I have found 2 files in the UTU files that would make a very interesting article about a special service the Q ran between Aurora and Chicago. This is new to me and I don't think it is widely known o
Leo, Up to the fifties, I believe #33 & 34 ran to Aurora with regular train, including baggage car(s), plus commuter cars. They cut-off the rear cars at Aurora and then the train continued as a local
Thanks for the information Ken. I believe this job was referred to as the "shop train". There's a couple files on it in the UTU papers. If we can't come up with a photo of the all baggage train maybe
Are we talking about the movement of the "wheel car" which, in the 50s and 60s and maybe beyond, was a steel sheathed wood heavyweight baggage car with one end removed which handled (primarily??) whe