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141. [CBQ] Wide Loads (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:45:23 EST; Trying to remember how that "double drop" was performed on the Earlville Turn at Cat brought to mind a humorous incident that happened on that job in 1974 which by pure luck didn't turn into a disast; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00121.html (10,640 bytes)
142. [CBQ] Stop over Car (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:57:01 EST; Can anyone besides,Pete,Karl,Archie,Steve or Bob answer this question. What is/was a stopover car ? I first learned of these while working the Earlville Turn. Doubt the RR's of today would accomadate; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00122.html (9,116 bytes)
143. [CBQ] Stop Over Car (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:53:21 EST; OK Pete your called upon to explain a stopover car. Leo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/gr; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00137.html (8,998 bytes)
144. [CBQ] Working Over Town (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:11:17 EST; There were/are several benefits to working suburban passenger service. One is working days and sleeping nights in your own bed. Heat and/or air conditioning,limited exposure to the elements. Watching; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00142.html (12,451 bytes)
145. [CBQ] Working over Town (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:48:14 EST; "Working over Town" still exists but to me doesn't seem to be as widespread as in bygone days. There's a lot more to do today(health clubs,computers,etc,etc). Also as always a lot of guys deadhead ho; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00148.html (9,689 bytes)
146. [CBQ] Wide Loads (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:59:36 EST; One night when working as a brkmn in the C&I pool for Lew Peshia he had a wild hair and decided to ride the head end from Cicero to Savanna (something Condrs. just didn't do) ! I think we were on one; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00149.html (9,580 bytes)
147. [CBQ] Running for Water (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:15:33 EST; Long after the BN merger we were still working under the CB&Q/BRT schedule. In that schedule(by the way schedule here means the agreement covering rates of pay,arbitraries,etc and you can bet there w; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00150.html (10,788 bytes)
148. [CBQ] Running for water (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:11:21 EST; Pete, I don't think so or they would have never let me into Mgmt. On the other hand if legit it got submitted and almost always paid. Leo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo!; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00155.html (9,212 bytes)
149. Fwd: [CBQ] Re: Wide Loads (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:34:52 EST; GT iwas the station code symbol for Galesburg. I often refer to stations by these codes as thats how we did it on the RR to abbreviate things(car chalk marks,etc). Please refer to any Q timetable to; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00158.html (9,502 bytes)
150. [CBQ] Cat-Sorta Wide loads (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:52:47 EST; It's clear that a story from one of us jogs the memory of others to share similar related events. Great ! So here's mine related to Karls' about CAT:(I may have told this one years ago but there's lo; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00169.html (11,126 bytes)
151. [CBQ] Amtrak gets another one (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:55:55 EST; If indeed the trucks' driver did run into the side of #6 a case could be made to require Amtrak to add the new conspicuity decals to their cars like the frt cars owners are being required ! Surely th; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00170.html (9,410 bytes)
152. [CBQ] Eola Yard (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:16:39 EST; Steve, Your right.Had to be one of the few times more than one thru frt was in the west yard at the same time ! Leo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To vi; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00173.html (8,780 bytes)
153. [CBQ] Assigned Waycars (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:11:51 EST; My how times and technology has changed the RR ! Up until the mid '60s the Aurora Division pool crews still had their own assigned waycars. These crews were the last division on the Q with assigned w; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00178.html (11,887 bytes)
154. [CBQ] Cat Job (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:17:26 EST; One thing this thread about the danger of hanging banding,chains,etc hasn't mentioned is the human side. Imagine what some of those things would do to you standing along side the train switching or i; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00187.html (13,149 bytes)
155. [CBQ] Leaker (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:57:42 EST; Wonder why the AAR banned riveted tank cars from the rails? They leaked as they got older because the buff and draft, bouncing around and couplings would eventually loosen the rivets. One night while; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00200.html (9,850 bytes)
156. [CBQ] Drop 'em (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:05:23 EST; Flag Center is/was the junction of the Rockford Branch and the C&I. At this point there's a wye to access the branch from either direction and the single trk becomes double for a few miles to Steward; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00205.html (10,778 bytes)
157. [CBQ] Held Off (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:05:29 EST; As I've said before E.B. Smith (Smitty),(Grandpa) was a character. After decades of midnights,4pms,extras,weekends,etc he could hold one of the two helper spots on the top paying,preferred day job at; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00215.html (10,606 bytes)
158. Fwd: [CBQ] Leaker (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:43:07 EST; I could offer an experienced guess but since I'll be meeting with a person or two who are still working and were around when the riveted cars were banned I'll get a good date and advise. Give me a co; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00222.html (9,931 bytes)
159. [CBQ] Head in (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:15:22 EST; Generally the term "head in" in RRing refers to taking the siding on single trk mainline territory and into a trk in a yrd complex. What follows is a true CB&Q story as I heard it from at least one p; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00224.html (10,009 bytes)
160. Fwd: [CBQ] Assorted XM-33 boxcar questions (score: 1): Author: qutlx1@aol.com; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:14:58 EST; While I was working in 1973 I don't recall any of these cars in particular or in detail. Generally speaking a trust plate would stay on a car until the trust was dissolved and sometimes long after. T; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00249.html (9,920 bytes)

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