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1. [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gruber" <mgruber000@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 19:51:15 -0600; able to answer for the CBQ diesel site now? My 11, to enter the pit happening today? address but it's at 31st st and Ogden ave in Cicero. No CB&Q stuff to be found.I grew up living acoss from what wa; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00098.html (10,492 bytes)
2. [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: clipperw@EarthLink.net; Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:39:20 -0600; Charlie, I spent a lot of time around the Q and I think the Mechanical and operating people just called them all "motors". Perhaps, some of the folks on this list that worked for the Q can provide a; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00123.html (11,165 bytes)
3. [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: "Jim Zach" <jkzach@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:54:46 -0600; Paul Check out page 12 of Burlington Northern and It's Heritage. The Q did indeed have a switcher in Chinese Red, NW-2 605, according to the caption, the only one so attired. The photo shows it in Wi; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00124.html (10,657 bytes)
4. [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: "liljop" <wulrich@asus.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 14:13:08 -0600; term "graybacks" ? came railfan the Charlie, Have heard the term greyback used around the house and at work, since probably the late 40s or early 50s. Only other term I remember them being called was; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00127.html (10,738 bytes)
5. Re: [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: amtrak347@aol.com; Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 02:46:41 EST; My recollection is the F units were referred to as either Graybacks or Covered Wagons; Redbirds were the GP-20s but I defer to Karl Rethwisch for a further clarification. Blackbirds were those "feath; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00143.html (9,265 bytes)
6. Re: [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: Aeolus3@aol.com; Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:00:37 EST; Bob and list, The first time I ever heard the term "Black" or "Red Bird" was on this list. Now Grayback I've heard for many years from the guys I know that worked for the Q such as Bob and Karl. I ha; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00154.html (9,215 bytes)
7. Re: [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:12:25 -0600; So, from the memory of the "rails" on the list, "Graybacks" was a term used on the Q, but "Redbirds" and "Blackbirds" are just us Model Railroaders feeling bad for the geeps and their paint jobs that; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00161.html (10,144 bytes)
8. Re: [CBQ] Re: Cicero diesel facility (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 20:35:13 -0800 (PST); Down in this neck of the woods, F units were always called "covered wagons" and yes, the railroaders called the red units "red birds" from the very start. As far as "black bird", I never haerd the te; /archives/BRHSLIST/2005-02/msg00167.html (12,638 bytes)

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