- 1. [CBQ] Christmas Traditions (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:29:10 -0600
- Since we just had Christmas, did the Q do anything special for it's passengers that were traveling on the holiday. Thanks Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http:
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00213.html (9,783 bytes)
- 2. [CBQ] Re:Cutting out brakes? (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:47:30 -0600
- A branch pipe off the train line goes to the brake valve assembly. Doesn't matter what kind of brake valve they are, AB ABD ABDW. In the branch pipe is a valve that will isolate the brake valve. If t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00039.html (10,544 bytes)
- 3. [CBQ] Re: China on the Aurora wrecker diner (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:49:42 -0600
- When I worked on the Soo Line, we ate on Soo china in the wrecker diner too. It stayed there for years until the cook decided to take it all to a local antique dealer. Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-10/msg00023.html (11,373 bytes)
- 4. [CBQ] Commuter Runs (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:55:28 -0600
- Since we're on the subjuct of commuter trains. I lived in Downers Grove and my dad worked at CUS and took the dinkies into work. My question is as a train crew did you make only one run a day and tie
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-10/msg00086.html (9,901 bytes)
- 5. [CBQ] Re: GP 7&,9,SD 7&9 (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:41:30 -0600
- Please keep that unsolicited information coming. Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email |
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-09/msg00070.html (13,300 bytes)
- 6. [CBQ] Re: Burlington Route Ad Billboard in Galena (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:41:22 -0600
- The one time I passed through Galena, my family and I were walking and stopped in front of a jewelery store. In the upper right panel was the Burlington square and saying that they were authorized to
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-07/msg00069.html (12,588 bytes)
- 7. [CBQ] Rerailing (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:23:47 -0600
- According to the rules, the wrecking crew should be called out to rerail any cars. Tie plates are not the best thing to use because when the weight of the cars gets on them they can slip and kick out
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-06/msg00104.html (11,347 bytes)
- 8. [CBQ] Re: Old Equipment (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:25:12 -0600
- -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http:
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-06/msg00231.html (11,957 bytes)
- 9. [CBQ] Divisions (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 18:45:22 -0600
- Why is it that every few years railroad redrew thier division bounderies? Once the railroad bounderies are established they would stay that way. How much money was lost reprinting new information and
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-05/msg00158.html (10,487 bytes)
- 10. [CBQ] Annual Meets (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:41:30 -0600
- I'm a longtime BRHS member. I have been scanning my photos and slides. I came across some that were taken at Galesburg durinn an annual meet in the early to mid 90's. We toured Galesburg yard If anyo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00267.html (9,716 bytes)
- 11. [CBQ] Re: Auto frames on flats (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:09:34 -0600
- The auto frames I have seen on flat cars have been tied down. They were on the Milw going to the Ford plant in St. Paul. As I recall there were 2 stack on the cars and stacked almost to the height of
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00293.html (10,831 bytes)
- 12. [CBQ] Twin Cities Trains (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:16:15 -0600
- I was sorting through some stuff and found a brochure for Burlington winter vacations. It listed 4 Twin Cities to Chicago trains the Blackhawk, Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, and the Mississipp
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-07/msg00009.html (11,024 bytes)
- 13. Re: RE: [CBQ] Twin Cities Trains (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:07:19 -0600
- I did find a date on the brochure. The schedules were effective Nov. 21, 1932. It had the Mississippi Riverview dept Mpls 8:15am St Paul 9:00am, arrive Chicago 7:10pm. The North Coast Limited dept Mp
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-07/msg00030.html (14,640 bytes)
- 14. [CBQ] Re: Zephyr 58 is being delivered (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:19:10 -0600
- I received in the mail yesterday. It is a great issue. When is the next bulletin coming out? Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-07/msg00031.html (11,672 bytes)
- 15. [CBQ] Re: Requiem for a Conductor (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:57:06 -0600
- THANK YOU, for sharing this. What a neat piece of history!! -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Em
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-06/msg00134.html (12,418 bytes)
- 16. [CBQ] Motive Power Run Through (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:36:35 -0600
- I was wondering if the Q, C&S and the FW&D ever "pooled" power as in run throughs in and out of Denver? I don't think I have ever seen any pictures of it. Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit yo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00000.html (10,242 bytes)
- 17. [CBQ] Re: XM-32c boxcar questions (score: 1)
- Author: "soocarman79" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:46:08 -0600
- If my memory is still good, all the retainer that I saw were located between the ladder and the hand brake. That way the brakeman could reach the retainer without reaching around the hand brake. The
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00053.html (11,176 bytes)
- 18. [CBQ] Re: new locomotives and cost (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:55:01 -0600
- Bill, Thanks for all the information from an insiders view. It is very different from someone on the outside. Mitch -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yah
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-12/msg00056.html (12,332 bytes)
- 19. [CBQ] Bunk Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:55:01 -0600
- It has been interesting to read about train crews out on the road living in waycars, and who didn't stay in there. The train crews weren't the only ones to live out on the road. My sister-in-law was
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-12/msg00209.html (10,293 bytes)
- 20. [CBQ] Bunk Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Mitch" <soocarman79@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:55:01 -0600
- It has been interesting to read about train crews out on the road living in waycars, and who didn't stay in there. The train crews weren't the only ones to live out on the road. My sister-in-law was
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-12/msg00210.html (10,264 bytes)
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