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301. Re: [CBQ] Manual Block System; Rule 318(B) (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:02:54 -0500
Ken, The attached listing of train orders and contents from Yates City might help answer some of your questions. It is a few years earlier than you want, but the operation was the same. I have a hand
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-04/msg00196.html (13,193 bytes)

302. Re: [CBQ] Manual Block System; Rule 318(B) (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:39:55 -0500
Ken, Attached are some examples of Permissive Form C clearances. You'll need to search through some of them. They mainly appear to be used when work trains are in the block. Bill HIrt You guys really
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-04/msg00207.html (14,107 bytes)

303. Re: [CBQ] E Unit Headlights (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:36:32 -0500
Rich, The decoder will create the desired effect with either the LED or bulb you use. It is just setting the effect type in the decoder for that function. You only need one. This is one of the many g
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-06/msg00030.html (14,581 bytes)

304. Re: [CBQ] Amarillo railroad Museum for sale: Fort Worth and Denver HC-1 covered hopper (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:18:05 -0500
Bentonite service. Bentonite is used in oil well drilling, so it makes sense the FW&D would have a few. Also that the reweigh station was Gillette WY would suggest the same. Bill Hirt -- Tom Mack Cin
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-07/msg00047.html (11,841 bytes)

305. Re: [CBQ] 1936 Shippers Guide (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:24:15 -0500
Julian, Thanks for providing the guide. I have most of Ted's guides. I have also shared some with Ted that he has had printed. They are great source of material for model railroaders and historians.
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-08/msg00097.html (12,939 bytes)

306. Re: [CBQ] Looking for Vintage Footage of Zephyrs (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:38:04 -0500
Green Frog Chicago Odyssey Volume 1 has quite a bit of CB&Q footage including an afternoon at Naperville in the mid 1960s. Bill Hirt On 8/22/2022 12:28 PM, Eli Santin wrote: I did a quick search on Y
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-08/msg00131.html (10,885 bytes)

307. Re: [CBQ] Red Oak & Griswold (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:16:17 -0500
Rupert, To add to what others have written, the May-October 1958 public timetable shows mixed train service Monday-Friday. Service left Red Oak at 11:45 am and arrived 1:30 pm at Griswold. Return ser
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-09/msg00173.html (13,025 bytes)

308. Re: [BRHSlist] [CBQ] BRHS web site now has a search tool for 'Q' businesses and industries (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 09:59:19 -0600
Rick, Some of it is. I did a lot of contributing to the NMRA Operations Sig database when Bill Jewett got it started at least 20 years ago. For those unaware of it, you can access it here: <https://w
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-12/msg00024.html (14,199 bytes)

309. Re: [BRHSlist] [CBQ] BRHS web site now has a search tool for 'Q' businesses and industries (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 20:07:08 -0600
Mark, This is a problem for states such as Wyoming. And the problem is because when railroads issued their industry guides, industries were only listed at competitive points. So if the CB&Q was the o
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-12/msg00032.html (37,368 bytes)

310. Re: [CBQ] types of gallery cars (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:57:33 -0600
These are the Head End Power versions. I think these are the modified cars that the West Suburban Mass Transit District sent to Budd in 1973-74 for upgrading to 440 volt electricals to match the rebu
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-12/msg00034.html (11,566 bytes)

311. Re: [CBQ] O'Neill, NE question. (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:41:40 -0600
Each Official Railway Equipment Register has a listing Freight Connections and Junction Points for the listed railroads. For the Burlington Route listing under the C&NW, O'Neill, Neb. was listed as a
/archives/BRHSLIST/2022-12/msg00086.html (10,922 bytes)

312. [CBQ] Rapido E8 (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 18:50:24 -0600
I received my new Rapido CB&Q E8A 9942A on Sunday. This is an excellent (a friend when he saw it said stunning) model. BRHS folks Dave Lotz and Bryan Howell are acknowledged in the accompanying manua
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-02/msg00015.html (10,677 bytes)

313. Re: [CBQ] Rapido E8 (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:22:52 -0600
Carl, I pre-ordered mine through Walthers. I just checked their web site and they still have them available. So you can order from them or have your favorite local dealer order it from them. Bill Did
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-02/msg00031.html (10,855 bytes)

314. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q 10278 (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 09:02:50 -0600
Michael, Car 10278 was an unassigned car (free runner in Q parlance) in the CB&Q 1968 Equipment Assignments. Nothing about being assigned to an SP&S location. However, cars 10280-10284 and 10288-1028
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-03/msg00003.html (11,514 bytes)

315. Re: [CBQ] Photo: CB&Q Livestock Car 58587D (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:08:31 -0600
According to the car diagrams, these are the trucks for the SM-19 class: SM-19 class series 52000-52149. CB&Q truck type 62 which is a 40 ton steel double-truss Barber Lateral Motion (Spring Plank).
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-03/msg00034.html (14,043 bytes)

316. Re: [CBQ] types of gallery cars (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:08:49 -0500
The latest Rapido live video from last week said the gallery car design work is complete and ready to be tooled. However, they said release will be delayed until 2024 because they want to release the
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-03/msg00062.html (10,844 bytes)

317. Re: [CBQ] types of gallery cars (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:59:37 -0500
To add to Bryan's comment, Jason Shron said on the Rapido Live they are constantly bugged about anything Metra. So I think it is safe to say they expect the first run will sell well which bodes well
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-03/msg00069.html (12,787 bytes)

318. Re: [CBQ] Old Q O&KC ROW (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 10:07:28 -0500
There have been at least two books printed regarding QO&KC. The earliest copyrighted 1983 by Ralph L. Cooper and Michael R. Johns was "Hogback Road - A History of the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Rail
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-06/msg00017.html (17,060 bytes)

319. Re: [CBQ] Photo caption help request: FW&D E-5 set (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 11:08:30 -0500
It was Texas law until circa 1955-1960 that any railroad operating in Texas had to be headquartered in Texas. For example, the MKT had the MKT of Texas. The Santa Fe had the Panhandle and Santa Fe Ra
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-06/msg00025.html (13,412 bytes)

320. [CBQ] HO Scale Walthers Proto GP9 Phase I and ScaleTrains GP30 (score: 1)
Author: "William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2023 10:42:39 -0500
Since I have not seen anybody post on these, so: Walthers released GP9 Phase I in the Blackbird scheme last month. They are the same quality as the recent Walthers Proto GP7s which I believe is excel
/archives/BRHSLIST/2023-07/msg00010.html (10,335 bytes)

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