The BN Expediter – FOBNR.ORG

President’s Report
Ben Hucker’s overview of the past year and outlook for the next.
Ed Bauer:Oral History, Part 1 – Working up the Ladder
An interview with Ed, who started out with the NP on the Livingston shops extra list and eventually became BN’s Chief Mechanical Officer. Part 1 chronicles his early years, up to becoming the first shop superintendent at the brand new Alliance locomotive maintenance facility. It includes a few photos of places he worked.
Coal Locomotive Assignments 1977
A list of the locomotive numbers assigned to Alliance, Nebraska and Forsyth, Montana, including those that were Pacesetter equipped.
The FOBNR Freight Car (N scale)
The N scale FBNX covered hopper cars visited Chuck Hart’s Pacific Central and Eastern model railroad. Includes a description of his pike and several photos of the cars at various locations.
Working the C&I Pool in the 1970’s, Part 2, by Leo Phillipp
Part 2 of Leo’s adventures as a brakeman and conductor along the C&I (Aurora-Savanna Illinois) line and ’round the horn along the Denrock-Mendota line. Includes several maps, timetables, and a few photos.

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