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Re: [ResinFreightCarBuilders] ice refrigerator car
Tony Thompson
Thanks, Fenton. Tony Thompson
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Re: [ResinFreightCarBuilders] ice refrigerator car
Tony You Da Man, I agree it looks much better and congratulations on going back and redoing it. Fenton
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 12:22 PM Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote:
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Re: SBIX #1652 1973
James Brewer
Interesting photo Bill; thanks for sharing. Jim Brewer
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 9:36 AM Bill McClure <virginianbill@...> wrote: Some time back I recall a discussion of these cars, or maybe I just think I recall. In any event, I thought I would share this photo of what I assume was a Standard Brands car sitting in what passed for a Southern Ry yard in Charlottesville in 1973. The yard had no industries or or facilities to spot cars for unloading. Maybe bad order.
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Re: [ResinFreightCarBuilders] ice refrigerator car
Tony Thompson
Over the weekend, I posted a description to my blog of PFE ice service practices, including the borrowing (occasionally) of ice from Santa Fe's SFRD. I included a photo of a model Santa Fe ice car, built from a Westerfield kit. The model, though, turned out to be incorrectly built, with a protruding coupler pocket.
I've now corrected the model, as I showed in a blog post today. If you're interested, a link to the post is below. Tony Thompson
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Re: Sunshine Models Kit #21.25
Eric Hansmann
Did you check the Ed Hawkins spreadsheet on thee 1932 ARA cars/ http://steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1932aramain.html
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chuck Cover
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:10 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Sunshine Models Kit #21.25
Hi Everyone,
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Re: Photo: Heinz Vinegar Car (Undated)
Eric Hansmann
The photo Claus shared is dated 1949. It features the “House Where We Began”, the original Heinz house. In the photo description, it notes the house was dismantled in 1952. https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AMSP57.B059.F08.I01
Here’s a 1952 image showing the House has been removed. https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AMSP57.B066.F05.I04
The Heinz facilities were constantly changing over the years. The B&O and Pennsy tracks serving the facility changed little in comparison to the buildings that came and went.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Scott
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:32 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Heinz Vinegar Car (Undated)
I agree with Eric the architecture of the era is amazing.
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Very interesting. Thanks!
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of schmuck804_99 via groups.io
http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/articles/ra-v63-n18b.pdf
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SBIX #1652 1973
Bill McClure
Some time back I recall a discussion of these cars, or maybe I just think I recall. In any event, I thought I would share this photo of what I assume was a Standard Brands car sitting in what passed for a Southern Ry yard in Charlottesville in 1973. The yard had no industries or or facilities to spot cars for unloading. Maybe bad order.
Be safe folks, Bill McClure
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Re: Sunshine Models Kit #21.25
Chuck Cover
Thanks to Jim, Dave and Steve for the clarifications on this Sunshine kit.
Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM
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Re: Photo: Heinz Vinegar Car (Undated)
San Antonio & San Francisco <sanantonio-sanfrancisco@...>
Here you go, y'all. Here are the Heinz Vinegar Tank Cars of both pre 1910, and post.
Levi
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Re: Mid 1970s Maybrook NY NYNH&H
erieblt2
I’m interested in a Maybrook CD. How do I go about getting one? Thank you, a William Smith
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On Oct 13, 2020, at 3:45 PM, mark_landgraf via groups.io <mark_landgraf@...> wrote:
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Re: Mid 1970s Maybrook NY NYNH&H
Peter Ness
Hi Mark,
I’m a bit confused; if these are mid-70’s documents they are beyond the NYNH&H RR and the scope of this group. Could you clarify? Stay healthy, Peter Ness
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of mark_landgraf via groups.io
I have about 6 months of interchange and local industrial switching between Maybrook-Poughkeepsie and Hopewell Jct. It identifies customer, car type, commodity, reporting marks, car number, originating RR, interchange location. The daily yard masters sheets deal with yard counts and interchange info from all of the rr's interchanging at Maybrook. This has all been scanned. It is about 20 gigs of data. It contains a doc file of as many abbreviations that I was able to decifer. I cheated, the Yardmaster at the time was available to answer questions.
If somebody is interested in this territory I would make this available by CD to 2 or 3 people. I don't want to send out more than 3 CDs. I don't care if you share the data among yourselves.
Mark Landgraf Albany NY
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...>
Steve, The Sanborn maps would probably tell you what you need. Another possible source is the War Department's "Ports Series" about all the major US ports. These volumes included fairly detailed maps of railroad facilities in the port areas, and certainly would have highlighted any car float bridges. Since my retirement from the UVA Library, I have lost access to both these sources, but maybe you or someone here could check in your area. The Ports Series would most likely be found in a US Government Depository Library (two per state, and usually at a major university or the state library). By the way, the Ports Series is still being issued, now by the DoD. Usually these volumes are updated every 4-6 years. They are a great source of information on rail traffic, at least as far as trackage around the port areas. My interest was in the volumes covering Sacramento in the 1950s, which had nifty fold-out track maps. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆
On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 10:35 PM Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:
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Re: Sunshine Models Kit #21.25
Jim Gates
Full text for 21.25 on the flyer: "C&O 7000 series 1932 boxcar w/Hutchins radial roof" It is a Hutchins design radial roof. Both descriptions you list are correct but incomplete. The three ARA standard cars were covered by kit 21.3. Kit 21.26 is the same car you have with express decals. Jim Gates
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 03:09:48 PM CDT, Chuck Cover <chuck.cover@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, I have a Sunshine Models Kit #21.25 that is labeled C&O 7000 series 1932 ARA boxcar with radial roof. The Prototype Date Sheet #21A for the standard ARA 1932 boxcar states that the C&O had 650 of these cars all with a radial roof. However, the Sunshine Models all time list indicates that Kit #21.25 is an ARA 1932 C&O 7000 series with Hutchins roof. The kit components come with peaked 4/4 dreadnaught ends and what appears to be a two piece radial roof, photo attached. Does anyone else have this kit? Did Sunshine make some kits with a radial roof and change the label while retaining the number of the Hutchins roof kit in the all time list? There were only 3 standard C&O ARA 1932 cars but 650 with radial roof so I am hoping that this kit is correctly labeled and I have the prototypical radial roof model. Thanks Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Between 1926 and 1929 the south branch of the Chicago River was straightened in a massive project that was supposed to improve road traffic flow south of the Loop and give the railroads more space on the east side of the river. There is an aerial photo of the project at
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10583.html
that can be zoomed.
