You guys haven't looked at my spread sheet. Dallas Center Station Records 1953-54-55 Train 197 Date 11/20/54 Initials C&O number 134201 series 129000-135499 Type HM lading Coal from Philco W Va

Al Kresse wrote: Al makes a vital point. I was acquainted with a fellow member of the Pittsburgh club when I lived there, and his uncle had worked for a coal broker. He said they would be

It would not be unusual to see both C&O and N&W hopper cars in the same coal yard in Cleveland during home heating season.  They did have brokers.   A lot of Bob Photo's 1950s C&O freight car

Clark, looking at the documents you transcribed into the spreadsheet, I see one error in your question. The LV car was hauling lumber to Hoover Lumber, not limestone to Hallet Construction. Which

This prompts a question in my mind and that is was there a limited number of railroads who delivered heating coal to coal dealers? In other words would I be more apt to see a N&W or B&O hopper at my

Bruce Smith wrote: “Another issue we discussed earlier this year was the impression that  C&O cars never left home rails and how wrong that really is. I was reminded by the recent publication of

On Oct 31, 2011, at 1:04 PM, Anthony Thompson wrote: Absolutely (but that wasn't the original "rule" <G>). I'll add the somewhat obvious comment that, because these were handled as complete trains,

Bruce Smith wrote: That this single "unit train" operation was a significant fraction of all C&O traffic sounds to me like the exception that proves the rule: not a lot of C&O hoppers went off

On Oct 31, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Jack Burgess replied: Jack, At least from the PRRT&HS view point, these are two very separate magazines. The Keystone (aka "the stone") will remain as print publication

Bob Witt wrote: <SNIP> Bob, I guess I was actually trying to suggest that STMFCers not all jump in with their wish lists <G> since hoppers don't have nationwide interest. However, since you've

Gee, I just wanted to show that hoppers from all over the place were ganged together for a single move. Didn't happen all the time, but did happen. For me, resin kits fill the one of a kind box, gon,

<The on line RR Society modeler magazines are great but I wonder if they <would be easier to read and view if done in landscape format. I imagine <they might be best for iPad users but I think the

The on line RR Society modeler magazines are great but I wonder if they would be easier to read and view if done in landscape format. I imagine they might be best for iPad users but I think the

Tim, Jerry corrected items 1, 2, and 3. The photo of model of the Nk3 with a CK has been removed. The model of the Sk2b is still there without seeing the actual model it is very difficult to tell

Bruce, I guess I'll jump in ... for some railroads like the B&O the one hole is the lack of a pre-USRA twin hopper. For the B&O this was their class N-12 a seven side post design with end sills

Armand, who is obviously bored and looking to stir up some action on the STMFC list asks... <G> that the current offerings do not truly represent the >prototype fleet. Good Golly Armand, You really

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While there are several models of hoppers available I personally feel that the current offerings do not truly represent the prototype fleet.Armand Premo

Rich Orr wrote The PRR shadow Keystone was first applied to class X48 (PS-1) boxcars in February, 1954. It began being applied to all freight cars in August 1954. The plain keystone was

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