Wheel have been sold pending payment, thanks Rob McLear

San Marcos was on the MP and MKT in central Texas. Western Pacific to Salt Lake City. Rio Grande to Pueblo Colo & Southen to Amarillo Ft. Worth and Denver to Ft.Worth Katy to San Marcos?

Friends, This discussion sent me to my WP resources to see what I could find on livestock shipments on one of my favorite roads. Not much, I'm afraid. In Jim Eager's WESTERN

Consider that a whole lot of stock shipments were made to public stockyards – Salt Lake City for example – where only some of the animals were purchased and moved to adjacent slaughterhouses.

Arved, Selling "production machinery" isn't the same as selling molds, as the molds can be "jobbed out" (run elsewhere under contract.) Dennis

Bruce, According to Steve Holding's presentation, these movements to Tobin Packing were routine from the west central Illinois area. Steve grew up on a hog farm and said part of his "job" was taking

Generally, there were big markets for livestock on both coasts. In steam-era northern New Jersey the Erie had the lion's share of stock cars rolling over it, but the PRR delivered quite a bit as well.

Bill, Great data. The only question I would have is whether this is strictly origination loading information and the stock might have been transferred to new cars at a junction stockyard or whether

Steve Holding, a retired BNSF dispatcher, had a presentation at the fall Burlington Route Historical Society meet using agent reports from the CB&Q station at Roseville, Illinois. The period of

Brian, This is good news. I was fearful when you said: "Sorry, Dennis, but I'm not starting any new truck projects, and all my production machinery will be sold next year." That this would mean the

This topic comes up almost as frequently as banana traffic. And every time we come to the same conclusion (or at least those of us paying attention). Stock cars traveled, certainly to neighboring

And of the flip side to Paul's post. I have a copy of an ICC letter statingthat an ICC official is directing the sending of 25 B&O stock cars well west of the Mississippi river to relieve stock car

I have a video which shows 3 SP stock cars on the B&O. Paul Doggett UK

One of my uncles picked up the partially burned blanks after a fire at a gunstock plant. He used them to floor several rooms at his house. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List

Fer sure! Brian TMW

I recently saw a picture of some guys loading Walnut logs into a CB&Q stock car. They weren't very long, maybe about 4'; but they appeared to be about 18" in diameter, so I am sure it was no real

Arved Grass wrote: I think this generalization is all right. But there are certainly exceptions visible in photos. I have photos of both D&RGW and MKT stock cars in San Luis Obispo, and photos

And in the mean time you'll be making large piles of inventory? He asked hopefully. Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 17/12/2014 1:29 PM, brianleppert@...

Arved mentioned that my truck tooling would be sold next year. Not true. I hope to sell my machinery by August when the lease is up, but I will keep the truck mold and someday, when needed, find a

I'll post the replies in one message rather than individually. I mentioned Details West (DW), which, to the best of my knowledge, does not have any issues that would imperil the company. The ladders