Group, Looking for some help regarding the roof and running board...I am working on one of the orange cars and wondering whether the roof & running board were painted orange or left bare metal???

Richard, I'm not claming anything. All I am doing is reporting what I saw (or didn't) see. -- Tony, No funny Cigarettes! All I can say is, I saw what I saw. I believe everyone when they said

have so Without digging too deep into my records and books, and open to correction… The Rutland's large fleet of hopper cars can be deceiving, given the territory and eras covered. The original

I am sorry to hear of your deprived childhood Peter ;-) regards, Andy Miller

From my discussions with steel workers, and observations over many years of integrated plants, it is true that the ratio of limestone to lime in industry use was very large. Limestone was one of the

You are absolutely correct Tim.The Rutland had a terminal in Ogdensburgh ,NY.I think this operation was largely for domestic use.Armand Premo

In a message dated 7/12/2007 9:35:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, r111369@... writes: In Ogdensburg Rutland hoppers used in coal service for the state hospital in Ogdensburg, NY.

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Yep. And I grew up (or failed to) in Glendale also, and not only saw but PHOTOGRAPHED Pennsy cars, on the main alongside San Fernando Road and also in Taylor, not to

N Fries wrote: That doesn't sound like it would tax even a single hopper <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: Limestone is fine in open-top cars. Lime tends to absorb water happily, so covered hoppers would certainly be preferred. Of course, being used in smaller amounts, pallets

In a message dated 7/11/2007 2:36:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pmcclosky@... writes: Simply NOT true!! I grew in in the San Fernando Valley (1951 - 1957), and about 6 miles north of

Don't forget the Rutland served a port on Lake Ontario. A lot of coal travelled on the Great Lakes.

Kurt "KL" writes: In the Mar/Apr 2007 issue of the B&O Modeler _http://borhs.http://borhs.<Whttp://borhhttp://borhs.htt_ (http://borhs.org/ModelerMag/BO_Modeler_3_2007_MarApr.pdf) There is an

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Malcom, On the B&O, the blast furnice and open hearth flux was carried in open top hoppers. Limestone was more dense than coal so most open hoppers designed for coal could not be filled to full

This seems to explain the surprisingly large Rutland hopper car fleet, doesn't it? It always seemed a bit unusual for a Vermont carrier to have so many hoppers. Regards, William Bryk

Gasification plants were still continued burning cheaper soft coal.RutlandTrain #10 brought much coal to Vermont via the NYCinterchange at Norwood,NY.TheD&H brought coal to Center Rutland and Rouses

The NKP did recieve a ton for coal from the C&O at Fostoria in the 40's the yard there was expanded to handle the increasing interchange traffic. Before the NKP leased the WLE its hoppers were used

Produce a case of Goose Island ale at Naperville and I'll write you a title to the bridge on the spot. Boy, will Arnold be surprised! Richard Hendrickson

Peter, you simply weren't paying attention. I grew up in Glendale somewhat earlier and saw Pennsy cars in both SP and Santa Fe trains all the time. And there is ample photographic evidence of