Elden, I can send you copies of the photos (and other PLE gon photos I have) if you send me your address off-list. We did only the paint schemes you mentioned in PLE. Larry "Gatwood, Elden"

Elden, Larry and list, I had not noticed that some of these gons had grabs rather than ladders before this thread started. In addition to the photos that Larry Grubb mentioned, I have two additional

Jeff Carson wrote: Among Pure's domestic oil and gas wells in 1958 were those around Cabin Creek. Pure had substantial interests in pipelines; so I assume that whatever crude was hauled from Cabin

neat<VBG>. Jon, My thoughts exactly!!!! Oh well. Thanks for the education Andy. Mike Aufderheide Modeling the Monon 1947-8 Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the

and Pure Oil also had a refinery at Dawes, WV, on the C&O's Cabin Creek Sub. I have been told that it shut down circa 1954, but the structures were still in place for some time after. Several of

Larry; Are those photos of 13116 and 41500 commercially available? I have never seen one equipped with grabs, and that opens up an interesting question; why the change? Are there any special

Thank you, Larry! You are the best! Elden Gatwood

however.< Concerned with my era Richard H. says they were all gone by 1941. In one of my books however there is a picture of one and the picture is dated '41. So either the date on the picture

Hi Mike, The ventilators were louvered hoods hinged over the ice bunker openings - they had to be swung out of the way for icing. For refrigerator service, a hinged plug inside the ventilator sealed

Andy and all: Could you give me a few line synopsis of how the Bohn ventilators worked? Were they in place of standard ice hatches. Did they function as ice hatches and ventilators? Thanks, Mike

Thanks for the photos! The second one is very informative for other reasons too. This must be one of the 1939/40 series cars with the wider, full length ribs. Going back to the previous string

For those attending, if you want us to bring any older kits for you, let us know by next Tuesday. We will launch the NX23 cabin car there. Photos are now on our web site www.westerfield.biz - Al

In a message dated 5/10/05 8:27:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rdkirkham@... writes: << I assume from the way you've put it that this was the creation of placarding, and not just the mandating of

Greg, On the Photo Database page it says, "In addition to this collection, Orange Public Library has records on over 6,000 other photographs. These records have no images in the display, and the

Tony Thompson wrote 76 >in the early 1960s. The dates that are on the data sheet for the decals is 1956 and 1957, with a built date in 1931. I suspect I have been had by a not to

Actually . . . This was an interesting challenge. I took some .022 brass wire, flattened the end with pliers, bent it over and cut it off. This piece is about 1/16th x 1/4, L-shaped. The flat

Guy, I am intrigued by the wording of the last paragraph of your information (snipped below). I assume from the way you've put it that this was the creation of placarding, and not just the mandating

Sorry- The FULL web address did not copy in the original message. It is: http://www.cityoforange.org/localhistory/ Bob Chaparro wrote: that is words "railroad

Robert R. Jackson wrote: The photo says Pittsburgh. It has no date, but the tank trucks in the photo are 1920s models. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942

Carrock1998@... wrote: In 1958, Pure had refineries in Newark and Toledo OH, Nederland TX and Lemont IL. None in PA at least in 1958. Tim Gilbert