Hi List members, Consider if you would this right-of-way scene... looks like some tie replacement is going on https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/19708054558/sizes/o/ I think I need some

Hi Bruce asnd List Members, Thanks Bruce for posting this. Interesting way to support the load - looks like the transport engineers ran many, many timbers thru the opening to provide the primary

David, Maybe they were concerned about the capabilities of used arc-bar trucks and wanted to limit their overloading capacities? Al

"The next car to the left is a 34xxx series car from the 34001 - 34568 group built by Western Steel Car in 1913. The cars received new bodies with rebuilt arch bar trucks. The sides of the cars were

I have posted the photograph of P&R 99007 with its load to our photos

Friends, There is or was a similar, but smaller crane, visible along the former C&O that I photographed from Amtrak's Cardinal a few years ago. It was just outside one of the

Bill, Andy, and Ken--I went back and figured out what I did to get my DL&W car. Using Branchline 2E Rib+3/4 rolling pin rib ends, I sanded the rectangular rib off then shortened the 10'6" end by

Tim, There was a jib crane at the B&M terminus at Rockport, MA for many years. I believe its primary use was loading granite blocks fom local quarries on Cape Ann into gons or onto flats. Somewhere

To be fair, the load is marked "Do not hump", doesn't say a darn thing about not wrecking it. Tim Barney

The Wabash hopper car to the left of the crossing appears to be a 30xxx series car from the 30001 - 30294 group built by Standard Steel Car in 1912. The cars had a 30'-6" IL and a 1738 cuft capacity.

Anyone recognize the gondola? I see what looks like a plain white circular herald. Could it be a DM&IR mill gondola? Tim O' https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/STMFC/files

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I want to thank all who replied through the generosity of the list members I have a set of decals to backdate my car. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Wow, you found it Claus! This is one of those thriving smallrailroad operations in Massachusetts (the other being Palmer MA) that feed offof the former Boston & Albany RR. They seem to be managed by

Looking at the photo, it appears that there is more distortion of the track to the right of the cars shown than under the cars or to the left of the cars. I think there has been already considerable

So nice to see these pics! I rode across Lake Michigan back in the mid 50's Ludington to Manitowoc on both the Badger and the Spartan. Used to love standing on the aft deck and watching them load the

Andy, is "some discomfort" your euphemism for claim agents nightmare? Nobody is happy when the big hook has to roll. Chuck Peck

Gents, Let's take this SS Badger discussion full circle back to this list. Here is a photo that I uploaded to the Group Files from the Mailer-Luedke Collection showing a component of the Skinner

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pdhd9ss57z7pkeg/AAByFSUyJuYf-OSQ2cw3gni_a?dl=0 The above link will take you to two photos showing the new brake wheel I made today for my General American Type 30 Union