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Re: Canadian box cars in the US

On the ratio Canadian box cars what was the ratio on the US subsidiaries, such as the Central Vermont, and the CP operations in New England? Was there a higher percentage on these roads? Don Burn

By Don Burn <burn@...> · #58630 ·

Source of photo of C&O gondola 43089

I have a photocopy of a wonderful shot of a 40 foot C&O gon # 43089, circa 1952 and would love to get a photo for my own collection. The owner of the photo used to make the copy does not not remember

By lnbill <bwelch@...> · #58628 ·

Re: AAR stockcar

Our favorite joke on the Un Pac at Salina Ks was The engine forman told his field man to ride two box cars down a track and tie them down. The field man came back and ask could he have two more as

By ljack70117@... · #58627 ·

Re: MDC 50' double door single sheethed

Thanks, Brian. I'd forgotten that there were two articles about those models and that they were published a year apart. 1996 now seems like a loooong time ago.... Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #58626 ·

Re: The Texas Co and The Southwestern Refining Co.

Some years ago, I addressed a similar question regarding the possible use of a W&R 3 compartment AC&F Type 7 on my 1947 diorama. I found that the Texaco cars disappeared from the TCX entries in the

By Richard Hendrickson · #58625 ·

Re: Canadian box cars in the US

I'd like to expand a bit on Ed's perceptive remarks and question. My own experience and researches agree with his comment about the high proportion of home-road cars in Canada. The model for

By Doug Rhodes · #58624 ·

The Texas Co and The Southwestern Refining Co.

I have a W&R 10K 3 dome tank car I am trying to figure out what to do with. The Microscale sheet I have to decal this car has lettering for The Texas Company and also The Southwestern Refining Co. I

By Tom Lawler <tjlawler@...> · #58621 ·

Re: box car shortage rules

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: Yes, that's correct. FWIW, the vast majority of US:Canada:US routings were east/west crossing at Buffalo NY. Dave Nelson

By Dave Nelson <muskoka@...> · #58622 ·

Re: Canadian box cars in the US

Here are a couple more from a different spread sheet. Hope you can read them ok? They are for small towns west of the Twin Cities (part of them now!)These show where the lumber originated for

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #58620 ·

BOX CAR CLASSIFICATION.

Some random, and hoprfully useful, comments in regard to postings about box car classes. ------------------ Although A,B and C were nearly universal, others were railroad specific. For

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #58639 ·

SCO-90

Tim Gilbert wrote "In the early 1950's, the AAR established SCS-90 which simplified the return routing so that DL&W would get all CIL empty cars from the NYO&W in Scranton, and route them home via

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #58637 ·

Re: MDC 50' double door single sheethed

Actually, the July 1995 article in Railmodel Journal covered only these cars without end doors. One year later, in the July 1996 issue of the same magazine, was the article about end door versions,

By Brian Leppert <b.leppert@...> · #58619 ·

Re: Making money with a railroad

Posted by: "Kurt Laughlin" Let's say the AAA RR gets an order to ship a boxcar full of shlurm from some point on their road to a point 1500 miles away on the CCC RR. To get there it must travel 500

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #58638 ·

Re: AAR stockcar / missing part of first post

Fred, These were called "cattle prods". The ones I am familiar with (law enforcement use) are battery powered and will certainly MOOOVE you. Chuck Hladik

By Charles Hladik · #58640 ·

Re: Canadian box cars in the US

ed_mines asked: Ed, No. Tim

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #58618 ·

Canadian box cars in the US

Thanks for your answers Clark and Tim. The purpose of my original question was to find out if Canadian box cars were found in the US in proportion to their total compared to the US total during the

By ed_mines · #58617 ·

boards, not planks

I made a mistake in nomenclature. I am asking about house car roofs with "boards" on the roof. Many of these boards visible in pictures have lost paint and are different shades of grey. It really

By ed_mines · #58616 ·

Re: AAR stockcar

In a message dated 12/19/2006 10:47:38 A.M. Central Standard Time, RUTLANDRS@... writes: Thought that now was the time for a little levity. And just how many head of cattle can be put

By Edward Dabler · #58623 ·

Re: AAR stockcar

How do you levitate cattle? Tis the season for levitating reindeer! regards, Andy Miller

By Miller, Andrew S. <asmiller@...> · #58615 ·

Re: Making money with a railroad

Russell Strodtz wrote: Was this always true? I have seen PFE shipments on SP waybills that clearly show loads outbound to the East, originating on SP, which are marked to be paid by the shipper

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #58614 ·

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