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C&NW QUESTION ABOUT BUSINESS CAR?

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C&NW QUESTION ABOUT BUSINESS CAR?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 4:57 PM
I Read in trains one that their was a C&NW Presidnet that had a Business Car then when he died he had a Ghost in His Car? Does Any one know who this guy was, when this happened in and Does the Car still have the Ghost?

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Posted by jeffhergert on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 9:18 PM
The CNW president was James Wolfe who died from cancer, I believe in the early or mid 1980s. I remember the article, too.
I don't remember the name of the business car. The UP still has some of the CNW business cars but I don't know if they still have this car that is/was supposedly haunted.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 9:37 PM
Didn't He Like Steak becuase in the article it said he liked steak?[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by jeffhergert on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 9:52 PM
I recall the article said the steward/cook on the car saying the ghost appeared to him and said or indicated he was hungry and the steward prepared him a meal.
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Posted by dknelson on Thursday, March 4, 2004 8:06 AM
I also recall that the family of James Wolfe wrote an angry letter objecting to the publication of the article about the ghost.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 10:14 AM
Wasn't the business car numbered something in the 400 s? [?]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:22 PM
The president of the Montreal, Maine and Atlatic Railroad worked for the CNW and obtained all of the cars for the road's Executive Business Train. Can't remember his name - Bob G-something - most recently worked for the Wisconsin Central then moved over to the job in Maine. He'd know all about Mr. Wolfe's car, and its number. Also, there is a former CNW business car operating on the Adirondack Schenic Railway in upstate New York.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by SNJRail

The president of the Montreal, Maine and Atlatic Railroad worked for the CNW and obtained all of the cars for the road's Executive Business Train. Can't remember his name - Bob G-something - most recently worked for the Wisconsin Central then moved over to the job in Maine. He'd know all about Mr. Wolf's car, and its number. Also, there is a former CNW business car operating on the Adirondack Schenic Railway in upstate New York.

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MM&A President was Ed Burkhart he did work for C&NW as the VP of Transpertation he was the co-founder of WC and WELCOME TO THE FORUMS

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 5, 2004 4:23 PM
I belive It Was 400 but can some one confirm this

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 5, 2004 8:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

I also recall that the family of James Wolfe wrote an angry letter objecting to the publication of the article about the ghost.
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