Some of them are on google books and can be downloaded 1901, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 13, 17 Rich Orr

Most of them are online as PDFs (or as e-books...yuk) on Google Books. Most specifically, 82 monthly issues between March 1905 and December 1915. Eric Lombard has an Excel spreadsheet in this group's

The California State Railroad Museum Library most likely has copies of those ORERs and can make photocopies for you: https://www.californiarailroad.museum/visit/library Give them a call during

Gentlemen: Would anyone happen to know where I could access ORER's for the 1905-1915 period? I have checked with the NMRA library and they do list the material but it is still in the middle of a move

Ten years.... and it didn't have the drawing I thought it had, although I referenced Voss, who does present a drawing of the grooves. The old memory sure isn't what it used to be. Sorry about the flub

Dennis said: as I recall Jack Mullens posted a link to a diagram of the construction used by the Milwaukee Road I didn't post that diagram, tho I might have referenced it sometime, as I will do

---In STMFC@..., <schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote : Thanks, Dennis, I see what you are talking about. Always glad to be corrected when I screw up. Were the drain grooves in the center of the boards?

I'm replying Dan's original message. I tend to collect the daily digests and go back to them every few days so I am seeing Dan's message and the replies all anew. Thanks to Bob, Tony, and Bill for

I understand that in 1944 wood running boards banned on new freight cars, except tank cars (1948). In what year were wood running boards banned for all existing freight cars? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

If my sources are correct: 1933 - Type AB brakes required on all newly-built cars. 1937 - Type AB brakes required on all newly-rebuilt cars. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I downloaded the PDF - very interesting. California is not evenmentioned, and Washington state shows an 80% decline from 1918 to the late 1940's -down to 899,000 tons or less than fifty 50 ton

Comment about coal tonnage thru the Twin Ports... Keep in mind that all those ore boats that went east with iron ore would be coming back empty, if it wasn't for coal, which is the reason water

Jim, You might find this Bureau of Mines / Minerals yearbook 1950

Thanks, Dennis, I see what you are talking about. Always glad to be corrected when I screw up. Were the drain grooves in the center of the boards? Seems unlikely that the roof would be made with

Group I have a question regarding the dates of K brake phase out. I know K brakes were banned from interchange in/about 1953, but when were K brakes banned from new installations and heavy

John, I have also heard/read that coal was what brought Columbia to Pittsburg. According to Bert Ward's MOUNT DIABLO COAL MINE RAILROADS, coal was being commercially taken

Tim O'mentioned about wondering how much coal came in the Twin Ports. OnPost 65627, I answer this question (how many tons came into the Twin Ports, tosome degree) and provide source data. For

Dave Nelson wrote: It's a common misconception that smelting iron from ore requires fuel. The only fuel used is at start-up, when the materials have to be gotten hot. Once the reaction between

Except for the Kaiser Steel plant at Fontana and coke for foundries, I don't think that there was much demand for coal in Southern California during the stream era after the uses of fuel oil was

I think hearing reviews from consumers are arguably more helpful in this kind of situation since for the publisher it is hard to be objective about your product or publications. I echo what Bob and