Somebody asked, “whose gon was it? (the “abandoned” one). It wasn’t exactly abandoned, just no one knew whose it was. I crawled all over it, and IIRC, there were faint remains of

With respect to horses and mules and the US Army. In 1939-1940, the Army was bitterly debating whether mounted cavalry remained superior to tracked light tanks for scouting. The 1940-41 maneuvers

At Wishram, WA on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. the location had limited housing and the railway would lease property to employees to erect housing. Most of these houses were built with whatever

Yes, they were, and we shipped huge numbers of both to devastated portions of Europe and Asia due to the numbers of casualties in animals. My stepfather accompanied and wrangled shipments of

The peak of shipping horses in stock cars was the WWI timeframe as horses were war machines as well as power for fire bragades, milk delivery, police, and general commerce. As cars and trucks

I thought the attraction of the Signode doors was they were disposable? On 3/28/2022 1:45 PM, Guy Wilber via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

All- I imagine that Bruce Smith, our resident equine specialist, can give a more detailed account, but horses and mules were used in WWII more than most people realize and many were killed on both

The US Army still uses Mules. -Hudson

They also offer hog and mule sound effects. Was the Army still using mules during WW II? Alex Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Bob Chaparro wrote: "Robert Stafford commented: “I worked BN (exCBQ) Agent/Operator positions in Western Nebraska and Colorado. These were all small-town agencies. The agents talked with their

Many years ago on this list...way back when Tim Gilbert was still around...I posted data from the late Don Daily (retired from the NKP/N&W/NS) that described shipments from the soy bean processing

OK, OK, the mooing stock car is over the top, but some “animatronics” can liven up an operating session, especially when you introduce something with no warning. My bad order cars/shifted

CB&Q 36' Livestock Car Kit An HO kit from Leadville Designs: https://leadvilledesigns.com/ Description from the manufacturer: “These cars were built by AC&F in the early 1920s for the CB&Q. With

Bob; That’s great! “Expedited departure phenomenon”! Elden Gatwood From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>On Behalf Of Robert Allan via groups.io Sent: Monday,

That's a remarkable model. Well done! While working in Atchison,KS we had boxcars used for green hide service between St Joseph Mo and KC. The produced a expedited departure phenomenon similar to the

Robert Stafford commented: “I worked BN (exCBQ) Agent/Operator positions in Western Nebraska and Colorado. These were all small-town agencies. The agents talked with their elevators about the

William Botkin asked: "I have been trying to contact Accurail by phone regarding obtaining re-numbering decals and have been unsuccessful. The phone is not answered and no messages are returned.

A lot of grain was sold "in the car" but it was not at all like roller lumber, where circuitous routing was used to lengthen the time of the trip to permit extra time to market the load. In the case

Hi, I have been trying to contact Accurail by phone regarding obtaining re-numbering decals and have been unsuccessful. The phone is not answered and no messages are returned. There does not appear

Guys; Here’s a couple shifted load pics from the Hagley. The GR and GRA had weak ends that pretty much exploded on impact. Plus, a converted G22 into G22C interior for scrap loading.