- 21. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 11:12:25 -0600
- Pete, While I ain't John but that's a pretty easy one. Order Notify bills of lading are negotiable instruments. The waybill consignee field has to be filled in in this format: "Order of Glenwood Pack
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00027.html (10,025 bytes)
- 22. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:16:51 -0600
- John, You got me there. But of course I had been a little overtired, having put in a long night making sure that no trains between Dodge City and Belen had run into each other. 650 miles of pure pres
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00032.html (8,303 bytes)
- 23. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:13:35 -0600
- Well, "Frangible" means breakable. Never saw much use of it in Railroad paperwork. Another important word, although the RR's didn't use it much, is "fungible". Fungible goods are those which can be w
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00039.html (9,929 bytes)
- 24. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:46:34 -0600
- Pete, Out of the kindness of their hearts the carriers moved scrap at lower rates that primary metal products. But you had to specify that it was indeed, scrap. Two abbreviations, one just commonly u
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00045.html (8,653 bytes)
- 25. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:07:26 -0600
- John/Ray: My vote goes with "Indexed". I am pretty sure that was the word used in the "Standard Traffic Classifications" book.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00051.html (9,261 bytes)
- 26. Re: [BRHSlist] Some more "new" old stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:00:50 -0600
- John/Pete, In reality I think it was a little more complicated than that. Western Trunk Lines or another one of the West of Chicago Tariff Bureaus was trying to make a point. They felt that they were
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00061.html (10,095 bytes)
- 27. Re: [BRHSlist] Eggs (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:22:37 -0600
- Leo, Was told that when there were the two jobs they were regularly assigned Baldwins. Crews got in the habit of going down to the dirt pile at the end of the extension to eat in the restaurants in B
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00069.html (7,958 bytes)
- 28. Re: [BRHSlist] Joint Line. (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:24:43 -0600
- Karl, Well I don't know. I dispatched Denver to Pueblo and Pueblo to LaJunta for two years. Don't think I heard that expression more than once or twice and that was from a BN Trainmaster at Denver wh
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00093.html (9,114 bytes)
- 29. Re: [BRHSlist] Fox River (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:37:26 -0600
- Leo, While I don't know the answer to your agreement question that size Fox River was not unusual. In the fall of '66 I had many Roustabouts leave Eola with 120 or more cars. As to the instructions I
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00094.html (7,073 bytes)
- 30. Re: [BRHSlist] More Questions for Old Monroe LIne and CB&Q adventures (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 07:07:42 -0600
- Jeff, That's an excellent story! While I don't think I've ever had a Railfaning adventure that was quite so expensive there are always strange incidents that pop up when least expected. You've got a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00111.html (8,478 bytes)
- 31. Re: [BRHSlist] Speed Zone sign @ Burlington (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:04:34 -0600
- Dave, According to the timetable the "Zone" speed restriction sign may also have a curve speed sign with the letter "C" and another speed shown. It would appear that when they were using that speed r
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00119.html (8,611 bytes)
- 32. New Timetable Published (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:46:11 -0600
- Published to www.thevlbg.com on 12-Nov-02: CB&Q, Beardstown # 4, 15-Nov-42 CB&Q, Hannibal # 82, 28-Jun-42 CB&Q, Lincoln # 60, 28-Jun-42 CB&Q, Omaha # 63, 28-Jun-42 CB&Q, St Joseph # 58, 28-Jun-42 CB&
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00121.html (6,684 bytes)
- 33. Re: [BRHSlist] Chicago, Burlington and Northern (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:19:16 -0600
- Ken, According to Mr. Overton's excellent history of the CB&Q The CB&N was a creation of the CB&Q. When it was incorporated in Illinois in 1883 the CB&Q started out with one third of it's capital sto
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00150.html (10,113 bytes)
- 34. Re: [BRHSlist] Chicago, Burlington and Northern (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:07:57 -0600
- Charlie, Overton indicates that they had a particular person in mind to run the CB&N , (Albert E. Touzalin), and that during and after the construction phase he just became too independent. He made t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00156.html (9,997 bytes)
- 35. Timetables (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:18:33 -0600
- I feel that the timetable project is a step in the right direction and I'll continue it. One problem. It would be really important to me to have the entire WWII era set published in this format. Unfo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00157.html (6,531 bytes)
- 36. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington 74536 Reefer (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:27:08 -0600
- Eric, The 745xx cars were built at Plattsmouth during 1944. They had steel ends and wood side sheathing.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00158.html (8,080 bytes)
- 37. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington 74536 Reefer (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:48:23 -0600
- Eric, I think the easiest car PFE design to paint as BREX would be the R-40-26. I can't see any differences between them and the BREX 76xxx cars built by FGE and PC&F. I would suppose that Intermount
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00159.html (8,300 bytes)
- 38. The Quinn & Menk Era (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 10:14:42 -0600
- There has been discussion in the past on the effect the Menk years had on the CB&Q. Mr Quinn from the CMStP&P was no better. He sat in his office and spent most of his time harassing the Employees ab
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00171.html (7,224 bytes)
- 39. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington 74536 Reefer (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 08:45:14 -0600
- Florian, It would not work at all for the 1944 cars as they had wood sides. What I was trying to say is that the only PFE design that is a good match for any BREX cars is the R-40-26. But it is only
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00185.html (10,834 bytes)
- 40. Re: [BRHSlist] SP headend cars on CB&Q (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@e...>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:37:47 -0600
- I do recall that there were a few new SP head end cars delivered to the CB&Q at Congress Park during the early 60's. No idea where they came from. It would make some sense to use a new car on a bicyc
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00201.html (7,684 bytes)
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