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10-03-2009 10:23 AM In reply to
Offline CSSHEGEWISCH
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

The Mongeese referred to the BL2's in suburban service.  While RI had a fair number of repowered locomotives,  MKT was probably the re-powering champ.
10-03-2009 11:52 AM In reply to
Offline Deggesty
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

passengerfan:

I believe the RR was the Rock Island and Christine was a reengined Alco DL 109 powered with EMD 567 and the mongeese were also reengined power. The Rock island I believe operated more reengined power than just about any RR.

Al - in - Stockton

Al, you are right about the brief identification of "Christine" and the road that owned her, so you got two out of three right. As you have seen from Paul's answer, the "Mongeese" were BL-2's, as they were built.

We do have a problem, since Texas Zepher posted a question two minutes after mine. What do we do?

Johnny
10-03-2009 2:15 PM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

I wiil wait

Al - in - Stockton
10-03-2009 3:32 PM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

Deggesty:
We do have a problem, since Texas Zepher posted a question two minutes after mine. What do we do?
That is too funny.  We must have both been feverishly typing at the same time.  I had taken a extra minute or to, in order to see that the intersection was still shown on google maps - it is.
10-03-2009 3:55 PM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

The triamond? of 2 Frisco tracks and a Katy track at Columbus, Kansas was saved and moved to a park in town. Southeast corner of the map, near Joplin, Missouri.

http://trains.rockycrater.org/graphics/pfmsig/atlas48/ks-1948.jpg

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1614077

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1614070 Caboose
10-04-2009 12:42 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

wanswheel:
The triamond? of 2 Frisco tracks and a Katy track at Columbus, Kansas
That would be the one.

google map 

Wanswheel's question - and awaaayy we go. 

 
10-04-2009 12:30 PM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

Johnny's question posted and answered first, therefore Al's turn to ask the next.
10-05-2009 6:28 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

Just a quick question?

When first delivered the NP streamlined sleeping cars were named but within a short time they were numbered losing there names at that time. But later the NP purchased additional sleeping cars and they were all named please name them and the type sleeping car they were?

Al - in - Stockton
10-05-2009 7:43 PM In reply to
Offline Texas Zepher
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

Four additional sleepers were purchased new in 1959.  They were used with two CB&Q cars to protect the schedules of the NCL and Denver Zephyr as they swapped cars in Chicago. In addition eight more cars were purchased 2nd hand and carried the same name series.  This would be the LOCH series.

New: 

#325  Loch Sloy
#326  Loch Leven
#327  Loch Lomond
#328  Loch Ness

Used:

#329 Loch Tarbert    ex-MP
#330 Loch Katrine    ex-B&O
#331 Loch Long       ex-B&O
#332 Loch Lochy     ex-B&O
#333 Loch Tay         ex-NYC
#334 Loch Rannoch ex-NYC
#335 Loch Arkaig    ex-NYC
#336 Loch Awe       ex-NYC

Why the Scottish names.... No idea.
 
10-06-2009 8:31 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

The scottish names were given them to imply thrift, supposedly scotsmen are penny pinchers.The cars were carried one per consist in the NCL and after purchasing the used cars the Mainstreeter also carried a  Slumber coach. Eventually they became the only sleeping accomodation on the Mainstreeter also the crew used the Slumbercoach as well.  

Your question

Al - in - Stockton
10-06-2009 7:28 PM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

I am thinking of a railroad. It was a short line (feeder).  In October 1961, seventeen months after the last revenue run for a steam locomotive on a class 1 railroad, this railroad's roster consisted of two Moguls and two Mikados.  These were not sitting around, but in use every day, making it the highest concentration of active steam locomotives in the USA.   The railroad was only 10 miles long.  It mainly hauled coal. Because of this longevity of steam it is now quite famous.  It also had a catchy and famous slogan. Name that railroad.
10-06-2009 10:32 PM In reply to
Offline henry6
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

Buffalo Creek and Gauley!?
10-07-2009 9:48 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

The Camden & Amboy
10-08-2009 12:21 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

henry6:

Buffalo Creek and Gauley!?

Not the one I'm thinking of.  Where was that railroad?
10-08-2009 12:25 AM In reply to
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Re: Classic Railroad Quiz (at least 50 years old).

stevedome:

The Camden & Amboy

1961 not 1861.   I had to go back and make certain I didn't type the date wrong
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