Re: Mixed Train Operations
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMy hometown was served by two daily
mixed trains with those famous Milw Rd. Branchline combines.?
Unfortunately I was way too young to remember much but I do recall
it heading out of town thru the weeds, I was disappointed that
that orange car didn't have a cupola nor did it look like the
typical AF Reading version. ? I think both trains met at the depot
to exchange consists and perhaps the rare passenger.? I think the
only time- sensitive thing was the mail sacks,? my aunt was a
clerk who seemed to often mention that the train was
late...again.? Later on my step father, who was the postmaster had
similar issues, so he started to make a fuss about the poor rail
service.?
Despite generally being a non-critical
process much of the time, the local farmers? complained the most.?
Once the train was late and was carrying several crates of baby
chicks on the Saturday run.? John, my father knew that they'd all
be dead by Monday, and the Rural Route driver had already left on
his route, so he loaded the car with the chicks and 'ubbered' them
to the farm.?
I had intentions if scratch building
one of the combines as River Raisin brought in trucks for them as
they used the same trucks as their? cabooses.? I also have some
great plans and photos from Loyd Kaiser, who has authored several
books, but mostly the CNW.? Southwind also had a short Harrimann
combine in the plans too, but the earlier NYC combines were hard
to sell, so those didn't happen!? The UP had a few that ran in
Nebraska and Eastern Colorado.? I would be happy with one of those
too!?
Bob Werre
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Bob Werre