Railroad Bounds and Rumblings
L Myers returns to Amarillo after attending a Houston loss and damage committee meeting. Reports on system updates include new flood light towers for train plane service at multiple Texas locations and Rock Island orders for 360 stock cars. Also notes staff movements, a proposed Missouri Pacific speed claim, and editorials on robots and labor circulation amid regional political shifts.
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L. Myers
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Houston
Miami
Panhandle
Bovina
Texico
Trans-Continental
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Texarkana
Wheat season prompts new tonnage movers across three states
The piece notes specially built tonnage movers to handle this season's wheat crop in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. It mentions Farle Brame a Santa Fe city ticket agent on leave until April 20 and a letter from Chicago about travel to Phoenix Denver Los Angeles and Amarillo. Col Lindbergh absence and Mexican music program are referenced along with rail and expo movements and regional travel between Amarillo Liberal and Dalhart.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Farle Brame
Santa Fe
Chicago
Phoenix
Ariz
Denver
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Christy Circus Train Passes Through on Santa Fe Route
A report notes a large movement with tonnage slightly below last year. Cattle offered for shipment are in splendid condition. The Christy Circus train, 20 cars, was handled by the Santa Fe from Plainview to Borger yesterday morning.
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Tory
Santa Fe
Plainview
Borger
Fur Trappers Airlift Animals in Siberia Shipment
In Irkutsk on April 15 planes ferry fur animals from the frozen north to rail links. The rapid air transport aims to speed up shipments and reduce overland travel time for valuable pelts and trade goods.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Live blue fox arrives at government farm from Yakutsk
A live blue fox was airlifted to the government farm from Yakutsk, a distance of 1,700 miles, in 48 hours. The usual journey by sleigh and boats would take several weeks.
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Yakutsk
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M. S. Boyer
Joe
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A. G. Eisenberg
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Santa Fe Division
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Pepsodent Co
Wabash Ave
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Standard of the World
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