Tony T wrote Thanks but I prefer to read the official SEC 10k statements that each public corporation publishes, and which are available online. They contain lots of nice traffic, revenue and

Mr. Kott, WOW! Hobbies cross!!! Liberty ships filled with cement. Names please. And THANK YOU in advance. In the mid-60s I was firmly planted in Oklahoma (a long story that I will not go into at

Tim & Group, OK... I am going to bit on this.... Rock salt in the Kansas City area...??? I grew up around those parts and remember the limestone operations but do not remember anything about rock

All of this talk about reworking the IM USRA Gon.... If there ever was a case to be made for continuing to produce kits in our hobby, this would be a good reason. Doing these modifications to a

Tony Thompson notes: Quite true. I seriously doubt that diesels will continue to be in favor...say, past 1965. We know that UP has been using turbines successfully although it is my opinion that such

Tim Gilbert wrote: "In rebuilding USRA gons, many roads preferred to replace with original USRA steel ends with more modern steel ends. How the replacement of the ends can be accomplished on the IM

Thanks Gregg.Armand Premo

A belated Thanks to Tim O. and Ed H. for their answers to my question about these cars. Jeff Skeels Jacksonville, Fl.

The US of A has more oil Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@...

Tim O'Connor wrote: As I presume you realize, ton-miles ain't dollars. When PFE was providing the largest single revenue stream to SP and UP in the 1950s, far above any other traffic category, it

Armand, You don't mention specifics, but on unit train moves, there are minimal terminal costs, and coal often moves in shipper supplied cars that the railroads don't pay mileage or car hire on. The

Gregg,It is my understanding that it is transfered to as many as five different RRs before it reaches its final destination.How can each road make any profit from such a short haul?Armand Premo

Armand, We have enough coal to last well more than 50 years, more like several hundred at current consumption rates. As to South African coal being burned in Florida, it all comes down to the

Jerry Glow asked: "Would steel side rebuilds be done by merely replacing the wood and leaving the bracing (somewhat like the Detail Assoc kit) or would they have been all new steel sides along with

Richard Hendrickson wrote: This could actually add interest, if the old emblem is roughly painted out with a patch, likewise the reporting marks area, clearly identifying it as a car transferred

For cars used to carry regulatory commodities (such as ICC-103, -104, -105 tank cars) tanks and safety valves were required to be pressure tested at regular intervals. In addition, tank cars

If coal is king, why are we importing it from South Africa and in Russian ships no less?I thought we had enough coal to last fifty years.Armand Premo

Was it KCS or MP that simply removed the wood sides and left the open frame and decking for carrying logs or pipe? I thought I had a photo somewhere – it would make for an interesting conversation

Tim, The Copeland collection in Harvard's Baker library has the Ton-Mile maps for most Class 1 RR's. (There are far more Ton-Mile maps than there are Interchange reports, to my

timboconnor@... wrote: Tim, The data for the Eastern, Southern & Western Districts of the US is readily available from the ICC's Blue Books albeit not as maps. I have most of them from