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Re: Car Builder Cyclopedias

Thanks Tony -- I am most interested in the 1910 through 1930 time frame. I know there was one in 1922 and one in 1931, but otherwise I am not certain. Eric Hiser Phoenix, AZ _____ From:

By ehiser <ehiser@...> · #47110 ·

Re: Wheels

The FGE wood reefer that is such a prominent exhibit in the Great Hall of the California State Railroad Museum arrived at the museum c. 1975 in Sacramento from Tacoma Ice & Storage (WA) on the same

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #47109 ·

Re: Railshops Carbon Black Hopper

In a message dated 11/1/2005 9:15:58 PM Central Standard Time, jimandlisa97225@... writes: This looks like the same car that Funaro and Camerlengo has produced for years. Jim

By tyesac@... · #47122 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Tim, The only length that matters to a shipper is the inside length. He or she wants to know if the freight will fit in the car! Gregg Mahlkov

By Gregg Mahlkov <mahlkov@...> · #47108 ·

Re: Naperville Photos

It's Propst not Probst, that's the guy who can't be voted off the island. Thanks for posting the photos, Clark

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #47107 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Dave Nelson wrote: IMO, Dave summarizes it perfectly. Probably 99.9% or more of the entries were "correct," but anyone who has spent serious time with ORER shelves has found errors. Tony

By Tony Thompson · #47106 ·

Re: Car Builder Cyclopedias

Eric Hiser wrote: Roughly every three years for much of the century, e.g. 1903, 1906, 1909, 1912; or 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946. Other periods are irregular. Is there any particular time you

By Tony Thompson · #47105 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Allen Ferguson wrote: Throughout most of the era of this list, a very small italic date can be found somewhere in each railroad's section (in the latter part of our list's period, at the end).

By Tony Thompson · #47103 ·

Re: GN 15000-15549 Boxcars

Larry; Can you confirm that these were ex-EL cars? If so, what is the provenance? As described by you below, they do not appear in my Erie Lackawanna freight equipment diagram book, nor do they

By bnpmodeler <bnchmark@...> · #47102 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Gregg Mahlkov wrote: Inside or Outside Length? Tim Gilbert

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #47101 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Dave, Under the ICC rules, the error applied, not the facts. If the ORER said a car was 4 feet long, for rate purposes it was 4 feet long. At one time, there were many rates where the minimum weight

By Gregg Mahlkov <mahlkov@...> · #47100 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Gregg Mahlkov wrote: There were errors. Not many, but >0. I can pull some out if you want examples. Dave Nelson

By Dave Nelson <muskoka@...> · #47099 ·

Railshops Carbon Black Hopper

List, I managed to miss seeing the new Railshops carbon black hopper at Naperville this weekend: http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/image/51606790 Does anyone have more info on this kit? From the

By Shawn Beckert · #47098 ·

Re: Car Builder Cyclopedias

Although this list of Car and Loco Builders Cyc owners is about five years old, it may still be of some value. Car Builders Dictionary/Cyclopedia ================================== 1879/81 1st

By Rhbale@... · #47114 ·

Car Builder Cyclopedias

Group: Does anyone have a complete listing of the freight car cyclopedias in the 20th/21st centuries? It would be helpful. Thanks, Eric Hiser Phoenix, AZ

By ehiser <ehiser@...> · #47095 ·

Re: Equipment registers

There was a time when some of the large entries would provide an actual effective date for their roster (I believe the New York Central system did so), and I seem to recall that generally their

By Ian Cranstone · #47097 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Allen, Garth, and list, Since I furnished entries to the ORER for 18 years, let me explain how it worked. First, for many years, it was a Tariff filed with the ICC, and as such required 30 days'

By Gregg Mahlkov <mahlkov@...> · #47096 ·

Re: Equipment registers

Allen, The ORERs were issued quarterly. That said, a company might be very slow in reporting changes. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff ajfergusonca wrote:

By Garth Groff <ggg9y@...> · #47094 ·

Equipment registers

I have a question that should have a simple answer. The equipment registers are referred to as July 1958 for example. What was the cutoff date for new data? Allen Ferguson

By ajfergusonca <ajferguson@...> · #47093 ·

Construction details of NYC 176200-176799 boxcars, Lot 692-B

Hello everyone, I have a couple of questions concerning the construction details of NYC 176200-176799, 50ft single door boxcars from Lot 692-B built in 1941. Prototypes photos are available on page

By Mark Heiden · #47092 ·

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