Re: NKP Consist
William Hirt
Though a little late for this list, GN train 1/88 wheel report on
April 17, 1968 shows the train leaving Willmar MN with a WAG
boxcar added at Willmar loaded with wheat routed Minneapolis -
Galesburg IL - Denver CO with eventual delivery to Colorado
Milling & Elevator Co. Obviously nowhere near the most direct
route. Real wheel reports I have often show some really strange
routings. One retired railroad official gave a talk I attended
about freight routing pre-Staggers Act. Often times he said fast
and damage free service provided a large deciding factor since the
rates were pretty much the same no matter what route was chosen. Bill Hirt
On 3/17/2019 12:36 PM, Tony Thompson
wrote:
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