In response to Tony's question, and to share with everyone, I have created a folder in the Op Sig group files section titled "AAR open top car loading rules" This may be found

Hi Eric - Looking over this post on the website, I noticed that Ted Culotta is listed as having done the decals. I actually did them for the IC car this time. Ken

My apologies to the STMF group for the trucking stuff in this message. I didn't know that response was going to the entire group. Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek

Bill Darnaby's explanation of the SP&S Alco RS and what the Monon called: 1. rider cars 2. head end cabooses Is spot on. The rider cars, a total of 8 were built on low side stone gon frames. These

USRA gon with spiral end http://monon.org/bygone_site/mines/CIL33149LittleBettyLinton-0001.jpg parts from Shapeway https://www.shapeways.com/product/VFHH88RYT/monon-spiral-gondola-end-ho-scale

Ron, We ran into the rider caboose issue when modeling the Transfer at Monon. When/how were the rider cars moved to the Transfer house for loading of LCL before going out on locals? I asked Cookie

Nice shot! I need to work it into an article at some point. NKP 27664 was one of 1,000 cars built for the NKP by Haskell & Barker in 1908. A basic Vanderbilt syndicate car design, it was one of 4,300

Lacking a freight car (my apologies) though a wooden head end car, here is another SP&S RS 2 #64 in Indiana. Taken in 1966. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Actually, the Monon leased two of the SP&S engines while the Monon was upgrading their own nine engines (2 at a time) with new prime movers and improved electrical gear to make them more compatible

In the late 60’s I took a photo of one of the B&O’s cars in Indianapolis made from an M26. It had a side step for the door and caboose grab and ladder type equipment. Other roads just used an

well that explsins all.the double handling shown in the.video, problem still.exsists today on the west coast, that's the main reason, why tbe port of portland.no longer exists, with

Ships - Don, you may find some of the ships on-line. Before West India Fruit and Steamship Company, Seatrain Lines (the operating name for the Over-Seas Shipping Company) shipping by using entire

Craig wrote:” a 'front end' caboose was required by Indiana state law for trains longer than 65 cars.” Not exactly, Indiana’s full crew law stated ”It shall be unlawful for any carrier to

Ask a question--get an answer. Wow! And thanks to all. Very interesting. Though not as interesting as it would have been in Oregon. Ed Edward Sutorik

 Ed wrote: "The rail traffic to Cuba, as with Mexico, was mainly in US owned cars. However new cars built in the US for the Consolidated Railways of Cuba, National of Mexico or other foreign

Yes they were yellow with a red stripe along the bottom of the sides and aluminum end railings and platforms, as I recall.. C&O lettering of course. I moved away from the neighborhood in late 1972,and

Monon rider car. Used in Indiana to allow LCL shipments. Also to accommodate the extra conductor, for extra crewman in Indiana. Not sure how it ended up out West. In later years used as tool

Another car I've been looking for! Ray Breyer at the NKP group knows a lot about these cars,and the NKPHTS modeler's on line magazine has articles. Decals can be had from Resin Car Works. Larry King

In a message dated 12/15/2019 3:31:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, edb8381@... writes:

Yeah, that slide is mis-labeled. That is not on SP&S rails, but on the Monon. The Monon faced a power shortage in 1966 due to their return of several Alco C628s to the manufacturer, and had to lease