Tim: Winterail is Saturday and Pleasanton is Sunday, March 13 & 14. Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 100 14th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402 info@... www.speedwitch.com (650)

Do either of these meets coincide with Winterrail in Sacramento?

The meet is NOT in Monrovia this year. It is in Buena Park on March 6, at the Holiday Inn on 7000 Beach Blvd (714-522-7000). The Sunshine rate is $75 per night. I will post the schedule of speakers

Jay The swap meet at OREM is Sat. March 5. I haven't heard if Martin will be there. He usually hosts the Sunshine Prototype Modelers Meet the next day in Monrovia. I just checked the STMFC website

I am not the expert on this, but I have studied the 1900 period of tarrifs. For you "widgets". The tarrif will specify a rate per hundred pounds. It appears you are talking about a carload rate, so

--- In STMFC@..., CBarkan@a... wrote: <snip> > I recall others in the past saying there were > pretty good holdings of ORERs in the New York Public library (on- line catalogue I >

The SP also used MOW tank cars of water behind steam locos sometimes. On both the standard gauge and narrow gauge lines. Charlie Subject: [STMFC] RE: Water for steam

Phil, The subject of rail freight tariffs is ENORMOUSLY complex. There are numerous books with substantial content on the subject dating back over 100 years. It was so complex that at one time

--- Montford Switzer <ZOE@...> wrote: Mont and all, The upcoming release of upgraded Cannonball/MRR Warehouse B&O Wagon-Top kits will be narrower than the previous version. The mold has been

The LOC ORER collection is incomplete and 1948 sounds about right for their collection. A virtually complete collection was in the ICC library. Unfortunately, their entire collection (which

Anyone know the dates for the Perris, Ca Swap Meet and whether Mr. Lofton will be there with a pacel of Sunshine kits. Jay Bingham Pacific Palisades, CA

I have been eyeing this hopper setting in Walla Walla for some time and finally took some pictures. Being new to this group and not being well versed in researching freight cars I need some help

Many logging lines and shortlines simply drafted water right out of the nearest creek, carrying a long length of suction hose for this purpose. The only road I can think of using tank cars

Snagged off another list, these photos may be of interest to this group. http://www.smfd.ca.gov/north_highlands_p6.htm http://www.smfd.ca.gov/north_highlands_p7.htm SGL

It's incomplete. My earliest one, and I know it's not the first, is 1901. SGL

http://www.smfd.ca.gov/north_highlands_p6.htm, 1957

In recent decades it has been quite common to convert covered hoppers to ballast cars by cutting off the roof and replacing the old unloading hoppers with ballast doors. Conrail, CSXT, and BN all

Last time I was at the Library of Congress I was looking for early ORERs. The catalog said they only went back to 1948. Was it know by some other name, or is the LOC holding incomplete? -- Richard

I under stood the switching charge was paid by the road haul that handed the car to the switching road. When I was on the UPRR at Salina Ks we would haul wheat to Salina and interchange it to the MOP

Richard; The ORER began sometimes in the late 1800s. Westerfield has some editions going back at least to the turn of the last century on CDs. I have purchased copies of his CDs for 1900 and