The Erie freight house is in the lower right hand quadrant, south and east from the large Rock Island terminal elevator.
What I can’t figure out is where the Erie car float was in relation to the freight house. There is one track from the area of the freight house that curves around toward the river, passing under Clark Street (I guess) and numerous RR bridges. Perhaps it is right there in the lower corner of the photo.
Looking a little further south, I do see what looks like the Erie car float.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Charlie Vlk
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:09 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Dave and All- The Erie had a freight house at 14th & Clark Street on the east bank of the south branch of the Chicago River which was south of the passenger terminals and the main business district of Chicago. Prior to establishing their car float transfer on the river the railroad had to hand over all their LCL traffic to teamsters or the Chicago Tunnel System. There is was direct route from the south side on the east side of the Chicago River to the north except via the terminal railroads. The Erie established a car float connecting to their tracks at 14th & Clark streets near their freight house and on the north branch of the Chicago River at Kingsbury & Erie Streets had a CMSP&P connection and Webster Street which had a connection to the C&NW. There was also a dock at Market Street & Washington on the south branch adjacent to the downtown area. It is likely that the Kingsbury Street facility was used primarily to receive and deliver LCL to the nearby catalog centers of Sears and Montgomery Wards. It and the Webster Street facility further north could accommodate carloads to and from industries served by the CMSP&P & C&NW. The service was successful and cut days off of the handling of cars to and from the north side for the Erie. The Erie’s Chicago River car float operation lasted from 1913 to 1938 . The above information was gleaned from Erie Railroad Historical Society articles which include maps, drawings of the car float depots and the gas mechanical switcher(s). There was a direct rail link between the IC/MC and C&NW over a swing bridge at the mouth of the Chicago River but little is known about it (at least by this researcher) but the pressure of river traffic caused its removal at some point. While there was the St. Charles Air Line which served as an important early transfer link between the IC/MC and CB&Q/G&CU (C&NW) its importance as a interchange line dwindled as switching yards moved out of Chicago (Hawthorne and the Q, Proviso on the C&NW, Markham on the IC, Bensenville on the MILW, etc.) and the terminal roads took over the interchange traffic. Charlie Vlk
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of staplindave via groups.io
Anybody know where the Erie car float went from and too in Chicago? Was it meant to sort cut the terminal railroads?
Dave Staplin
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Re: Photo: Heinz Vinegar Car (Undated)
Scott
I agree with Eric the architecture of the era is amazing.
Maybe somebody versed in semi truck trailers can give us a rough date. That is a neat looking vinegar car for sure. Scott McDonald
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Re: Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Charlie Vlk
Dave and All- The Erie had a freight house at 14th & Clark Street on the east bank of the south branch of the Chicago River which was south of the passenger terminals and the main business district of Chicago. Prior to establishing their car float transfer on the river the railroad had to hand over all their LCL traffic to teamsters or the Chicago Tunnel System. There is was direct route from the south side on the east side of the Chicago River to the north except via the terminal railroads. The Erie established a car float connecting to their tracks at 14th & Clark streets near their freight house and on the north branch of the Chicago River at Kingsbury & Erie Streets had a CMSP&P connection and Webster Street which had a connection to the C&NW. There was also a dock at Market Street & Washington on the south branch adjacent to the downtown area. It is likely that the Kingsbury Street facility was used primarily to receive and deliver LCL to the nearby catalog centers of Sears and Montgomery Wards. It and the Webster Street facility further north could accommodate carloads to and from industries served by the CMSP&P & C&NW. The service was successful and cut days off of the handling of cars to and from the north side for the Erie. The Erie’s Chicago River car float operation lasted from 1913 to 1938 . The above information was gleaned from Erie Railroad Historical Society articles which include maps, drawings of the car float depots and the gas mechanical switcher(s). There was a direct rail link between the IC/MC and C&NW over a swing bridge at the mouth of the Chicago River but little is known about it (at least by this researcher) but the pressure of river traffic caused its removal at some point. While there was the St. Charles Air Line which served as an important early transfer link between the IC/MC and CB&Q/G&CU (C&NW) its importance as a interchange line dwindled as switching yards moved out of Chicago (Hawthorne and the Q, Proviso on the C&NW, Markham on the IC, Bensenville on the MILW, etc.) and the terminal roads took over the interchange traffic. Charlie Vlk
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of staplindave via groups.io
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2020 3:57 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Anybody know where the Erie car float went from and too in Chicago? Was it meant to sort cut the terminal railroads?
Dave Staplin
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Re: Photo: Heinz Vinegar Car (Undated)
Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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Hi Bob and List Members,
I'm thinking the car might have reporting marks HJHX 210
Claus Schlund
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