Rick to answer Question #1) blood shipped in boxcars would be dried blood. It would be dried at the slaughter house. Whole blood is rather corrosive and thus was typically shipped in glass lined tank
TRRA had no trackage rights on the Q at least not on the belt line over the Alton bridge. We did a lot of interchange with the IT at Federal yard which was a mile or so from the Henry Street switch w
I invite everyone to spend some time on a hot summer afternoon in Lynn Center, stand on the highway bridge over the Q's tracks and breathe deeply! Ahh, the smell!. To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@y
A guy never wanted to leave his windows open while working around there. The flies were unimaginable! Always wet there too. -- Original Message -- From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Ronald Peterson rcp95240@o
Saluda, South of Galesburg. -- Original Message -- From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com archie hayden klinerarch@charter.net [CBQ] To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 10:3
Alan, Would that have been on the East side of the track at Saluda? Lenny Ohrnell Sent from my iPad -- Posted by: wohrnell@kc.rr.com -- -- Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to
Yessir. I think some of that facility is still there. There was an earthen ramp for the trucks to dump in. -- Original Message -- From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com wohrnell@kc.rr.com [CBQ] To: CBQ@yahoogroup
Alan, There appeared to be a concrete structure all weed grown and enough room for a siding. Lenny Ohrnell -- Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/gro
Lenny, There was a HT switch there in my time. Probably an EL. The old heads told me that originally Saluda was a processing plant. Later it was just a drop spot for dead critters. The original Salud