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Re: Boraxo Covered Hopper
Jim Gerstley wrote:
Two oil companies (DX and Richfield) advertised boron as an additive
in their gasolines back in the '50s, and Sohio went even further with
its Boron brand gas stations.
Tom
Jim Gerstley wrote:
Two oil companies (DX and Richfield) advertised boron as an additive
in their gasolines back in the '50s, and Sohio went even further with
its Boron brand gas stations.
Tom
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By
pullmanboss <tgmadden@...>
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#52781
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Re: Railroad Prototype Modeler's meeting - Malvern PA
Al;
It looks to me like a donkey engine boiler that has exploded!
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Art Richardson
Clinton, MS
Al;
It looks to me like a donkey engine boiler that has exploded!
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Art Richardson
Clinton, MS
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By
artrich999@...
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#52785
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Re: Boraxo Covered Hopper
One of the reasons it may not be listed in Moody's in the 1950's
is that its predecessor was Pacific Coast Borax, wholly owned I
believe by Borax Consolidated Ltd in England. The mines used
to be
One of the reasons it may not be listed in Moody's in the 1950's
is that its predecessor was Pacific Coast Borax, wholly owned I
believe by Borax Consolidated Ltd in England. The mines used
to be
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By
jim gerstley
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#52780
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Re: Mystery Freight Yard
Beckert, Shawn wrote:
Andy Sperandeo is right: this is River Station yard. The same photo is in my SP Freight Cars Volume 1 in the stock car section. As I noted there, I cannot find a car in
Beckert, Shawn wrote:
Andy Sperandeo is right: this is River Station yard. The same photo is in my SP Freight Cars Volume 1 in the stock car section. As I noted there, I cannot find a car in
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By
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
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#52779
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Re: 1/4" scale CV/GTW boxcar
Ted,
Thanks for reminding me. Now that you mention it, I remember it.
CDS makes the best set of lettering for the car (in HO) -- I'm not
sure, but I believe they made lettering for the car in O as
Ted,
Thanks for reminding me. Now that you mention it, I remember it.
CDS makes the best set of lettering for the car (in HO) -- I'm not
sure, but I believe they made lettering for the car in O as
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By
Martin McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...>
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#52778
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Re: 1/4" scale CV/GTW boxcar
Hi Marty,
My company, Rails Unlimited offered the car in resin several years ago, in two versions, with or without end door. Do you know of a source of O scale GTW/ CV decals for the car? I will
Hi Marty,
My company, Rails Unlimited offered the car in resin several years ago, in two versions, with or without end door. Do you know of a source of O scale GTW/ CV decals for the car? I will
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By
Ted Schnepf <railsunl@...>
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#52777
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FW&D flats
I'm trying to identify when the Fort Worth & Denver purchased 36 x FM-14/14A flat cars (89100-89599 series) from CB&Q, renumbered them to 641-676. The first six were shown on the roster by October
I'm trying to identify when the Fort Worth & Denver purchased 36 x FM-14/14A flat cars (89100-89599 series) from CB&Q, renumbered them to 641-676. The first six were shown on the roster by October
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By
Rupert and Maureen <gamlenz@...>
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#52774
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Re: new Kadee car
I've been gone for a week and thought I'd stop by the site to see
what's cooking.
I mentioned before I spotted the new car in a video Kadee had
running in their booth at a train show in St Paul.
I've been gone for a week and thought I'd stop by the site to see
what's cooking.
I mentioned before I spotted the new car in a video Kadee had
running in their booth at a train show in St Paul.
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By
rockroll50401 <cepropst@...>
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#52773
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Re: Enough about the New Kadee car
Dream on, Andy, dream on . . .
SGL
Dream on, Andy, dream on . . .
