- 1. [CBQ] Barstow (score: 1)
- Author: "herrick01" <herrick@krausonline.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:49:07 -0600
- Jerry Lundeen and I frequently talk about railroad operations in his hometown of Moline--and the Quad Cities in general--and we have a couple of questions about how the yards at Barstow functioned. M
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-03/msg00033.html (10,664 bytes)
- 2. Re: [CBQ] Barstow (score: 1)
- Author: "Russ Strodtz" <normansen@groundcontrol.us>
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:58:04 -0600
- Bob, wanted to get it competition against the traffic on the CRI&P. During the early 50's used S4's, probably again, for marketing. Not enough freight business with diesels but wanted what was availa
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-03/msg00034.html (12,107 bytes)
- 3. [CBQ] Barstow (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:18:12 EST
- Bob, Russ' answer provides a good summary on 69/64 and its' connection to Barstow and reason for existing. One of the bigger customers business that was being chased was John Deere. Somewhere back in
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-03/msg00042.html (10,198 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CBQ] Barstow (score: 1)
- Author: "Russ Strodtz" <normansen@groundcontrol.us>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:44:54 -0600
- Leo, Pretty sure that 69/64 did not have a regular traffic via Clyde and Eola. How did the westbound traffic run from Clyde to Eola? I say a fair amount of eastbound machinery going to Congress Park
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-03/msg00046.html (11,494 bytes)
- 5. Fwd: [CBQ] Barstow (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:26:13 EST
- Russ, I "broke" for Lew Peshia on and off for several years in the C&I pool. He loved the "moonlight job" (69/64) and worked it for a long time. He talked about how they did local work westbound from
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-03/msg00053.html (10,923 bytes)
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