I am the proud owner of Burlington & Missouri River Railroad caboose #23. As you probably know, the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad was a subsidiary of the CB&Q. The caboose was later lettered f
Alan: Here are a couple of B&MR waycar photos. Hol From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of ak77224@gmail.com <ak77224@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:49 PM To: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@g
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Looks like a crew right out of a Harry Bedwell or E S Dellinger "Tale of the Rails"......The young guy leaning on the drawbar is obviously the Condctor. Those guys dressed for the job and their posit
Alan, There are several photos of B&MR waycars in the BRHS Flickr site in the members only section of the BRHS website. Go to the Waycar album and you will find the photos of B&MR way cars near the b
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:01:45 -0500
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Thanks Hol and all the others that have provided help. If I could figure out how to attach a photo I'd attach a photo of the waycar (I realize I used term caboose which I gather is not correct for th
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Thanks to all for the great information and photos. I've attached a photograph of the waycar as it is today and it raises an interesting question. I see the other waycars have those peculiar corner
Hi, Alan. First fo all, sorry if I enter in this discussion a bit late. I'm not an expert on CB&Q cabooses, but as I far as I see there are many differences between the two vehicles in these photos,
Hi, Alan. First fo all, sorry if I enter in this discussion a bit late. I'm not an expert on CB&Q cabooses, but as I far as I see there are many differences between the two vehicles in these photos,
Alan A&N #6 was built about 1879 (the company was sold to B&MR in 1880) while B&MR #144 was built in about 1901. The construction would have obviously differed but the lettering on the side would hav
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 23:44:34 +0000 (UTC)
April 11, 2020 Alan and Rupert - The following link has some additional information: https://myviewfromthecaboose.com/2016/09/19/the-last-atchison-nebraska-caboose/ It also states that the A&N way ca
Louis Thanks for the link. That article fills in most of the gaps. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Louis Zadnichek via groups.io Sent: Sunday, 12 April 2020
Alan, Your waycar, may have started life looking more like B&MR no. 38 in the attached photo. The corner windows werent windows at all. They were, instead, small pockets accessible from the inside of
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Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:45:47 +0000 (UTC)
Easter Sunday 2020 Alan - I've attached an undated image of the B&MR Plattsmouth, NE, Roundhouse and Shops. I think this image predates 1880 when your way car was constructed there, but this will sti
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Alan, I have been to Cross Orchards and seen the caboose and other cars there. You guys have done some fantastic work. I had never seen the caboose as found and can tell that was a lot of work. With
Alan, As a follow up to my earlier message, I found the article on the corner marker light pockets, used on early way cars. It is the first article in the recent BRHS Bulletin no. 59, by Al Hoffman.