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1. Re: CB&Q question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (score: 1): Author: vje68@h...; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:16:55 -0600; International Harvester produced a CB&Q model planter to take advantage of the agricultural programs the Q was pushing at the time. Various planter mfgs. had special models and people who collect pla; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-09/msg00132.html (9,545 bytes)
2. Re: Side Door Waycars (score: 1): Author: vje68@h...; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:39:06 -0600; have baggage these, Oriental; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-09/msg00134.html (7,347 bytes)
3. Re: FW: Historical Information (score: 1): Author: vje68@h...; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:40:55 -0600; Don't forget the large frt house @ Burlington along the river east side of yards to transfer goods to & from Burlington Transportation Co. - the Q's trucking subsidiary - this was a major source of f; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-09/msg00142.html (11,425 bytes)
4. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Q Paperwork (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 13:31:54 -0600; It's a bit of a needle in a haystack but not impossible - lots of old forms were dispersed from the Crook Bro's whse in Chicago after BN time & they show up in collections, at RR shows, etc. - I'll k; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00038.html (8,853 bytes)
5. re: Hinsdale (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:55:18 -0600; Oldest existing depot between Chicago/Aurora although no longer on the 'main', is Batavia which is an original from 1850 (West Chicago's depot museum is in an 1890's replacement). Line was rerouted v; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00064.html (6,747 bytes)
6. Re: Harry Bedwell, the Q & Kellerton (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:56:39 -0600; The May, 1958 Palimpsest (Official Iowa His. Soc. publication) was devoted entirely to Harry (born on a farm 5 mi. SW of Kellerton). Well worth buying @ a flea market or antique shop as has map of Q; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00226.html (8,030 bytes)
7. re. Mt-Ayr/Grant City; Sears (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:01:50 -0600; To elaborate on the precedent setting Mt. Ayr-Grant City abandonment in "44. Prior to this one, RR's invariably faced Brotherhood opposition to all abandonments; in this case the Q agreed to a "displ; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00230.html (8,869 bytes)
8. re: discipline/Willard (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:25:32 -0600; The comments by "Uncle Dan" Willard are a real find!!! One of the many Q mgrs who became Presidents of other RR's (in this case the B&O and the subject of at least one massive 2 vol. bio that include; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00319.html (9,130 bytes)
9. 1963 partial consists (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:08:51 -0600; Based on files of 'tour' groups traveling on the Q in 1963, here is some consist info. On Feb. 3 the Chicago Outing Club had an 'outing' for 31 members on Train #24, the Chicago-bound Afternoon Zephy; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00320.html (8,150 bytes)
10. re: last red Q unit (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:17:41 -0600; The 1960 spent much of the early-mid 70's in S. Sioux City ferrying trains over the then ltd. wt. bridge over the Missouri into Sioux City & working the old Q yard. Also, there was at least one early; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00361.html (7,464 bytes)
11. Re: Officer 1890's (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:33:12 -0600; Looked thru some of my Annual Reports for 1890's & Chief Auditor was George Sturgis. If Hubert D. Wyllie was an officer at the time, he was one notch down the totem pole. AR's, in addition to the Boa; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00408.html (7,201 bytes)
12. Q/IC Interchange @ E. Dbq (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:02:51 -0600; Recently acquired the IC checkers' book for East Dubuque for last 1/2 of 1959. Following is a summary of what the Q was giving the IC and/or the IC giving the Q as well as Q MoW trains parked on the; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00409.html (9,369 bytes)
13. re: LifeLike 48500 Q box (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:56:34 -0600; The Q's 50' boxcars with an end door were in the 25500-25509 and 46550-46749 series; the 48500 series, per my equipment registers, did not have an end door (there was at least one 40' box with end do; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00417.html (7,054 bytes)
14. re: LifeLike Q 50' boxcar (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:35:09 -0600; Per Ken Martin's info: Apparently those 48500 series had their end doors removed later when RR's lost auto traffic to truckers - I looked at OER's initially in the 60's but see in my 7-59 OER that in; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-12/msg00419.html (7,636 bytes)
15. re: ID of old Burlington paper (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 03:22:21 -0600; The name "CB&Q" did not come into existence, even on paper, until Feb. 14, 1855. Completion of the line to Burlington (actually E. Burlington as a ferry was used til Aug 13, 1868) was on Mar. 17, 185; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00285.html (7,074 bytes)
16. re: ID - more... (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 03:31:14 -0600; Should have said it is reasonable to assume this fragment does indeed refer to the CB&Q as the "Burlington" was the only RR to construct track between the 2 cities; a direct link between the 2 cities; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00286.html (6,695 bytes)
17. re: Train ID ca. 1910 (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 04:39:00 -0600; In addition to the earlier response that used a 1914 Guide, I checked thru Q TT's from 1907-1913 (your + & - 3 yr span). The size of the consist would suggest a regular Mpls/StP-Chi train but then it; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-11/msg00287.html (9,216 bytes)
18. reL freezing locos/E unit usage (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 21:06:55 -0500; I'll respectfully disagree Russ on two points - use of steam generators & E unit utilization. For the former, the Q made good use of steam gen's for the many mixed trains that ran into the 60's - mor; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00087.html (9,392 bytes)
19. re: MicCook/Steam Gens/E units (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:47:10 -0500; McCook: Over the yrs (updated periodically) Q issued brochures &/or maps for 2 routes with highlights of things to see & do enroute: TCZ for Chicago to Twin Cities & DZ/CZ for the Chi-Denver route. T; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-10/msg00107.html (8,606 bytes)
20. CB&Q corporate culture (score: 1): Author: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>; Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 15:56:06 -0500; What a great series of comments!!! We are getting to the very heart of why we are Q fans; ie. what made the Q attractive. Those Boston investors were indeed men of honor yet good, tough businessmen -; /archives/BRHSLIST/2002-09/msg00033.html (8,184 bytes)

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