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21. Re: [CBQ] J. PETE HEDGPETH, 1936-2025 (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:50:50 -0800
I had the opportunity to talk with Pete at several BRHS meets. He was wealth of information and very entertaining. I was just thinking about him during the last Marion meet and how he was doing. The
/archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00011.html (15,825 bytes)

22. Re: [CBQ] Merry Christmas from Rapido (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:53:23 -0800
Let me add a note of caution to Leo's message. Another railroad historical society has been commissioning and buying model overstock from model manufacturers. This is because they have the feeling th
/archives/BRHSLIST/2025-12/msg00095.html (21,074 bytes)

23. [CBQ] Osceola IA depot (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:28:44 -0600
The February 2026 issue of Trains magazine has a 8 page feature on the Osceola IA depot. Built in 1912 by the CB&Q, the interior has been restored by members of the Osceola community. Osceola is the
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-01/msg00017.html (12,522 bytes)

24. Re: [CBQ] KATY (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:12:21 -0800
Yes the Katy had a shadow lined PA. Rapido Trains just produced this unit in HO scale. The Katy society president is local to me. I will send you his email in a private message. Bill HIrt On 2/2/2026
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-02/msg00013.html (20,198 bytes)

25. [CBQ] Missing meat packers in Zephyr 102 listing (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:33:38 -0500
I was looking through the new Zephyr 102. The listing of meat packers is missing two St. Joseph MO packers. Armour had a large packing facility. This is a 1943 view of the facility: https://www.stjos
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-04/msg00026.html (12,785 bytes)

26. [CBQ] CB&Q Standard livestock scale and scale house (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 19:37:42 -0500
Returning from the Spring meet in Ottawa, the June 2026 issue of Model Railroader was in the mailbox. Starting on page 52 is an article by BRHS member Nelson Moyer on building a CB&Q standard livesto
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00015.html (11,981 bytes)

27. Re: [CBQ] Milepost Diagram (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:49:07 -0500
Decals were offered by the society in association with data sheets #1 and #2. They eventually sold out. Dave Lotz via Q Connection offers the same right of way sign decals that the society previously
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00031.html (14,198 bytes)

28. [CBQ] Calling motors units.... (was E5 lights) (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 10:03:23 -0500
Leo, That is interesting.When I was working nights in downtown Kansas City in the 1990's, I would take my railroad scanner to work with me. I was working with another railfan or two, so they did not
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00032.html (14,995 bytes)

29. Re: [CBQ] Around the Horn Operations (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 09:04:17 -0500
Somewhat related to what Leo and Tom are discussing, I am attaching 2 Excel spreadsheets. One is a sample of eastbound traffic from GN trains 82 and 88 interchanged with the Q to the Chicago Gateway
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-05/msg00069.html (24,806 bytes)

30. Re: [CBQ] RBL Green (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:06:45 -0500
I am sure our Zephyr and Bulletin editors would be happy to receive and print such an article. They are always looking for material. I've already submitted an article for the next Zephyr. Maybe someo
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00053.html (16,097 bytes)

31. Re: [CBQ] Berkshires? (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:15:29 -0500
I have an HO Oriental brass Mikado that I had worked on and had DCC sound installed in it for me. It runs well, but does not like Micro Engineering turnouts. It stalls on the frogs. Not all. but some
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00054.html (14,298 bytes)

32. Re: [CBQ] Berkshires? (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:11:08 -0500
You are right. However, I bought it as an excursion locomotive. I have probably 50 or more ME turnouts installed, so that would be a lot of frog juicers. My regular diesel fleet experiences no proble
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-06/msg00056.html (13,859 bytes)

33. Re: [CBQ] Starting some Q branch line modelling (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:55:24 -0500
Rick, Challenger produced HO Scale brass SM-18 painted models about 30 years ago. I think Nelson Moyer has previously noted some prototype discrepancies with the model. They show up on eBay pretty re
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-07/msg00051.html (16,443 bytes)

34. Re: [CBQ] Help - Do you recognize this location? (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:03:16 -0500
Carl, Do not know where this is, but to answer the paint question. There were road units that remained in their original black and gray until the merger. And there were C&S SDs that were in black and
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-07/msg00110.html (13,134 bytes)

35. Re: [CBQ] Longest California Zephyr (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 11:08:47 -0500
At the Ottawa meet, Dave Lotz said Broadway Limited has been periodically working on a E5 in HO for the past few years at the evening working with manufacturers dinner presentation. Rapido is going t
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-08/msg00009.html (14,748 bytes)

36. [CBQ] Rapido FTs are out (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 14:40:36 -0500
Arriving on my front doorstep today was my CB&Q HO Scale Rapido FT A&B set. They look fantastic in the well padded box. I want to thank Bryan Howell for his work with Rapido to have FT set be numbere
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-08/msg00013.html (12,451 bytes)

37. [CBQ] Not in the rule book (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:05:19 -0500
One thing I always enjoy reading is the stories and life of those who actually worked on the railroad. Several of my railroad friends keep us entertained for hours with stories from the railroad care
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-08/msg00035.html (13,000 bytes)

38. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q MA-11 RPO - 60ft RPO by Walthers/Trainline (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt via groups.io" <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:35:39 -0700
I was doing some research on a similar request the other day after getting an email asking about Q mail trains into Kansas City. In John Strauss' book Burlington Passenger Trains Volume 2, he had sev
/archives/BRHSLIST/2026-08/msg00043.html (15,828 bytes)

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