It is a 1959. gary roe quincy, illinois

What year is that Ford? Schuyler From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 4:43 AM To: stmfc@... Subject: [STMFC] USRA rebuild

---In STMFC@..., <thecitrusbelt@...> wrote : A TRAINS March 1993 article also quotes an ICC officialwho states, "If the push pole was officially outlawed I have no record ofthat fact…" ++++ I

I have come across some various takes on this (below). Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ A person in the industry commented, "Individual railroadswould have forbidden the practice without regard to

Steve wrote: “Notice that the jack is right under a poling pocket - another dangerous thing outlawed eventually.” Steve, Are you stating that jacking the car under the poling pocket was

Notice that the jack is right under a poling pocket  -  another dangerous thing outlawed eventually.   And really, really hard to model!

Actually, no. It's another of the many photos taken by Jack Delano while on assignment for the OWI documenting the homefront during WW2. It may bot be totally candid, but it's pretty likely that the

Posed or not, Duff makes good jacks. I used two to lift one end of a car just Friday. Chuck Peck

This was a posed photo taken for the manufacturer of the jack. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA On Saturday, October 21, 2017 11:34 AM, "Charles Peck lnnrr152@... [STMFC]" wrote:

I am seeking a copy of the RMC from May 1988 that details bell tanks on flat cars. If someone has the issue to share or answer questions, please ping me off list. Thanks, Brad Andonian Seattle

Ted. Will you be bringing some to RPM Chicago next week? Robert J. Miller CFA Saginaw, MI Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time. Gerald R. Ford

---In STMFC@..., <schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote : BTW, the link doesn’t seem to work. Is there a “tiny url” equivalent? ====================== Sorry Schuyler it's been a while since I used tiny

I see something all crushed up between the jack and car frame... it may be leather all folded over, which works as well as wood. Dennis Storzek ---In STMFC@..., <lnnrr152@...> wrote : By todays

Tim and Bill, The best sift out of my data is the TP&W cars with 5 reverse, square-end, Hutchins panels are apparently out of the NKP 27000 series. This is based on the ends that are unique as far as

By todays standards, he should have lowered the car onto blocking rather than leaving it rest on the jacks alone. Also there should have been a block of wood on TOP of the jack to reduce the risk of

the infamous J&L Steel tank cars of course - 20,000 gallons

Thanks Bill that's probably correct. NKP did have reverse Hutchins endson some double sheath cars and I found a photo of an NKP 27000-27914 seriesrebuild that is identical to the TP&W box car. I have

A neat shot, but it looks dangerous ... http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY_8d23268a.jpg http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY_8d23268...

Mm, when were the Jones & Laughlin 20,000-gallon tanks built? They appear (JLSX 1020-1028) in the 1936 tank-car tariff but I don't have an earlier listing. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

I would like to know what is the tank car with the most gallons in capacity as of the year 1930. The candidate I've been thinking is the 1930-built Santa Fe Tk-L with 16,000 gallons or a little more.