Author: "aaronmona via groups.io" <aaronmona=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:19:14 -0800
I'm helping write a Shore Line Historical Society book on the Chicago-Twin Cities passenger corridor. I'm wondering if anyone has a map or other description of the passenger train speed limits on the
Aaron, The speed limits can be pulled from the employee timetables. Several from the Chicago & Aurora division and the LaCrosse division can be found online at: http://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/and_timeta
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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 09:33:28 -0600
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There were 3 versions (editions) of the Twin Zephyrs. The first were two, three car articulated trains, the second were 2, six, later seven car articulated trains with separate locomotives, and the t
Author: "Aaron Isaacs via groups.io" <aaronmona=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 09:14:18 -0600
Bill, Many thanks. I didnt know there was a one-stop source for employee timetables. Ill use the ones for CNW and MILW as well. Aaron -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages
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Aaron, Check the public or employee passenger timetables for the time frame from the early 1950s through the mid 1960s. The Twin Zephyrs, during that time period, held the scheduled train speed recor
Author: "Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 17:14:45 +0000 (UTC)
December 9, 2021 Leo - During the late 1950s when Dad was Assistant Superintendent at North LaCrosse, WI, we occasionally rode the Twin Cities Zephyr on weekend trips either north to St. Paul, MN, or
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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 17:58:46 +0000 (UTC)
In the matter of speed on the Aurora-Savannah division there are 2 stories running around in my memory, but the one I can't get the details come up is the better one, but I can do the "lesser one' He
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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 17:59:48 +0000 (UTC)
In the matter of speed on the Aurora-Savannah division there are 2 stories running around in my memory, but the one I can't get the details come up is the better one, but I can do the "lesser one' H
Louis, I recall a photo in a Kalmbach publication of a Q road foreman running an E5 on one of the Twin Zephyrs. Chomping his cigar and looking very calm, the caption stated he was running the locomot
Author: "Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:02:29 +0000 (UTC)
December 10, 2021 Bill - That particular image and another similar one are both in the BRHS Flicker Page, although I can't quite remember which album they appear in. One of the images you speak of, i
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:21:36 -0600
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:51:49 +0000 (UTC)
Dennis's post Just awoke an ancient memory which takes me back to my days on the Lincoln Division as an extra board brakeman. Occasionally I would draw a head brakeman vacancy on a freight run that w
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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:05:14 +0000 (UTC)
Bill and Louis...Your mention of "Red" Visney brought back a memory of a great picture which appeared in TRAINS of Red at the throttle of a Twin Cities Zephyr white shirt...straw hat and cigar firmly
Hi, all. I found this one at ... https://archives.nauer.org/archives/BRHSLIST/2013-02/msg00297.html Regards, Mario _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply O
Author: "Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:20:23 +0000 (UTC)
December 10, 2021 Mario - As the Clyde roundhouse cat would say, "PURRRRRRFECT!" Thanks - Louis Louis Zadnichek II Fairhope, AL In a message dated 12/10/2021 1:12:54 PM Central Standard Time, mmar62@
Also a number of photos from the C&A and LaCrosse divisions in the Barriger photo archive on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/albums/72157640323352135 msw spokane On Fri, Dec 10,
This photo was used in a Trains Magazine article, written by David P. Morgan, about the GN's Empire Builder. I believe the title of the article was 'The Clean Window Train' and Morgan wrote about h