- 81. [CBQ] Re: GP (and SD) Headlight Operation Question (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 08:45:32 -0500
- Rick, There was a previous thread on this topic several months ago. You may want to reference that. The lower two lights, which were in the standard EMD housing, were the normal headlight that were r
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00009.html (12,134 bytes)
- 82. Re: Commuter coaches on the Ak Sar Ben Zephyr in 1965 (was Re: [CBQ] Re: (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:33:52 -0500
- Stephen, There is a link with the photo that provides the complete caption. It indicates that the Q was receiving a new order of gallery cars including the cab cars when this photo was taken. At that
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00021.html (12,183 bytes)
- 83. Re: Commuter coaches on the Ak Sar Ben Zephyr in 1965 (was Re: [CBQ] (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 10:39:06 -0500
- Gerald, Illinois tax law changed when the new state constitution became effective in 1970. After that, every RR in the west, took delivery in Chicago both from EMD and GE. While I was assigned by EMD
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00030.html (11,520 bytes)
- 84. [CBQ] Re:CB&Q 3000 Model (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 09:30:42 -0500
- Gary, I have no knowledge of the model, but locomotive No. 3000 was a hudson, not a pacific. The prototype was brand new in 1931, having been delivered the previous year. There is a 3 inch scale Q hu
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00106.html (11,477 bytes)
- 85. [CBQ] Re: Aurora (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 09:13:49 -0500
- Charlie, While your theory is plausible, I question moving or staging the second unit on the through running track to change locomotives. It would seem that the normal move would be to set the shovel
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00144.html (12,211 bytes)
- 86. [CBQ] Re: Kroehler Furniture (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 07:50:34 -0500
- Steve, I remember the rather small electric locomotive and overhead wire system on the south (track side) of the building. I don't recall the track layout or if it all had overhead wire. It seems tha
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00194.html (10,886 bytes)
- 87. [CBQ] Re: CBQ SD45's in the BN era (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:55:59 -0500
- Brian, As shown in the photo, it definitely has it's original clasp brake cast iron shoe trucks with six brake cylinders. Whether it was converted (probably trucks swapped at W. Burlington), before b
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-05/msg00195.html (11,587 bytes)
- 88. [CBQ] Re: Naperville Crash (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:02:23 -0500
- Rupert, From all the information that I have seen of the wreck, none of the baggage and express cars were involved in the accident and thus, remained undamaged and probably weren't even derailed. Mos
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-04/msg00046.html (16,267 bytes)
- 89. [CBQ] Re: Question about the U28B's (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:51:44 -0500
- Brian, While I don't have an assignment sheet for the Q in that time period, I believe that all of the GE's were assigned to Lincoln Shop for maintenance. Early on, Lincoln specialized in GE training
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-04/msg00053.html (11,567 bytes)
- 90. [CBQ] Re: The Round Up (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:47:27 -0500
- Listers, I'll bet the Round Up rode better than the later four wheel truck cars that the Q acquired which includes the Burlington. Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO [Non-text portions of this message hav
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-04/msg00108.html (10,664 bytes)
- 91. [CBQ] Re: SD's and GP's in passenger service? (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:22:13 -0500
- I have at least one photo of a GP7 pulling the Galesburg Local as it passed through Downers Grove westbound. The Gp and Sd units with steam generators are fairly easily identified. On the units with
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-04/msg00210.html (11,452 bytes)
- 92. [CBQ] Re: TCZ Dome Cars and BLI TCZ Consist (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:55:57 -0500
- Stephen and all, Keep in mind that CZ dome coaches occasionally were used in the TCZ consists, particularly after 1952 when the additional cars were purchased. There are photos of such operation. Of
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-03/msg00154.html (10,863 bytes)
- 93. [CBQ] Re:Question regaring CB&Q 5-chime steptop locomotive whistles (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 09:07:49 -0600
- Dan, I never saw a Q steam locomotive with a red whistle either in person or in photos. In regular service, the ones I saw were always painted black. They may have left a few natural brass (or was it
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00049.html (12,141 bytes)
- 94. [CBQ] Re: Question regaring CB&Q 5-chime steptop locomotive whistles (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:30:53 -0600
- Dan, Once you finish, are you going to find some place to connect to 250# of super heated steam to see if it works? I know there is at least one group of collectors that does a whistle demonstration
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00075.html (12,178 bytes)
- 95. [CBQ] Re: What Amtrak could learn from CB&Q (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:45:12 -0600
- Charlie, One of the problems is that many of the towns that Amtrak stops at have few if any rental car agencies. If they have one, it may be part of a car dealership. Thanks to GM and Dodge's policy
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00102.html (14,276 bytes)
- 96. [CBQ] Re:Original Gallery Cars (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:32:39 -0600
- Group, A couple of years ago, Metra retired a number of the original Q gallery cars. At one time, I had heard that some or all of them were stored in Wisconsin. Does anyone know the current status of
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00140.html (9,899 bytes)
- 97. [CBQ] Re: Original Gallery Cars (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:45:42 -0600
- Bryan, Thanks for the response and the link to OMR. It would be interesting to know where the cars are stored. I am surprised that some start up commuter company hasn't purchased some or all of them.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-02/msg00171.html (11,448 bytes)
- 98. [CBQ] Re:Missing Digest Messages (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:48:09 -0600
- Note to moderator, I receive my copies of the list messages in digest form. I note that I have not received any messages since December 13th, yet when I go to the Yahoo groups website, messages have
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-01/msg00053.html (10,140 bytes)
- 99. [CBQ] Re:Naperville crash (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:43:51 -0600
- Rupert, The BRHS website Passenger Equipment roster shows the Round Up as the property of Northern Central Railway in New Freedom, PA. and it is listed as operable. As for the horn, the only signalin
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-01/msg00129.html (13,099 bytes)
- 100. [CBQ] Re: Wood Switch engine footboards (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:37:13 -0600
- Wood Switch engine footboards Posted by: "qutlx1@aol.com" qutlx1@aol.com leophillipp Thu Dec 1, 2011 6:57 pm (PST) Leo, I suspect that the use of wood footboards is a carryover from steam days. Many
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2011-12/msg00008.html (15,329 bytes)
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