Author: "Tom Mack via Groups.Io" <thommack=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:32:01 -0800
This duplicate slide is on ebay. CB&Q U28B 108 leads a U25C followed by four NYC U25/28B's! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Duplicate-Slide-CB-Q-Burlington-Route-U28B-108-5/401979653109 Does anyone recogniz
Tom: The photo was taken by my good friend Ken Crist at the east (38th St.) end of the Q's 38th Street freight yard in Denver. The power had come up from the 23rd St. roundhouse/diesel shop/servicing
Author: "Tristan via Groups.Io" <tristan556=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 12:11:49 -0600
Hol, What were the chances that the foreign power was actually usable? Typically, we will send 3-4 NS and CSXT units at a time back to Chicago from Northtown. Usually they are dead due to mechanical
Tristan: the NYC/PC power came regularly into Denver from Chicago on any of the regular freights, and most of the time it was in running order. Any units dead by the time they reached Lincoln westbou
As I will be modeling the NYC Kankakee Belt line and will feature Zearing on my layout, I'm curious to know more about pool power run throughs between the Q, UP and NYC/PC. I'm pretty sure that the U
Author: "Ken Vandevoort via Groups.Io" <apo09324=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:28:00 -0800
The Air Force stationed me 20 miles outside of Boston from 1967 to 1968. I remember seeing Burlington power in Boston. Made me homesick. I can't remember whose yard it was, but most likely it was NYC
Author: "Mike via Groups.Io" <havremt2002=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 20:57:05 +0000 (UTC)
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Author: "Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 21:08:05 +0000 (UTC)
December 8, 2019 Ken - I was in the Navy during the same time period and was stationed in Newport, RI. I got up to Boston a couple of weekends a month. As I remember, it was the Boston & Albany (NYC)
Louis and Ken: When I was working Detroit for the Q I would occasionally drop my wife off at her office which was located on the north side of the MC/NYC's Livernois yard. Often I would see a train p
Rick Do not forget the NYC power that brought a train up from NYC Jct. into Zearing. They would set the train out in the East Yard then go up and over the Mainline into the West Yard in a wye move ge
Author: "Ken Vandevoort via Groups.Io" <apo09324=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:12:37 -0800
Yes, I was at Hanscom Field. The interesting thing is that I was also a member of the Bedford Model Railroad Club which was a private club in the owner's basement. They modeled the Burlington. I was
I am finding this thread interesting as I travel to Hanscom AFB for government contract work. Of course there is no Burlington motors nearby to go see! Ricky Keil St Louis, MO From: CBQ@groups.io <CB
Author: "Ken Vandevoort via Groups.Io" <apo09324=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:18:35 -0800
In addition to the Burlington motors, there were New Haven Alco's and B&M RDC's. The base was once served by B&M. Vandals opened the switch half way and the morning RDC from Bedford to Boston deraile
Author: "cy svobodny via Groups.Io" <ctsvobodny=yahoo.com@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:26:40 +0000 (UTC)
I also saw NYC and later PC power in St. Paul at Daytons Bluff Yard . The engine term. was small and basic. 3 tracks with standing sand pipes. On Sunday, December 8, 2019, 09:26:52 AM CST, Rick Woods