. Re: [CBQ] Re: Mystery Box on Q GP9 #274 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:35:09 -0700 (PDT)
- On top of this there are three different styles of boxes. GP 7's 243 and 244 are shown in assignment sheets to have cab signals. And they have the oblong boxes like 4960 and 5632(Al Holck Vol. 2) GP
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00167.html (14,023 bytes)
- 318. Re: [CBQ] Re: Gasoline motor car 1905 (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:53:30 -0700 (PDT)
- The Four Wheel Drive trucks adapted for rail use still only had a top speed of 25 MPH (per the reprinted sales material) That might work on the branches but not on the main where a lot of the doodleb
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00168.html (12,215 bytes)
- 319. Re: [CBQ] Geneva Branch-Annual Meet (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:55:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Leo Pre elevation the old north main was just that and there was a full wye and up the Geneva Branch. Somewhere I have a map showing it(in one of two storage units either in Ft. Worth or Greenville??
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00175.html (11,844 bytes)
- 320. Re: [CBQ] Geneva Branch-Annual Meet (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:02:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Leo and Charlie The switch for the Aurora Branch was up west of the Geneva Depot with a long curved grade down to the river. In olden days when the CNW branch was still in one sunday morning a couple
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00181.html (12,720 bytes)
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