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Re: F&C 6270 Illinois Central 40' SS Rebuilt Boxcar

Eric, I didn't see a response to your question. I have the same question, only as regards the original paint scheme for the 40" SS cars in the early 1940s. I was wondering if you received a response

By dixierails <dixierails@...> · #13453 ·

Re: Danbury Ry Museum Needs Info on a PRR Caboose

Hi Tom Regarding the NYC diagrams we have the Pullman Dover Straits at the Illinois Railway Museum and perhaps that might be in the book since it was assigned by Pullman to the NYC. If that is the

By Bob Kutella · #13452 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

Moberly assembly plant owned the was built Ford plant at Claycomo opened in 1951. Chet French

By Chet French <cfrench@...> · #13451 ·

Re: Danbury Ry Museum Needs Info on a PRR Caboose

Good evening Jeff, Both your mails concerning the ND cabin that the Danbury Railway Museum recently acquired came through and I have contacted Ron regarding the cabin car. Hopefully, I can be of some

By Thomas Olsen <tmolsen@...> · #13450 ·

Re: Canadian National Archives

ed_mines wrote: They're about $5 each for 5x7, assuming that there is a neg. Ted Culotta

By TC <tculotta@...> · #13448 ·

Re: Danbury Ry Museum Needs Info on a PRR Caboose

Interesting. I sent one message with an attachment (which I failed to consider is probably a no-no with Yahoo), and lo and behold it shows up as <two> messages on STMFC. Well, I guess you guys are

By Jeff English · #13445 ·

Danbury Ry Museum Needs Info on a PRR Caboose

Return-Path: <lbhf1@...> Received: from mail.rpi.edu ([128.113.22.40]) by mta001.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.09 201-253-122-126-109-20020611) with ESMTP id

By Jeff English · #13443 ·

Danbury Ry Museum Needs Info on a PRR Caboose

No, I won't call it a cabin, but I'll forward this to the STMFC so they can comment on it. Please, folks send your replies directly to Ron at

By Jeff English · #13444 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

Ed wrote: It is very likely that the Wabash owned the property on which Ford built the Claycomo plant. Ed, I won't say for sure; but I doubt it very much. Not unless they bought it for the sole

By Gary Roe · #13442 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

<<I would expect most of the Ford traffic to move through Decatur to Moberly and then to Claycomo (Kansas City) where Ford had/has a large assembly plant rather than through St. Louis. It is very

By C J Wyatt · #13441 ·

Re: Loading cylindrical tanks

In a message dated 11/27/02 1:17:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, scottp459@... writes: << I'm looking for diagrams re loading cylindrical tanks on flat cars. I have three Walthers tanks

By Guy Wilber · #13449 ·

Canadian National Archives

Has anyone purchased prints from the Canadian National Archives recently? How much do they cost now in American dollars? I can't find the link on their web site to find out this information. Has

By ed_mines · #13440 ·

Re: Resin casting

Just wanted to say I have gotten really good results casting HO scale car sides, roofs, etc., using Bare Metal Foil Co. line of resin and rubber. I use the Easy Flow 60 Resin and Plat-Sil type

By lrkdbn <ab8180@...> · #13439 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

wabashrr@... writes: Gary You may be correct. I recall the Wabash owning some large tracts both in the KC and St. Louis industrial areas and assumed that the Ford plant might have been

By Edward Dabler · #13447 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

cjwyatt@... writes: Jack You are absolutely correct about the Ford plant at Berkley. It's been there for a very long time and is still in operation. I recently heard that Ford wanted

By Edward Dabler · #13446 ·

Loading cylindrical tanks

I'm looking for diagrams re loading cylindrical tanks on flat cars. I have three Walthers tanks ranging from 6x18 to 9x38. Scott Pitzer

By Scott Pitzer · #13437 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

The Wabash did handle a large amount of Ford traffic west to the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago gateways. This traffic increased yearly starting after WWII and continued past our time

By Chet French <cfrench@...> · #13436 ·

Re: 1950's Auto & Auto Parts Trains

Shawn, There is the 1948 Rand McNally Railroad atlas at: http://nyow.railfan.net/pfmsig/atlas48.html There, I just caused 500 people to waste hours at this site! Gobble, Mike

By Mike Auf der Heide <maufderheide@...> · #13434 ·

UP H-70-1

Completing mods to the Marklin UP H-70-1 3 bay hopper...coupler levers, new "L" shaped pieces [ Evergreen #291 ] replacing the erroneous flat piece between the ends and hoppers, extension of the brake

By mike brock <brockm@...> · #13433 ·

Re: Alps decal printing follow-up

I already have a reply about printing custom decals.. ELS Trains Eric Ethridge Web Page: http://home.mindspring.com/~elstrains/index.html Russell Hedges

By aquarussell <russell@...> · #13432 ·

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