Can anyone help me? I continue working on my goal of making layout waybills as prototypical as possible. Can anyone point me to a source so I can learn where the major implement/tractor plants were l
Leo, Off the top of my head: Case was in Burlington, IA - Combines in the 50's; backhoes early 60's on; "crawlers"(bulldozers) 60's - "uni-loaders" (skid steers) 60's & early 70's Served by CRI&P & C
You get into Allis Chalmers and it was manufactured in the following cities not a lot of Q though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allis-Chalmers The company introduced a number product lines including
Leo, In addition to those Dave Lotz reported. This info is circa 1968 except where noted. Deere: Dubuque, IA (Tractors and later exclusively Construction Equipment) Served directly by the Milwaukee A
Hi, Don't to forget IH in Canton, IL. C.B.&Q., T.P.&W. Deere: Dubuque, IA (Tractors and later exclusively Construction Equipment) Served directly by the Milwaukee Ankeny, IA. (Cotton Pickers) Served
Leo, Off the top of my head: Case was in Burlington, IA - Combines in the 50's; backhoes early 60's on; "crawlers"(bulldozers) 60's - "uni-loaders" (skid steers) 60's & early 70's Served by CRI&P & C
I seem to remember from the Sanborn maps that IH had some sort of manuf. facility in Quincy. I'll have to dig them out and look again. Dick Schultz<BR><BR><BR> **<BR> See what's new at http://www.aol
dave the bridge you mention in ottumwa is or was the walbash as that is how they got into ottumwa from moulton were the branch off the line going to des moines bill ewinger burlington iowa estcbq@aol
IH had a big plant in Canton There was a big corn sheller plant in Ottawa at one time The Q put two 40 foot flats together with a bridge plate just to haul implements And do not forget Hyster in Kewa
My Wednesday night train group was over tonight and somebody mentioned the Dynamic Augment Film that was taken on the CB&Q during the early steam-diesel transition era. Does somebody have a copy of t
Thank all of you for the great info. Now I know which tractors/implements to put on which flats and how to waybill them ! I remember spotting a shiny new IH combine at the frt platform in Earlville,I
Many of the larger combines that were moved West by the Q were built in Brantford ON by Massey-Ferguson. For the more modern farmers the Bobcat plant is in Gwinner ND. In the Chicago area Internation
Hello, The Ottumwa Deere plant made hay equipment and was served by the Wabash and the Milw. Ted Rails Unlimited Ted Schnepf railsunl@sbcglobal.net 847-697-5353 or 5366 126 Will Scarlet Elgin, Ill. 6
Leo Don't forget the Warehouse with 787 foot siding and 100 foot platform on Middle Ave between Gale and Cross Streets Use to get brand new IH pickups out of their that would not pass the Illinois St
Steve, Absolutely. Planning on implements,tractors,combines and boxcars of parts,etc. Thanks for the pickup tip as I hadn't thought about that product. Leo ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [No