Now for a covered hopper question: I also have not seen many photos of the larger grain covered hoppers on the C&I in the late 1960's. The few CB&Q wheel reports I have do show quite a number of HC-
Digging up an old post here... I always found it interesting that the Q was late to the party regarding unit grain trains. A leader in the unit coal train scene, but not grain. By the mid-1960s, the
Jeff it may have been because the Q’s branch lines were not located in areas with heavy grain production. At least Southern Iowa was not the grain producer like northern Iowa, where the RI and
Jeff it may have been because the Qs branch lines were not located in areas with heavy grain production. At least Southern Iowa was not the grain producer like northern Iowa, where the RI and CNW pr
Believe it or not the Rock Island was one of the "Pioneers"..if not actually the first to introduce the concept of Unit Trains.. Shortly after the Langdon regime took over the traffic department was
Believe it or not the Rock Island was one of the "Pioneers"..if not actually the first to introduce the concept of Unit Trains.. Shortly after the Langdon regime took over the traffic department was