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Re: AT&SF reefers

Tim Gilbert has already responded regarding the likelihood of meat reefer traffic on the A&D. I will add that (1) the Santa Fe owned only a handful of reefers equipped to carry meat and they were in

By Richard Hendrickson · #55961 ·

Re: Unloading Gondolas was:Coal In Gondolas Etc

Some roads, D&H, MEC, CNJ regularly used the very low side gondolas for coal, and indeed they were simply shoveled clean. In some simple references they were called "Shovel Cars..........." Many

By Malcolm H. Houck · #55967 ·

Re: Sunshine Models 13th Prototype Modelers Seminar 26-29 October 2006

Hi...I had an identical experience, can you get to the info from the STMFC home page?...Best Jim Williams rgs0554 <rgs0554@...> wrote: --- In STMFC@..., "benjaminfrank_hom"

By Jim Williams <wwww5960@...> · #55960 ·

Re: Sugar cane trade

After looking at all three images, I believe that the initials NOT&M appear beneath the legend Gulf Coast Lines. Although the crame blocks a complete view, the various initials appear from photo to

By William Bryk <wmbryk@...> · #55959 ·

Re: Sunshine Models 13th Prototype Modelers Seminar 26-29 October 2006

Don; I'll put the notice on the Steam Freight Cars Web Site this weekend. I have several other updates that are queued up as well. Best regards, Rob Adams rgs0554 wrote: -- Rob Adams Wellman,

By Rob Adams · #55958 ·

Re: Sunshine Models 13th Prototype Modelers Seminar 26-29 October 2006

<b.hom@...> wrote: Seminar at Hi Ben, Would you also please post ithe info to the STMFC. I was a member of STMFPH however yahoo now says I'm not a member of the group. Clicking on the cited

By rgs0554 · #55957 ·

Re: AT&SF reefers

Fred, That team track business would have been classified as Originated Animal Products' tonnage. In 1950, the A&D originated eight tons of Animal Products; that's one carload. Tim Gilbert Fred

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55956 ·

Re: AT&SF reefers

Tim, Thanks for the response. As far as meat packers I think none were served directly by rail, but I figure some may have loaded a reefer at a team track or from a cold storage fac trackside? I

By Fred Mullins · #55955 ·

Re: Sugar cane trade

Schuyler, The Gulf Coast Lines included MP's subsidiaries which were the NOT&M, SLB&M, B&SL, Orange & Southwestern and New Iberia & Northern. Tim Gilbert Schuyler Larrabee wrote:

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55954 ·

Re: AT&SF reefers

Fred, Meat Reefers were generally owned or leased long term by shippers. SFRD's reefers were almost all for the fresh fruit and vegetable trade. Any reefers on the A&D would have most likely been

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55953 ·

AT&SF reefers

Folks, Would Santa Fe wood/steel reefers made it to the east coast? Mainly tidewater area of VA.? I'm trying to figure out if I can use some red caboose kits I saw. Would like to know if I could use

By Fred Mullins · #55952 ·

Re: Sugar cane trade

"Gulf Coast Lines?" Does that say NOT&M under that legend? SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #55951 ·

Re: Unloading Gondolas was:Coal In Gondolas Etc

Shovel, shovel, shovel. ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office: Southwest Central

By Steve Sandifer <jssand@...> · #55950 ·

Re: Rule 86 pertaining to weight capacity and truck journals questio

Pavorotti? Domingo? Boxcar Willie? ;^) (it can't be me... I'm a monotone, not a tenor <G>) Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/ "Some days you are the

By Bruce Smith · #55949 ·

Re: Rule 86 pertaining to weight capacity and truck journals questio

I wrote: Malcolm Laughlin wrote: Malcolm, The Maximum Gross Weight a Car (or Gross Rail Load) could have on the rails for a car with 5 1/2" x 10" journals, the so-called fifty ton car, was allowed

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55948 ·

Re: Rule 86 pertaining to weight capacity and truck journals questio

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: What tenor? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax,

By Tony Thompson · #55947 ·

Re: 4'8" IH gons

I wonder how long these interior grab irons on slope sheets lasted on hoppers given the wear and tear during loading and unloading. Tim Gilbert ed_mines wrote:

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55944 ·

Re: 4'8" IH gons

--- In STMFC@..., Tony Thompson <thompsonmarytony@...> wrote:Some instances exist of both hoppers and gons with internal grab iron rows exactly for exiting. I was surprised to see row of

By ed_mines · #55943 ·

Re: URTX Milwaukee Road steel refrigerator

Tom, The Gross Rail Load for a car with trucks having 5" x 9" axle journals was 136,000 pounds. The GRL is the sum of the LD LMT plus LT WT, and you cited the Load Limit was 78,100 pounds - 136,000

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #55942 ·

weight capacity and truck journals - correction, ignore previous.

It would have saved a lot of aggravation if nominal Capacity had been dropped in 1924 when the powers that be at the ARA's Mechanical Division's Convention had answered the CN's J. Coleman's query

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #55946 ·

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