- 1. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:42:45 -0600
- You spelled it as it was referred to. It was Conco Products and I believe you're right about the type of equip. Karl -- -- Original Message -- From: <qutlx1@a...> To: <brhslist@egroups.com> Sent: Sun
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00159.html (7,547 bytes)
- 2. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: hogger41@a...
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:28:08 EDT
- That's right. I was a machinist there for 2 1/2 years. In fact, that was the last place I worked before joining the BN in 77. I worked on the South end of the place and I could see the trains go by f
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00160.html (8,025 bytes)
- 3. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: hogger41@a...
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:29:24 EDT
- Karl, Your right, Harry Conky was the guys name that owned it, but the sign out front said CONCO. Gary O.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00161.html (7,061 bytes)
- 4. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: hold-on@s...
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 22:57:32 +0000
- Leo and Karl There is a junk yard there now. About a year and a half ago Amtk #3 the Southwest Zephyr(you can't run a chief on the Route of the Zephyrs)had trouble with a road railer bogie. We stoppe
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00200.html (8,312 bytes)
- 5. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: cmosquito@a...
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 10:03:20 EDT
- My grandfather (Gale Clinite) worked for Conco for over 25 years. If I remember correctly, I believe they may have made tanks during the war and I think they also made cranes (or components anyway).
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00202.html (7,169 bytes)
- 6. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: hogger41@a...
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:14:12 EDT
- Steve, The scrap yard has always been there. Do you have this confused or did they really turn this place into a scrap yard? Gary O.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00205.html (7,110 bytes)
- 7. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: amtrak347@a...
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:47:41 EDT
- "Conkys" is west of the "junk yard"; junk yard is more towards town - at least that's where it was this morning when I went by on #346. RC
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00206.html (7,151 bytes)
- 8. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:46:33 -0600
- Yeah, but that was THIS morning. Ralph -- -- -- Original Message -- From: <amtrak347@a...> To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00207.html (8,500 bytes)
- 9. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:47:58 -0600
- The "scrap yard" is just SOUTH of Conkys. Ralph -- -- -- Original Message -- From: <hogger41@a...> To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Nam
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00208.html (8,513 bytes)
- 10. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: amtrak347@a...
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 12:22:58 EDT
- Now if you want to talk about the OTHER morning......... RC
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00210.html (7,031 bytes)
- 11. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: cttnghmrl@a...
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:01:01 EDT
- Conco did make several types of lifting and handling equipment. I am retired from the Aurora Caterpillar plant where we had quite a few pieces of Conco equipment, mostly in building "B." The most pre
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00213.html (7,358 bytes)
- 12. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:28:26 -0600
- Mauch -- -- Original Message -- From: <amtrak347@a...> To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00217.html (8,177 bytes)
- 13. Re: [BRHSlist] Industry Name (score: 1)
- Author: hogger41@a...
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:34:14 EDT
- Those were called Balance Masters. They operated on compressed air and like you said lift a 200lb load with one hand was easy with this devise. Gary O.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00261.html (7,152 bytes)
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