Has anyone ever heard of the Cleaver tank car heater? Hereis a link to some basic information from Charley Hepperle's blog:

Glad you're OK. Look forward to seeing you in January -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Bob, I don't know of a ban, at least within the STMFC era, but rotary uncoupling levers were required on cars built or rebuilt on or after Aug 1,1933. Carmer-type levers, referred to as '"

Not meaning to diminish the problems of those many people who have truly serious problems due to Hurricane Irma, for those thinking about attending Prototype Rails 2018 at Cocoa Beach, here is an

This photo was taken in 1940 and shows what I believe is a Carmercoupler lifting lever: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/fsa/8a13000/8a13100/8a13147v.jpg I haven't seen many of these on

Jon Miller wrote: Yes. For many cargoes, admitting air was not a particularly good idea. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Excellent book documenting the efforts to deal with the U-boat activity early in WWII would be "Torpedo Junction" by Homer Hickam. Ken Schanz

So when empty the tank would still be under a low pressure with vapor? -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserSPROG UserNMRA Life member

John Barry wrote: I agree with John. This is not an AvGas tank car, much more likely propane (before it was tagged as LPG). But it really is an excellent shot of the hoses used for loading or

While generally correct, sometimes you have to take the OWI captions on the LOC collection with a grain of salt. Case in point is the following: Loading tank with aviation gasoline in a gasoline

Friends, We're getting away from freight cars, but I will risk adding one comment to this discussion. Some of the tunnels and likely bridges on the WP in the Feather River

German U-boats were already sinking oil tankers in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast. People could see them burning from shore, Most people were very jumpy about sabotage and if the

Hi,   One of Claus's pictures was of a cut of tank cars being loaded (unloaded?)  that were blue flagged.  I've always understood the meaning of those flaggings ... but I've never known/learned

In June of 1942, 8 German saboteurs were landed by submarine, 4 on Long Island and 4 in Florida. They were only caught because one of them decided he was loyal to the US and turned the others in.

Hi List Members, More images in this great collection. Great Northern Railroad yards, cars of iron ore passing over the scales https://www.loc.gov/item/fsa2000044528/PP/ Views of G&SI (Gulf and

The Stock cars at Radford, VA look like N&W cars to me. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Yes, I think the cars in the second line are general service gons. The taller ones towards the right are probably GN 77000-77249 series GS gons which were 10'11 high and the load is probably

Hi All, Not sure if they are still active on the list. If not, does anyone know how to get in touch with one of them? Thanks, Bryian Sones Union Pacific Prototype Modeler Murrieta CA.

WW2! Al Kresse

World war II, Guarding against saboteurs. Jim