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1. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:17:32 -0700 (PDT); Those are acid "carboys" used to ship various makes of acids but mostly sulphuric acid for batteries. On Monday, March 17, 2014 1:43 PM, GENE TACEY <taceys@gpcom.net> wrote: All, Its me again askin; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00216.html (10,931 bytes)
2. RE: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:37:17 -0500; Gene Being as they are next to the milk cans, and look like they are round, could they be for cheese? Charlie Vlk All, It's me again asking a question. Am attaching a file with a picture of crates th; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00217.html (11,064 bytes)
3. RE: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: "GENE TACEY" <taceys@gpcom.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:37:07 -0600; Archie, The depot says Franklin. What state? Gene John, Here they are again with one of them laying on it's side. Archie; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00219.html (11,038 bytes)
4. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Tim Fleck <tf5077@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:34:22 -0700 (PDT); Gene that would be Illinois On Monday, March 17, 2014 4:32 PM, GENE TACEY <taceys@gpcom.net> wrote: Archie, The depot says Franklin. What state? Gene From:CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogr; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00220.html (11,128 bytes)
5. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:54:41 -0700 (PDT); Franklin is on the old Beardstown Division, Concord to Centralia Sub-Division, south of Jacksonville. On Monday, March 17, 2014 4:32 PM, GENE TACEY <taceys@gpcom.net> wrote: Archie, The depot says; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00222.html (11,588 bytes)
6. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: <eric.mumper@gmail.com>; Date: 18 Mar 2014 06:42:02 -0700; Archie, My first thought when I saw this picture was that they looked very familiar. In a book for the 125 year celebration of Streator is a picture of workers at the International Banana Crate facto; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00229.html (10,855 bytes)
7. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:22:23 -0700 (PDT); Eric Thanks for posting the banana crates. Would have been a typical item found in the wayfreight cars before trucks took over that distribution. And it makes more sense as the acid containers I ha; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00240.html (11,426 bytes)
8. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: archie hayden <klinerarch@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:58:15 -0500; I believe Eric has solved the mystery of the strange crates found at various depots along the Burlington. To think our ancestors had bananas around the turn of the century. What wonders God hath wrou; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00241.html (11,091 bytes)
9. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Philip Weibler <pawnbaw@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:14:57 -0700 (PDT); All courtesy of the Illinois Central Railroad and the endless parade of "banana trains" that they ran up from New Orleans to Chicago and everywhere else. PAW ________________________________ From:; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00242.html (11,392 bytes)
10. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:52:08 -0400 (EDT); Read some of the old Railroad Magazine stories by E.S. Dellinger...Specifically "Wheeling the Hotshots"...this story and some others are based on the exploits of "Young Runners"...racing Banana Extra; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00244.html (12,804 bytes)
11. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:55:52 -0400 (EDT); Thanks Phil...I wrote my diatribe before I saw your note...Dellinger's stories were based on the old Frisco and MOP in fact the story I mentioned..which is one of my old time favorites was based on t; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00245.html (12,135 bytes)
12. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: RWA325@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:40:28 -0400 (EDT); Very interesting info, Pete! Were banana messengers considered "regular' employees, who were eligible to bid on other jobs, etc.? Bob Arthur In a message dated 3/19/2014 1:52:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00247.html (12,886 bytes)
13. RE: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:15:21 -0500; West Madison Street in Chicago was skid rowwhere bums and derelicts (homeless persons in todays PC terminology) congregated because of a number of Rescue Missions located in the area. It was not far; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00249.html (12,328 bytes)
14. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Leo <qutlx1@aol.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:17:32 -0500; So is it correct to believe these banana crates moved as REA express on passenger trains as opposed to LCL on frt and locals ? Also would be interesting to know if the crates were loaded at New Orlea; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00251.html (13,126 bytes)
15. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:36:10 -0400 (EDT); Charlie et al....I really don't know for sure, but I am sure that they were not railroad employees...They may have been employed by the reefer car companies ie PFE, WFE etc...or maybe by the banana c; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00253.html (12,804 bytes)
16. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:57:25 -0400 (EDT); Leo...I'm going to make some assumptions here, but I think that the banana movement would have been from New Orleans to major distribution points ie Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha etc. Thence via REA to; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00254.html (14,405 bytes)
17. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:11:55 -0700; Talking about bananas here are a couple of early pictures of unloading bananas from a boat in New Orleans. Nice details on the early FGE reefer. http://www.shorpy.com/node/10026?size=_original#captio; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00255.html (13,590 bytes)
18. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:25:47 -0400 (EDT); Just for "grins and giggles"...anybody know what those "units" of bananas carried by the workers is called?? I'm going to bed now...Let's see if anybody answers by morning..... Pete Talking about ban; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00256.html (13,436 bytes)
19. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: William Jackson <macon249@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:28:46 -0400; This thread is making me go bananas. Ha ! Sent from my iPad; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00257.html (14,147 bytes)
20. Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be? (score: 1): Author: Bill Scott <wscott@optonline.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:53:57 -0400; A hand Bill Scott; /archives/BRHSLIST/2014-03/msg00258.html (13,941 bytes)

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