I would have to agree with Norman on that, although only from a personal anecdote. I remember one of the men in the church where I grew up, who worked in the local Chevrolet dealership, being

Tim, I have seen photos of automobile boxcars unloading at a platform/ramp (late 1940s) on a small-town team track for a local dealer. I have no definitive data when this began to change, but my guess

In 1950s and 60s I believe that all Cadillacs were built at one location in Michigan (Flint, if I remember correctly). Amongst the workers, this was a dream work location compared to working in the

I have a related question to the auto industry discussion. How were loads of autos consigned in the steam era? Were they shipped direct to dealers (i.e. to the local freight house or team track) or

I am not aware of a Dodge-DeSoto plant in Vernon. That may have been the Chrysler plant that I referred to as being in Commerce. It may have actually been in Vernon.

I recall watching automobiles being unloaded from a boxcar on to an adjacent concrete platform in 1949 or 1950. The location was on a Pacific Electric side track just north of the PE station and

I agree that using per capita data for most commodities has no value -- most industrial goods for instance, but for some consumer goods there is some value -- not conclusive proof, but value. To

Correct, just south of, and visible from, I-88. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

Mark Plank asked: As a first time attendee at the Naperville meet, I want to make sure I go to the correct location. From the Steam Era Freight Cars site, I see the meeting is at the Naperville

As a first time attendee at the Naperville meet, I want to make sure I go to the correct location. From the Steam Era Freight Cars site, I see the meeting is at the Naperville Holiday Inn. Is there

"SP" Paul wrote: So, you were an SP passenger agent in the 1960's? Now THERE was a thankless job... I don't remember where I read that Cadillac's were built at South Gate, I'll have to try and find

Jeff Aley wrote, in part: Jeff, You struck pay dirt, and thank you! I just found a 1954 copy of Ward's Automotive Yearbook on the Net; it's now headed this way via Priority Mail. When it hits my

All, Unfortunately, I've had to cancel out of Naperville at short notice. I have to attend a family wedding in New York City that weekend. However, I will still update the USRA DS Boxcars and

Hello Everyone, Looking forward to see many of you in Napierville at the Prototype Modelers meet in about one week. I will be presenting a program about operations at a division end point, actually

Exactly. In the present day GM autos are unloaded at Tarrytown NY for delivery to the entire region. Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Garth Groff wrote: California did have several auto assembly plants in the 1950s and 1960s. The best known were GM in Milpitas (in the East Bay Area), served by the SP; Ford in Milpitas, served by

englishintroy wrote: Dwight Smith, a B&M traffic rep. in the 1950's, wrote an article about traffic into and out of New Hampshire and Vermont fifteen years ago in the B&M BULLETIN which included the

Dave, Yes, California did have several auto assembly plants in the 1950s and 1960s. The best known were GM in Milpitas (in the East Bay Area), served by the SP; Ford in Milpitas, served by the WP and

In all likelihood if NYC were to choose where to terminate loads of autos bound for NJ, they would have used the West Shore to weehawken, NJ, not the main line to NY City. Of course it was the