I was looking through some train orders I purchased from Keokuk in 1949. There are two orders in early June that year that are very similar and state the following: American Eagle 425 Works Extra 73
Duncan, Check your personal email. I've sent you a file to add to your Keokuk file for posting to the group files list. Your spam filter must be blocking it. Bill Hirt -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To v
Dave, I have a whole stack to work through for Hannibal, Galesburg Seminary Street Tower and some more for Francis Missouri. I hope that people who may also have some train orders will share some of
I just posted a file with train orders and forms for Hannibal in June 1967. Take a look at the Track Operators line ups in the file. The June 30 line up is typical for the Brookfield sub. However, th
Steve, Here was the line up: Trains expected between North River and Brookfield between 620 am and 1201 pm June 22 1967 No 55 Eng 9977 left Macon 603 am No 7 Eng 9942A Extra 9942A West Left Ely 557 a
Glen, That is interesting because there is another line up from June 30 for the same section of track: Trains expected between North River and Brookfield between 605 am and 1201 pm No 55 out of Macon
Check you local library system or local university. My local library offers online access to the Sanborn maps for every state. Bill Hirt On 3/24/2012 7:26 AM, Douglas Harding wrote: To access the San
Glen, In the April 9, 1944 Centerville Division Employee Timetable, Forker is shown 82.4 miles from Sedan, 186.5 miles from Burlington and 34.1 miles from Carrollton. The timetable notes that the swi
Glen, Unfortunately I do not have any more information regrading the diamond at Laclede and when it was removed. At Sumner, it just says Wabash Crossing (Grade). There is nothing else about it anywhe
Since I model the Zephyr-Rocket on my HO layout in 1963, I've done some amount of research on it. Let's review the public timetables of the era: The November 1959-April 1960 Public Timetable indicate
Duncan, On the May-October 1961 time period, looking again, by that time Train 15 had been cut back to Chicago-Galesburg instead of Chicago-Hannibal. So no more diner coming into Burlington on Train
Duncan, Not with the same number. The Chicago-Hannibal service started in the summer of 1947 with the idea of being a long distance commuter service. The idea is that people outside to Chicago could
Duncan, I do not have the timetable, but I have an Official Guide from September 1960. It shows Train 2 originated in Galesburg and Train 15 terminated in Galesburg. The interesting thing was the Off
Duncan, In 1962, looking at the American Royal Zephyr schedule, what you suggest probably was the case. The westbound American Royal did not arrive at West Quincy until after the eastbound left, so t
Just to add to this topic a little bit (plus add to what John Mitchell had mentioned the possibility of the diner on the Zephyr-Rocket being closed West Quincy-Burlington in early 1960s), I was pagin
Hi all. I am working on building a Q Scale Test Car, 204739. I am working off a picture from 1963. Unfortunately it is a black and white picture. Could someone clue me in on what color it would be?
Glen, I have a Beardstown No. 11 from April 9, 1950 and a Beardstown No. 12 from February 10, 1952. Email me off list about what exactly you are looking for. Bill On 11/13/2013 5:02 PM, glenehaug@msn
In the BRHS data sheet on TM-3 tank cars, there is photograph on the top of page 2 of CB&Q TM-3 230002. I am especially interested in the lettering to the right of the Burlington Route herald and on
Hol, Thank you very very much! Bill On 11/14/2013 10:33 AM, HOL WAGNER wrote: Bill: Here's a scan of the photo that should allow you to read all the lettering to the right of the herald. I was abl
There are several confusing things about the picture. The presence of a searchlight signal might indicate a CTC-installation. St Joseph Division Employee Timetable effective June 15 1947 shows CTC wa