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381. [CBQ] Merry Christmas! (an odd request to Burlington) (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:34:12 -0600
From the estate of Fred Clouse, LONG-TIME Gen. Passenger Agent for the Burlington on Lines East ending with BN in Chicago The following postcard ended up in his office @ 547 W. Jackson, postmarked fr
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00174.html (12,325 bytes)

382. [CBQ] Help with dating BR blotter (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:42:59 -0600
I acquired a small red/black/cream blotter issued by the Burlington to promote U. of Nebraska home football game traffic from Omaha to Lincoln. It's undated but the Cornhusker schedule for the year i
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00175.html (12,324 bytes)

383. RE: [CBQ] Help with dating BR blotter (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:34:11 -0600
Thanks! I would never have guessed that old as there were 6 home games - their A.D. must have done a good job of getting most the games @ Lincoln rather than 'home & home'. As an Iowa grad I'm more u
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00190.html (14,743 bytes)

384. RE: [CBQ] Christmas Traditions (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0600
Special menus were issued at Thanksgiving & Christmas, seasonal prayer "tents" were found on dining car tables (pre p.c. days) and Christmas cards were sent to frequent riders/shippers. (and of cours
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00214.html (11,422 bytes)

385. RE: [CBQ] Commuter train w/baggage car (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:57:28 -0600
Leo - Would a Baggageman handle those extra cars when a Baggageman was required (just as he would for an inter-city passenger train) or was there a different labor agreement for baggage cars in commu
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00222.html (10,795 bytes)

386. RE: [CBQ] Commuter train w/baggage car (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:01:49 -0600
Tks Leo. I knew Baggagemen (or Trainmen) were only needed for open cars but wasn't sure who had priority for the commuter jobs. I can see where it would definitely be a Trainman if a power car or ves
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-12/msg00231.html (12,456 bytes)

387. RE: [CBQ] Floquil Paints (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:36:31 -0600
Wade - seems like you would be a great Clinician for a future BRHS meet or at least a panelist along with our expert Q painters (some of the other responders to Ray's initial question) Thanks! Gerald
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00011.html (11,476 bytes)

388. [CBQ] Collectibles column survey for Zephyr publication (score: 1)
Author: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:06:56 -0600
A month or so ago I asked which topics (i.e. collectible categories) would you like to see in upcoming Zephyrs. The current issue has an 8+ color illustrated listing of all CB&Q-issued scenic postcar
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00016.html (10,797 bytes)

389. RE: [CBQ] New Files (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:47:57 -0600
Thanks again Rupert for yet another "labor of love"! Sure glad you work for the most minimum wage possible - free! Question (do not have a Zephyr in front of me to check) Did you also list questions
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00047.html (11,365 bytes)

390. [CBQ] Annual Meet, "Zephyr" & Collectibles (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:24 -0600
I have been hoping an attendee of the Annual meet in Rockford would post a report by now (I would have but missed the Business Mtg as was late setting up for swap meet plus skipped the trip to IRM as
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00048.html (13,075 bytes)

391. RE: [CBQ] Annual Meet, "Zephyr" & Collectibles (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:34 -0600
I wrote that part in haste, almost an after thought, when I realized it was Veteran's Day-eve when I posted. You are indeed correct. Let me know who is leading the research on that article as have le
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00054.html (12,171 bytes)

392. RE: [CBQ] Athearn 2893 covered hopper (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:21 -0600
re: do we have contact with Athearn to make this model more accurate The bigger BRHS is, the more clout it has with model mfg's, authors, etc. Far too many Q fans (many on THIS list) are not mbrs. Wh
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00075.html (11,893 bytes)

393. RE: [CBQ] NE-10 Question (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:21:05 -0600
I'm preety sure there was one in MOW service @ Galesburg in orange @ BN time & have a slide I took of it somewhere in my archives. Gerald I have reseached various discussions about the class NE-10 wa
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00077.html (11,491 bytes)

394. RE: [CBQ] BHRS mbrship helps influence model mfgs (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:10:51 -0600
Good for you Verlin - hope you can make it to a meet and by all means do not hesitate to offer resourses or material for publication. I do know at one time we had some mbrs who were liasion with mfgs
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00093.html (13,338 bytes)

395. RE: [CBQ] New file uploaded to CBQ (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:07 -0600
Thanks again Rupert!! I count about 55 unanswered questions so with a little luck on this list, we can know some off. I suspect in more than a few cases, BRHS mbr(s) knew the answer but assumed someo
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00094.html (11,631 bytes)

396. RE: [CBQ] FCNG (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:46:52 -0600
(CB&Q apart from C&S n.g. in Colorado had Deadwood Central in S.D., B&W/B&NW, etc in Iowa, FCNG in IL, etc - a lot of 3' lines some running into the 1930's. Also minor ng trackage @ tie plants, etc)
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00099.html (14,841 bytes)

397. RE: [CBQ] CB&Q BA-19 on early CZ? Car# or paintscheme? (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:46:51 -0600
Tks for sharing Bob. There may indeed have been special inst's for iperating crews as a) it was a unique train & b) it was shared by 3 RR's including equipment. I have a 4" thick CB&Q Stores book lis
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00133.html (12,021 bytes)

398. RE: [CBQ] Railroad Freight Cars Moving on Their Own (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:45 -0600
Several old 'car pushers' are still around too (I recall using one to spot a hopper @ a Sanding facility) - could inch cars using that 6-7' pole with small wheel on end pushing underneath a car wheel
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00134.html (16,200 bytes)

399. RE: [CBQ] Re: New North Star trains (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:50:47 -0600
It also depends on what you call 'commuter' service. In the earliest yrs (Q to Turner Jct via C&NW then Q to Aurora) in effect any Q train from Chicago to Aurora could be considered a 'commuter'. (ev
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00154.html (16,623 bytes)

400. RE: [CBQ] Accident effects to train crews (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:46 -0600
Amen Karl - the mental effect (& possible physical harm) to the Engineer can be as much or more serious. We had a C&NW commuter engineer in the late 70's who after cutting a toddler in half who had w
/archives/BRHSLIST/2009-11/msg00169.html (11,554 bytes)

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