The loco pictured in Bill's post is the type of engine that was in service when I was there. I was Freight House Foreman (Yard Clerk, Billing Clerk, BTL / LCL Clerk) in 11worth in the late 1960's - e
Dallas, Thanks for the info! I have the paperwork from the last year the BN office in Leavenworth was open in 1982. Several complaint letters from Bay State Milling to the BN about the switch crew ru
Dallas Thank you for the information, I am always amazed at how much useful information pops up from just a single question. With that, I have another, was the switcher assigned to Leavenworth and ti
Rick, I had forwarded Dallas' reply to Jim Will who is from Leavenworth. I received this back from Jim. He is a retired C&NW engineer and long time railroad historian for Leavenworth, Kansas. He said
Author: "Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 22:45:45 +0000 (UTC)
February 5, 2019 Bill, Rick and Group - I've attached an image of the Q's handsome brick station in Leavenworth, KS, dated September 22, 1957. The freight house with the Burlington Logo is on the bac
Louis, Good picture. The depot was on the northeast corner of 5th and Choctaw. Jim Will said the CGW also had rights to use the depot. He needs to check his notes to be sure, but he believes it was t
Author: "Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 16:32:35 +0000 (UTC)
February 6, 2019 Bill - Thanks for the additional data on Q operations in Leavenworth, as well as noting that the building with the Q logo is not the freight house. Somewhere, I've got an image or tw
Louis, If you look closely at the sign, it is a mast sign with the herald hanging on it. It is on pole attached to the utility pole on the west side of the depot. Jim Will checked his notes and email
On Wednesday, February 06, 2019 10:39:52 AM CST, William Hirt <whirt@fastmail.com> wrote: Louis, If you look closely at the sign, it is a mast sign with the herald hanging on it. It is on pole attac
Fred, Thank you for the great story. I still find fascinating to find out about these kind of traffic moves. Bill Hirt On 2/10/2019 9:06 AM, Fred Crissey wrote: Boys and Girls: I've enjoyed reading a