Tom may be refering to CB&Q's BB's from the 1960's, which were an employee news magazine. Sometimes you can find these at swap meets. Jim may be refering to BRHS's BB's, which are the historical soci
FYI to Q O-scalers and O-gaugers: Petersen Supply's O-scale Coors reefers (by Atlas-O) are now out. I received road numbers ADCX 5412 & 5417 in 3-rail. Road numbers 5405 & 5409 are also available, bu
I saw a few BRHS members at TrainFest today, including Jim S., Charlie V., Ken Ohlfs, author John Kelly, and Denny Jelsma. Heimburger House has a new softcover book out titled "The Pioneer Zephyr: Am
FYI to CB&Q 3-rail O-gauge & 2-rail O-scale fans. (I am not a dealer, vendor, or manufacturer.). During 2005, Atlas-O has ofered the following Q related items: SW-8 Switcher in C&S/AT&SF Blackbird Sc
FYI to BR/CB&Q 2-rail O-scale and 3-rail O-gauge fans. I just found out that Weaver has offered their troop Pullman coach in the livery of a Burlington kitchen car. 4 road #'s are available. The webs
I recently saw a wood single-door cabinet. The cabinet is 23.5" wide by 33.25" high by 11.75" deep. The door has a brass lock. Behind the door are several cubby holes and one drawer with a brass pull
I received my 2 CB&Q "2005" calendars yesterday in the priority mail from Milepost 206. Instead of being a "2005" calendar, it is a "07/2005 - 01/2007" calendar. The photos are fantastic and include
FYI TLC Publishing's new book "Way of the Zephyrs: The Postwar Years", by Geoffry H Doughty, is now released. The US postman left my copy on the front porch yesterday afternoon. The cover has a paint
Greg, I live in Illinois. Hope yours arrives tomorrow! Bill Years", Zephyr. features to look any -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for
The recent Historic rail catalog (www.historicrail.com) lists a book called "Burlington Zephyrs" by an author name Souter and a publisher Traintech. Is anyone familiar with this book or know if it is
This is an FYI message to CBQlist regarding commercially available 3- rail O-gauge CB&Q 0-8-0 models. I am not a dealer, vendor, or manufacturer. MTH/RailKing released CB&Q #541 0-8-0 in ~2000 and Li
FYI to 3-rail O-gauge fans on CBQlist. I am not a vendoe, dealer, or manufacturer. MTH's (Mike's Train House) 2005 V2 catalog recently announced a CB&Q E3 AA set with streamlined passenger cars. Here
Hi Bob, Thanks for the response. This CZ set is part of MTH's RailKing line, which are intended to be semi-scale models that operate on traditional tight O-31 curves. For some odd reason, O-gauge man
Hi Bob, I also love 3RD Rail/Sunset's CB&Q 4-8-4 steame loco. Since it is a scale model rather than a semi-scale model, its minimum curve is O- 72. Many (if not most) O-gauge layouts do not have the
Dave, Thanks for sharing this link. Does anyone know why the locomotives were moved from the train station to the park? Is the train station being demolished? thanks, Bill -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --
Has anyone obtained or received the 2005 CB&Q calandar from Milepost 206 Publishing? Is the calendar available? Was it ever published? I ordered two of them last fall and have not received them. I se
Phil, Is Karl visiting IRM in some official capacity or as a tourist? I would enjoy meeting him; I'd sure like his autograph in my copies of some of his books. I'd also suggest that his CZ book be re
I just received today a DVD by WB Video Productions called "The Last Steamers of the Colorado & Southern". I found it on the Historic Rail website for $40. Besides C&S steamers, it has several CB&Q s
I saw something on the TRAINS/Kalmbach website recently that refered to the 11/2004 issue of TRAINS including a map of the CB&Q system. Can anyone who has read that issue share your comments on it? I
Hi Ray, Who is the publisher of this book? I would like to find out more about it. Appears to be a great book based on topic and on your description. Thanks, Bill titled "Burlington Route photos. (ha