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  • CBQ way freights, "Irish Mail"??

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Discussion relating to the Burlington Northern and its predecessors Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Seattle Portland & Seattle, St. Louis - San Francisco, and their subsidiaries. Visit the Friends of the Burlington Northern for more information.
 #305161  by HDP
 
Does anyone know why the CB&Q way freights that ran Eola Yard to West Chicago, IL (on the original Aurora Branch Line right of way through North Aurora and Batavia) were called the "Irish Mail"?