only by Intermountain and Sunshine< Oops, And should we add the new Athearn 50' reefer <VBG>. That is if you get the one correct paint scheme. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in

True, but that didn't happen until the mid-late 1920s. Before that, GCL was an independent association of smaller roads cast off during the dissolution of the Frisco empire circa 1915. Builder's

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

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

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"

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

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,

<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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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:

--- 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