Karl, While this was just a broken knuckle I found what was said on the radio rather interesting. Was a "Drawbar Texas" leaving Pueblo via the "New Way". Just after they cleared Pueblo Jct the second
One night I had the normal delivery from Gibson, (which is in Hammond IN), at Congress Park with around 90 to 110 cars. At this time they yarded trains with air as they did not have radios. This woul
Karl, Yes, I remember there was a "Pinhead" but I don't think he was the one. Don't even remember what terminal he was out of. At La Grange you would have crews from four crew sources, Norpaul, Argo,
Charlie, I have personally billed thousand of cars of blast furnace slag used by the CB&Q as ballast and have never heard of such an operation either in my time or prior to it. By my time there was o
Pete, Properly spelled "Bairstow". They were only notable because they made up a "Railroad" name and used Baldwins & Limas at a late date. Think most of the slag they got came from the South Works of
Randy, While I no longer Dispatch the area here is a little run down on what is really there: Table Rock to Wymore: No regular service, no business. Line is used to store baretables between Table Roc
Leo, BNSF has some kind of hand held data device that can be downloaded with the Early Warnings and the inspection results are input right at the car in question.
Robert, Only have 37 years, minus 3 in the Army, of Railroad experience but I agree with you. The information requested was not of any significance. For that matter Locals and Yard Jobs are constantl
Leo, CB&Q 9140 to BN 85 then to Potlatch Forest Industries, Lewiston ID Then to Portland Sawmill & Machinery, (Dealer), then Railway Motive Power Services, (Dealer), then to Inman Services, Baytown T
Charlie, As long as you are on the subject take a look at page 94 of "CB&Q In Color, Volume 3". Did the right side of the 169A also have a mix of carbody filter types? Why was this done to this parti
For what it's worth, the former MILW is owned and at times even maintained by the BN/BNSF from the switch of the interchange track to the crossing at the North end of the fertilizer plant. It was my