Re: 33 inch wheels
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Was the 33" wheel standardized on before the American War Between the States or Civil War? They show up on Ensign Manufg 25-ton open freight cars.
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I was hoping to hear that the Romans had standardized war supply wagons or something on a set track and diameter. Sorry for setting this crowd off on a tangent. Al Kresse ----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Thompson" <thompson@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Monday, September 7, 2009 10:57:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: 33 inch wheels Chuck Hladik wrote: They gave us the "Railroad Roman" font, of course.As far as I've ever been able to tell, NO railroad used exactly these characters, at least the Champ version. Can anyone supply contrary evidence? I grant that the Champ generic Roman lettering RESEMBLES lots of railroad lettering. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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