SGL
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By
Schuyler Larrabee
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#52776
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Re: NP flat kit
Chris
I'll bet there is another drawing out there... somewhere.. This is just
a "general plan" drawing. There may be a "bill of materials" or other
auxiliary drawings for every freight car. (He said,
Chris
I'll bet there is another drawing out there... somewhere.. This is just
a "general plan" drawing. There may be a "bill of materials" or other
auxiliary drawings for every freight car. (He said,
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By
Tim O'Connor
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#52775
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Re: NP flat kit
Tim: As you might have noticed, NP diagrams seldom offer useful
information on brake appliances--e.g.,
http://research.nprha.org/NP%20Flat%20Cars/52%20Ft.%20Flat%20Cars%2064000-195.jpg
So we pretty
Tim: As you might have noticed, NP diagrams seldom offer useful
information on brake appliances--e.g.,
http://research.nprha.org/NP%20Flat%20Cars/52%20Ft.%20Flat%20Cars%2064000-195.jpg
So we pretty
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By
leakinmywaders
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#52772
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Re: NP flat kit
Jeff Pape asked:
From Aaron's web site (www.northernspecificmodels.com):
Npin53 (at) northernspecificmodels (dot) com
Tom Madden
Jeff Pape asked:
From Aaron's web site (www.northernspecificmodels.com):
Npin53 (at) northernspecificmodels (dot) com
Tom Madden
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By
pullmanboss <tgmadden@...>
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#52771
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Re: NP flat decals and others
Tim: May have been my own problem somehow. The new pages wouldn't
load until I cleared my Firefox cache--reload button had no effect.
This is not a problem I have had at other sites. Sorry for the
Tim: May have been my own problem somehow. The new pages wouldn't
load until I cleared my Firefox cache--reload button had no effect.
This is not a problem I have had at other sites. Sorry for the
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By
leakinmywaders
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#52767
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Re: Mystery Freight Yard
I don't have my copy of Petty and Mullaly's "The SP in LA" here with me, but
my guess is that "mystery freight yard" isn't Taylor but the older River
Station Yard. That ladder of double slip switches
I don't have my copy of Petty and Mullaly's "The SP in LA" here with me, but
my guess is that "mystery freight yard" isn't Taylor but the older River
Station Yard. That ladder of double slip switches
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By
Andy Sperandeo <asperandeo@...>
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#52764
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Re: NP flat kit
The W&R brass cars have an elaborate brake wheel, with a fairly
flat profile. I will look at some references tonight and try to figure out
what it is supposed to represent. Appliances like brake
The W&R brass cars have an elaborate brake wheel, with a fairly
flat profile. I will look at some references tonight and try to figure out
what it is supposed to represent. Appliances like brake
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By
Tim O'Connor
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#52765
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Mystery Freight Yard
Guys,
Every once in awhile the Los Angeles Public Library will post on
their web page a photo that's of interest to this list. This one is a
doozy:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics40/00054503.jpg
There
Guys,
Every once in awhile the Los Angeles Public Library will post on
their web page a photo that's of interest to this list. This one is a
doozy:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics40/00054503.jpg
There
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By
Shawn Beckert
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#52763
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Re: NP flat decals and others
Apologies l:ist and Ted....and i did it twice in row, sheesh.
Fortunately curses against Microsoft are socially acceptable in all
circles (even in the steam era).
Chris Frissell
Polson
Apologies l:ist and Ted....and i did it twice in row, sheesh.
Fortunately curses against Microsoft are socially acceptable in all
circles (even in the steam era).
Chris Frissell
Polson
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By
leakinmywaders
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#52762
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Re: NP flat decals and others
BTW, it works just fine in Safari and Firefox on my Mac.
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Thanks!
Brian Ehni
BTW, it works just fine in Safari and Firefox on my Mac.
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Thanks!
Brian Ehni
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By
Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...>
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#52768
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Re: NP flat decals and others
chris, i'm using firefox 1.5.0.1 -- no problem at all
chris, i'm using firefox 1.5.0.1 -- no problem at all
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By
Tim O'Connor
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#52766
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Re: NP flat decals and others
Ted: Yup, the new decal page loads in Internet Explorer, but not in
Firefox. The Speedwitch home page loads different too--an older
version loads in Firefox. You might want to mention that on
Ted: Yup, the new decal page loads in Internet Explorer, but not in
Firefox. The Speedwitch home page loads different too--an older
version loads in Firefox. You might want to mention that on
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By
leakinmywaders
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#52761
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