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oltmannd
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Posted by oltmannd on Monday, April 21, 2008 7:07 PM

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Allentown?

Yes!  Heritage?

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, April 21, 2008 7:21 PM
 oltmannd wrote:

 santafe347 wrote:
Allentown?

Yes!  Heritage?

WAG:  Reading?

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Monday, April 21, 2008 8:50 PM
LV
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, April 21, 2008 9:48 PM

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LV
 

That was gonna be my next guess!!  Sigh [sigh]

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Posted by J. Edgar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:08 AM
lol...sorry Al.....so uh....who won???Mischief [:-,]
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:32 AM

Not me!  Shy [8)]

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:11 AM

Allentown yard's heritage is not PRR, Reading or Lehigh Valley.

Which leaves...

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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:29 AM
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Allentown yard's heritage is not PRR, Reading or Lehigh Valley.

Which leaves...

CNJ, but LV is close enough.  It was functionally part of LV on 4/1/76, so J Edgar, your honor....

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Posted by J. Edgar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:28 AM
ok....from 1906 to 1913 what Locomotive maker also made Automobiles?
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Posted by CopCarSS on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:35 AM
I somehow remember ALCo having a few automobile offerings...that's back in the fuzzy part of my memory, though...

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Posted by J. Edgar on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:45 AM
well so much for my hard questions....lol.....thats correct...ALCo built cars on contract from French Berliet until 1908 at which time they started using their own designs....noteworthy is that ALCo models won the Vanderbuilt Cup races in 1909 and 1910 as well as racing in the 1911Indy 500...also W.P.Chysler was ALCo Auto plant manager from 1911 to 1913...then went on to start his own company...Go MOPAR...lol
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:32 AM

Whose turn is it now? 

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:49 AM

Chris with the SS copcar got it right  so have at it....

 

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:25 AM

Ugh. I'm not the best at formulating questions, but here goes:

From it's earliest roots as the Aurora Branch until it was merged into the Burlington Northern, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy had 15 presidents. Name any 5.

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:47 AM
well theres 3 i know....Forbes Budd and Perkins....
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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:00 AM

There's 3:

  • John Murray Forbes (1876-1881)
  • Charles E. Perkins (1881-1901)
  • Ralph Budd - (1932-1949)

 

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Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:58 AM

Hill?

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:14 AM

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Hill?

While Hill had control of the Q, he never served as president of the line.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:39 AM
Quinn, who went to the CMSP&P? Was it Gaskins or Bressler that took over BN?
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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:47 AM

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Quinn, who went to the CMSP&P? Was it Gaskins or Bressler that took over BN?

No on all three counts, Dale. A little hint, and a matter of civic pride: There's some residents of Aurora, IL (my hometown) in the mix, including the first and last president of the line.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:22 PM
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No on all three counts, Dale.

I'm consistant! How about Curtiss Crippen?

Four for four?

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:29 PM
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How about Curtiss Crippen?

Four for four?

Sorry, but four for four.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:50 PM
     What about Murphy?Wink [;)]

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:03 PM

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     What about Murphy?Wink [;)]

There's One! Auroran, Harry C. Murphy was President from 1949-1965. I must confess that I thought that he was the last president of the Q, but after looking up the dates, it appears that there must've been one or two more before the merger. I'll see if I can figure that out on lunch here.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:12 PM
Sign - Oops [#oops]My bad, Dale. William J. Quinn was indeed president of the Q from 1966-1970. There was also one president (also a familiar name in the post merger years) that served between Harry C. Murphy and William J. Quinn, so that brings the total to 17.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:30 PM

 CopCarSS wrote:
Sign - Oops [#oops]My bad, Dale. William J. Quinn was indeed president of the Q from 1966-1970. There was also one president (also a familiar name in the post merger years) that served between Harry C. Murphy and William J. Quinn, so that brings the total to 17.

Ah-ha. Quinn gets branded as a traitor by some of the Milwaukee Road fans. Some believe he drove the CMSP&P into the ground.

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:54 PM
Wasn't one of the missing ones Louis Menk a President of the CB&Q later the NP and on to the BN.
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Posted by CopCarSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:56 PM

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Wasn't one of the missing ones Louis Menk a President of the CB&Q later the NP and on to the BN.

Bingo! Louis Menk served as president of the Q between Murphy and Quinn from 1965-1966.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:59 PM

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Wasn't one of the missing ones Louis Menk a President of the CB&Q later the NP and on to the BN.

Thats the one!

Dale
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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:22 PM
Can I throw a quick question out their. What was the last regular assigned schedule operated bythe Pioneer Zephyr before going to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and where was it's regular scheduled maintenance base at that time? 
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