- 21. [BRHSlist] Ottumwa carseals "61-63 (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:51:28 -0500
- 3 yrs inclusive. 19 foreign roads with 27 cars. Milw & CRIP (1 bagged feed) had 3 ea; C&NW (1 grain), SOU, AT&SF (1 clothes washers) & UP (1 bagged feed from Ralston Purina in Ottumwa to Fairfield) 2
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00145.html (10,445 bytes)
- 22. [BRHSlist] Ottumwa carseals "64-67 (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:48:58 -0500
- This ends the book, Jan "64 thru Dec "67. 27 foreign roads with 42 cars. SOU with 5 including toilet paper to Chariton & furniture); GN (lbr & corn), IC (1 with mattresses to Des Moines), B&O (machin
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00146.html (11,121 bytes)
- 23. [BRHSlist] reL towns along CB&Q in Neb (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:51:03 -0500
- The Q, when Val Kuska was ag agt, issued a series of brochures jointly with various NE & WY countys, cities and Chbrs of Commerce. TT size, they extolled the land, infrastructure, etc. I have 8 of th
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00180.html (9,846 bytes)
- 24. [BRHSlist] o/p Burl Bulletins & 250# cranes (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:24:08 -0500
- The answer to the recent question re: #'s of Q's 250 ton cranes, is readily available in BB#18 which features Burlington cranes and derricks AND Bernie Corbin's favorite photos - it's also out=of-pri
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00181.html (10,937 bytes)
- 25. [BRHSlist] re: car seals: grain door mfg (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:13:41 -0500
- Tks Pete - I contacted Signode to ask where distribution warehouse(s) were in midwest that the box car would have originated and whether they ever had their own railcars. I believe Signode still make
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00184.html (9,823 bytes)
- 26. [BRHSlist] re: grain doors (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:08:01 -0500
- Tks for responses fellows. I got hold of Signode & even though it's been approx 20 yrs since they sold "grain doors" they found some old literature which thet are sending me. Since our group ranges f
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00208.html (11,021 bytes)
- 27. [BRHSlist] re: meal stops (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:18:53 -0500
- MY son Lee was enjoying the messages re: crews stopped for beans and shared one of his own. Am reprinting here as occurred last yr on the CZ route: "But the neat thing is that even in today's changed
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00233.html (10,137 bytes)
- 28. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: o/p Burl Bulletins & 250# cranes (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:13:19 -0500
- Several people have told me off list that they too would like back issues of Zephyrs so will add that to the discussion @ our Nov. 2 BOD meeting - keep the input coming - we on the BOD needs to hear
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00238.html (15,302 bytes)
- 29. [BRHSlist] Kato N pass car swap (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:05:01 -0500
- To help my son complete a TCZ,w ould like to swap a Kato Slumbercoach (new in box) for a Kato coach or dome from CB&Q set B. Tks! Gerald A. Edgar 230 W. 5th St. Garner, IA 50438-1404 (641) 923-2573 _
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00243.html (8,276 bytes)
- 30. [BRHSlist] KAto N swap correction (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:41:22 -0500
- Any Kato N CB&Q or CZ coach or dome-coach is fine as he'll will correct lettering, etc. Gerald A. Edgar 230 W. 5th St. Garner, IA 50438-1404 (641) 923-2573 ___________________________________________
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00244.html (8,387 bytes)
- 31. [BRHSlist] BB back issue reprint survey (score: 1)
- Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:21:25 -0600
- Tks for input - keep it coming (for back issues of Zephyrs too) To date, the following backissues have tallied 2 or more "want/would buy" - #6 with six; #5 with five; #8 & 14 three ea and 2 each for
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00248.html (8,682 bytes)
- 32. [BRHSlist] Re: Burlington 99 office car in La Crosse WI (score: 1)
- Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:30:29 -0600
- Following up to Marshall, per BB#17 (o/p) #99 was 1 of 2 Q business cars blt @ Aurora Shops in the 1900's, reblt by Pullman in the 20's (from wood to steel) & went thru 2 owners in Wis before ending
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00271.html (8,916 bytes)
- 33. [BRHSlist] re: 1960's box car idea (score: 1)
- Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:02:58 -0600
- The Q box car shown in the pic with Ahnapee & Western loco is a 50' that Ambroid did a craftsmen kit of - these were last Q boxcars built, as it were, for grain loading. However in later years grain
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00301.html (8,639 bytes)
- 34. [BRHSlist] re: Overton books (score: 1)
- Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:25:31 -0600
- Dick wrote 4 hardbounds plus several Burlington articles and bklts - some for the Q per se, others for his own satisfaction. The best known of course is "Burlington Route" (often pointed to by busine
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00303.html (9,681 bytes)
- 35. [BRHSlist] re: S. Patio/Garden op's (score: 1)
- Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:24:34 -0600
- During the Christmas holidays of 1967 I rode the Black Hawk for the 1st & only time (as otherwise always used Twins, EPB or NCL) from E. Dbq to Chicago. As was my practice, after boarding I'd walk le
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00330.html (9,601 bytes)
- 36. [BRHSlist] re: Wedge plow assignments (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 12:04:32 -0500
- Per slides I took, here's a few locations of plows (showing both Lines E & W to keep everyone happy!): 205024 McCook, NE; 205026 St. Joseph, MO; 205030 Red Oak, IA; 205031 Elmwood, IL then later @ Ya
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00026.html (9,013 bytes)
- 37. [BRHSlist] BRHS Annual Mtg (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:34:58 -0500
- New this year is a "Silent Auction" Sat morning. This will allow those of you with just a couple of models/detail parts, some old timetables or books to sell them at a good price WITHOUT paying for a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00125.html (9,264 bytes)
- 38. [BRHSlist] Ottumwa Car Seals part 3 (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:24:41 -0500
- Here's from May 1940 to Dec. 1942: 31 CB&Q cars, 1 BREX (78397 hauling meat from Schaeffer's) & 3 Q locos (5330 lubrication @ R.H., 5337 & 5338). The Q frt cars included 25123 going to treatment plan
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00126.html (10,017 bytes)
- 39. [BRHSlist] Ottumwa car seals part 4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:44:00 -0500
- 1st, 4 tidbits I omitted from Part 3: The RI car was a stock car of sheep going to Sperry, IA & the Wabash was bags of corn to Knoxville, IA. (bagged mean seed corn?). Q box 44789 was taking scrap pa
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00127.html (10,756 bytes)
- 40. [BRHSlist] Havelock baggage car 'green' (score: 1)
- Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:19:51 -0500
- Marshall Thayer commented earlier that the passenger green used on the 1st batch of Havelock baggage cars was lighter, more yellow that Pullman Green - anyone have a commercial green they recommend o
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00178.html (8,682 bytes)
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