- 1. [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:09:01 +1300
- There was a query about the use of ex-troop cars being used in company service. There is a photo of 8761 on eBay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Slide-CB-Q-Burlington-Mail-Express-Car-8761-At-McC
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00025.html (13,145 bytes)
- 2. RE: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "Nelson Moyer npmoyer@hotmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:24:33 +0000
- Thanks for the link, Rupert. I didn’t know that the Q removed the window plates, or were plates installed in all car originally? If removed, when did that occur? I have two cars with plates, an
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00026.html (16,138 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "David Weber dave@cimmarondesign.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:39:01 -0600
- Thanks for the link, Rupert. I didnt know that the Q removed the window plates, or were plates installed in all car originally? If removed, when did that occur? I have two cars with plates, and Im l
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00027.html (16,686 bytes)
- 4. RE: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:24:18 +1300
- Nelson My understanding is that the windows were plated over in 1947 when the Burlington purchased them, and I haven’t seen any in revenue service without the plates. I presume that the plates
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00028.html (17,801 bytes)
- 5. Re: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "rgortowski@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:33:55 -0400
- Rupert, That's not quite right. The Q ran them without any window plates and on the Allied Full Cushion trucks, with Railroad Roman "Burlington" and other lettering until about 1952-53. At that point
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00029.html (18,626 bytes)
- 6. RE: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:38:41 +1300
- Rich Thanks for the correction to my “misunderstanding”! I suspect that, when I’ve looked at pre-1952 photos, the uncovered windows haven’t registered. Did all of these cars h
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00030.html (15,801 bytes)
- 7. Re: [CBQ] Troop car in company service (score: 1)
- Author: "Hol Wagner holpennywagner@msn.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:19:07 +0000
- Rich, Rupert, Nelson and all: To me the most unusual thing about the car in this photo is that, in the post-1970 BN era, it still wears its Burlington name, reporting marks and revenue service number
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2017-10/msg00046.html (21,481 bytes)
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