[RITSlist] Zephyr Rocket

[LaVerne Andreessen]

Dan, I seem to recall in the sixties that the Q engines assigned were 
invariably one of their E7 models, do not recall seeing E8 or E9 CB&Q 
engines on the train?   They may have been used, but not that I cans 
recall seeing.  Tnx.   lwa

No17Eng654 at aol.com wrote:

> Almost 41 years ago, but as I recall:
>  
> The Last run conductors were Ralph Hubler Minneapolis to Cedar Rapids, 
> Max D'Marce (sp) CR-Burlington, I think possibly Don Trout 
> Burlington-CR and Bruce Clausen CR to Mpls.  I rode the engine St. 
> Paul to Owatonna with Simpson and Bush, then Manly to CR with George 
> Kibler, who retired upon arrival at CR on 190.
>  
> The CB&Q units were always my favorite, although they did not have 
> Rock Island radios, so if they had trouble, there was no way to 
> contact anyone other than the wayside dispatcher's phones or throwing 
> off a message to the few night operators along the line.
>  
> Dan Sabin
>
>
>
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