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1. [CBQ] railroad history (score: 1)
Author: "Bill" <bkewinger@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:04:41 -0600
I have a question one thing you don't see much printed or talked about are the hobo's of yester year refurring to the 1930's when they were at the high point.I assume there were two camps here in bur
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00003.html (10,692 bytes)

2. RE: [CBQ] railroad history (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:47:20 -0500
Nearby Britt, IA has its annual 'Hobo Festival' and although real old time Hoboes are scarce due to advanced age, I had the chance to visit with a few a couple yrs ago including the well-known "Steam
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00006.html (13,774 bytes)

3. [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: qutlx1@aol.com
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:33:19 EDT
There was a "camp" at Savanna,IL. It was at the west end of the Q yard on the North side and just east of the Milw xing. Bob "Gabby" Watson pointed it out to me one summer night after we caught the w
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00007.html (11,083 bytes)

4. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
One nite working at Aurora Tower a westbound freight was going thru as I made the usual inspection.  Auto racks use to be open and on the top deck of one was a guy reading a newspaper by the dome lit
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00020.html (12,119 bytes)

5. RE: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:49:06 -0500
I recall a memo in the late 70's from either GM @ Janesville, WI or Chrysler @ Belvidere, IL, suggesting to the RR's that they would lock all vehicles after driving them aboard autoracks, place all k
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00024.html (13,999 bytes)

6. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:11:51 -0700
I glanced through a book once giving advice to people hopping trains. One note was to climb into an automobile as you were out of the weather and could use the radio. But they said to get into the pa
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00025.html (11,664 bytes)

7. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:23:23 -0400 (EDT)
Steve et al BAck in the day...when I was in the Freight Claims Department it was a common thing to pay claims for autos on open top tri levels where "knights of the road" had broken into autos...espe
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00029.html (13,132 bytes)

8. RE: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: Cy Svobodny <ctsvobodny@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 20:47:40 -0700 (PDT)
The Study Lark photo ended on a Q calander during the mid 60's. -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individua
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00031.html (15,556 bytes)

9. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: archie hayden <kliner@mywdo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:18:27 -0500
Here is a story about a rail who became a "Bo" at least for about 50 miles. One cold morning with about a foot of snow on the ground I faced a 60 or 70 car hike back to the power after putting our tr
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00040.html (13,851 bytes)

10. Re: [CBQ] Railroad History (score: 1)
Author: Jan Kohl <kohlj@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:07:21 -0400
Archie, you should have hung a lantern on the rear of the Lancer... :) Cheers! Jan -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email
/archives/BRHSLIST/2010-08/msg00052.html (15,078 bytes)


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