Richard Hendrickson wrote: And limestone was and is one of the primary ingredients in portland cement: http://www.lehighcement.com/ps_manuf.asp Therefore, any railroad that had a cement plant

A.T. Kott said: Tony - I did not know you are a metallurgist!! I have a couple of "Wrought" means any kind of working. And yes, the wheels are forged in dies. I doubt this story very

06:36 PM 3/24/2005, Bob Webber wrote: BTW, the term "Pacific Fleet" *sounds* like it would be fairly a large order, but, one has to remember what was going on during the time this order was put in

Mike Brock wrote: Well, the coke at Kaiser's Fontana plant was made from western Colorado coal, courtesy of DRGW and Utah Coal Route, and was supplemented with Wyoming coal, I assume off the

actually a Tony - I did not know you are a metallurgist!! I have a couple of questions for you regarding "wrought steel wheels" - how the heck did they make them? Were they forged hot between

(Although I believe it was well before the 30's - the US was one of the first nations to convert to oil for many reasons, not the least being the labor, dirt, and advantages in speed in refueling and

A lot of the HKs handled company coal. You would see more of them than cross hoppers on the Kansas division. They were not dumped right a way. Some would set in the yard with coal in them for two or

Yes, the coal was from the Anthracite coal field north of Gunnison in the Crested Butte / Elk Mountain Area. Ironically, a lot of that are was and is owned (in terms of mineral rights) by the UP as a

I was told that DRGW had the contract to supply the Pacific Fleet with coal up until the fleet's conversion to oil in the 1930s. Has anyone else heard this? If so, I assume that the coal was

Richard Hendrickson notes: When I made the statement I thought...hmmm...wonder if UP was handing any coal off to C&S at Cheyenne? UP, at that time, was moving coal from Rock Springs and Hanna...west

C'mon, Ted, while your tongue is in your cheek, bite down hard on it as a reminder to think before activating keyboard. Teaching, research, and consulting is what metallurgists do. They research the

Like the low-side gons owned by other y'all railroads (e.g., ACL, SAL), the Southern's cars were intended primarily for limestone service. In the only two photos I have of these cars were the loads

labelled "gravel loaded Not necessarily. It depends on what the ballast is. Cinders were a common steam-era ballast and fill material, and are a relatively light aggregate. A Hart gon full of

List, In regards to the low-side 40' gondola that Ted Culotta will eventually be bringing out: http://www.speedwitch.com/Models.htm What exactly did the Southern use these for? It's an unusual

Ordinary gravel was one of the most common carloadings in the steam era and HK hoppers were well suited to such loads. Ballast -- as in railroad ballast -- would likely be (by comparison) relatively

On Mar 24, 2005, at 12:15 PM, Mike Brock wrote: Mike Brock writes: > In addition to other stuff, UP used these cars for carrying coal...as they > used every open top hopper or gon they owned. During

But those are just small nits to pick, right? 8^) -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Jim Betz writes: In addition to other stuff, UP used these cars for carrying coal...as they used every open top hopper or gon they owned. During our time period, I doubt that UP was hauling coal off

What's that saying about those who can't do, teach and those who can't teach, consult? Running for cover with tongue firmly in cheek.... Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 100 14th Avenue, San

I'm trying to establish when the CB&Q first classified its freight cars by allocating class identification letters and numbers, based on the MCB class designations. I believe that the MCB first