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Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
For the wood ss boxcars, where is the step for the brakeman using the vertical brake wheel? Seems unsafe.
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For the wood ss boxcars, where is the step for the brakeman using the vertical brake wheel? Seems unsafe.
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Thomas Klosterman
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#183609
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Re: partial view of a WFEX reefer, possibly 63856, in the 1920s on SAL
Do you have the location and a more exact date? Looks like maybe West Lake Wales - at any rate, somewhere on the Miami extension, which was opened in 1925.
CLG
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Do you have the location and a more exact date? Looks like maybe West Lake Wales - at any rate, somewhere on the Miami extension, which was opened in 1925.
CLG
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Larry Goolsby
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#183608
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SFRD Ice Hatch Latches
Denis,
I am no expert on reefers. I know they work for PFE, at least for the time period I model. Probably most others too. SFRD had those funky sawtooth (for lack of a better word) latches. So,
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Denis,
I am no expert on reefers. I know they work for PFE, at least for the time period I model. Probably most others too. SFRD had those funky sawtooth (for lack of a better word) latches. So,
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Tom Lawler
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#183607
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Re: NJI&I to Wabash at Pine - Part 5 & Last
On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 02:40 PM, Eric Hansmann wrote:
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I wonder if the siding loads are wood or metal. I assume they are housing siding.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TNEric,
Mastic
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On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 02:40 PM, Eric Hansmann wrote:
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I wonder if the siding loads are wood or metal. I assume they are housing siding.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TNEric,
Mastic
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Andy Laurent
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#183606
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Mun-Roe was Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
It’s MUN-roe only inside the city limits but if you go to Bastrop or Rayville (BAA strup, RAY-vul) we pronounce it Mun-ROE. For the record, I am from Mer Rouge (mur-ROUGE thirty miles north. My
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It’s MUN-roe only inside the city limits but if you go to Bastrop or Rayville (BAA strup, RAY-vul) we pronounce it Mun-ROE. For the record, I am from Mer Rouge (mur-ROUGE thirty miles north. My
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Jim Ogden
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#183605
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Re: NJI&I to Wabash at Pine - Part 5 & Last
Eric,
I am not real familiar with the industries in South Bend; but I do know there was an ARMCO plant there. My guess is that the siding was metal; but could have been more of an industrial or
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Eric,
I am not real familiar with the industries in South Bend; but I do know there was an ARMCO plant there. My guess is that the siding was metal; but could have been more of an industrial or
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Gary Roe
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#183604
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Re: SFRD Ice Hatch Latches
Tom,
So what prototype are the Plano ones usable for? Their website lacks that info.
Denis Kahl
Melbourne
Australia
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Tom,
So what prototype are the Plano ones usable for? Their website lacks that info.
Denis Kahl
Melbourne
Australia
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Denis Kahl
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#183603
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Re: Photo: Sampling A Tank Car Load
What about the rubber cement technique?
Jared Harper
Athens, GA
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What about the rubber cement technique?
Jared Harper
Athens, GA
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Jared Harper
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#183602
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Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
Names and proper pronunciation fascinate me to no end. For instance there is the Willamette River, my Mom was certain that I was not saying it right, but a disinterested third party confirmed that I
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Names and proper pronunciation fascinate me to no end. For instance there is the Willamette River, my Mom was certain that I was not saying it right, but a disinterested third party confirmed that I
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Brian Termunde
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#183601
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Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
Well Sir it's Thanks to you! : ) I do appreciate all that you share with us, here and elsewhere.
Take Care,
Brian R. Termunde
Midvale, Utah
Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
From: Claus
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Well Sir it's Thanks to you! : ) I do appreciate all that you share with us, here and elsewhere.
Take Care,
Brian R. Termunde
Midvale, Utah
Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
From: Claus
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Brian Termunde
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#183600
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Photo: Reading Hopper 74778 (1930)
They are a pressed steel archbar truck; fairly commonly used on Pressed Steel Car's early production, including Reading's first PSC hoppers. Reading took a liking to the design and used it on several
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They are a pressed steel archbar truck; fairly commonly used on Pressed Steel Car's early production, including Reading's first PSC hoppers. Reading took a liking to the design and used it on several
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David
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#183599
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Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
As would the people of MUN-row county New York, the location of the photo under discussion - See what I did there, brought it back to the actual subject 😉
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From:
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As would the people of MUN-row county New York, the location of the photo under discussion - See what I did there, brought it back to the actual subject 😉
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From:
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By
Bruce Smith
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#183598
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Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
When did the side sill reinforcement begin to be added to the Mathers
Roger Wilson
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When did the side sill reinforcement begin to be added to the Mathers
Roger Wilson
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rwilson1056
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#183597
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Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
Hi Brian,
Nice find!
Claus Schlund
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Hi Brian,
Nice find!
Claus Schlund
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#183596
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Re: Photo: Reading Hopper 74778 (1930)
Now those are some unusual trucks.
Kevin Lafferty
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Now those are some unusual trucks.
Kevin Lafferty
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kevinhlafferty
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#183595
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Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
Fairly certain the people from Monroe, Arkansas would also disagree with you about the "correct" pronunciation.
Jim Gates
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Fairly certain the people from Monroe, Arkansas would also disagree with you about the "correct" pronunciation.
Jim Gates
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Jim Gates
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#183594
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Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
I’ve always been fascinated by local pronunciations. Monroe, LA is pronounced MUN’row, not MonROE - that is if your from there. The rest of us pronounce it correctly. Not sure which railroads
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I’ve always been fascinated by local pronunciations. Monroe, LA is pronounced MUN’row, not MonROE - that is if your from there. The rest of us pronounce it correctly. Not sure which railroads
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Nelson Moyer
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#183593
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Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925)
Charlotte (pronounce Shar-LOT, not SHAR-let) was served by the New York Central. While not a direct connection to the shops in East Rochester, given that the steel mill has been shut down for some 20
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Charlotte (pronounce Shar-LOT, not SHAR-let) was served by the New York Central. While not a direct connection to the shops in East Rochester, given that the steel mill has been shut down for some 20
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Bruce Smith
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#183592
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partial view of a WFEX reefer, possibly 63856, in the 1920s on SAL
Hi List Members,
A partial view of a WFEX reefer, possibly 63856, in the 1920s on SAL. This must have been quite early in the formation of WFE, no?
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Hi List Members,
A partial view of a WFEX reefer, possibly 63856, in the 1920s on SAL. This must have been quite early in the formation of WFE, no?
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#183591
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Re: C&IM fans are gonna like this 1948-1959
Claus,
I noticed that car too!
I didn't anything Milwaukee Road, but found an interesting view of two DS NP Box cars in Billings, MT . . . stated to be
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Claus,
I noticed that car too!
I didn't anything Milwaukee Road, but found an interesting view of two DS NP Box cars in Billings, MT . . . stated to be
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Brian Termunde
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#183590
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