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Re: Roller bearings in journal boxes

Larry, I can cite two examples for you. WP 19XXX 50' double-door PS-1s built about 1957 had roller bearings behind their standard journal box lids. These are shown in Jim Eager's new Morning Sun book

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #7521 ·

Re: Outlaw date for friction bearings and arch bar trucks

When I was working on the RR I never saw a friction bearing box that had a roller bearing insert in it with a box lid. That is not saying there wasn't any but I never saw one. With the lid closed it

By Larry Jackman <ljack70117@...> · #7520 ·

Re: AAR Interchange Dates

In a message dated 4/23/02 8:22:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, englij@... writes: << 1939 December 1, arch bar trucks banned except for returning empties, (Wilbur, Guy) >> Jeff, This should

By Guy Wilber · #7525 ·

Re: AAR Interchange Dates

Thanks for reposting this information, Jeff. One correction: Guy W.'s last name is spelled Wilber. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

By Richard Hendrickson · #7519 ·

Re: Outlaw date for friction bearings and arch bar trucks

MR. O'CONNOR: THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE. STRAYING BEYOND 1960 IS A PROBLEM AND YOUR MESSAGE IS WELL TAKEN. FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, MUSEUMS OPERATING/PRESERVING PRE-1960 EQUIPMENT WITH SOLID

By Montford Switzer <ZOE@...> · #7518 ·

Freestate Systems

Ned Carey wrote: Does anyone know how to get in touch with Mr. Wotnoski? I think he might make some parts that I would be interested in. Bruce R. Brantner, Sr Coyote Trails

By Bruce R. Brantner, Sr. <brantner@...> · #7515 ·

AAR Interchange Dates

OK, folks, there've been some questions asked lately along with new information provided, so it's time for a re-posting of the revised all-time compilation of the March of Technology as reflected in

By Jeff English · #7516 ·

Re: Brakes

Clark Propst <cepropst@...> wrote: This is getting out of the Stream Era, but ABD came along in the early 60s I think, then ABDW around the mid-70s or so. Jim Eager could probably get

By Jeff English · #7514 ·

Re: Freight Cars in Museums

In the slightly further north, west, try the West Coast Railway Assoc museum in Squamish (just north of Vancouver, B.C.) An on-line tour can be had at http://www.wcra.org/collection/freight.htm Rob

By Robert Kirkham <rdkirkham@...> · #7513 ·

Re: informal prototype modelers gathering review

presentation on brass etching Mike Wotnoski is his name, He makes some excellent brass etchings of details like railroad specific cast iron railings, cast signs like yard limit signs, signal parts,

By Ned Carey <westernmd@...> · #7487 ·

Re: New Orleans Public Belt, Circa ?

75000 - 75699 AC&F 1912 75700 - 76199 Haskell and Barker 1912 76200 - 77199 AC&F 1916 77200 - 78119 AC&F 1917 Car in photo sure looks like 78138. Chet French

By cef39us <cfrench@...> · #7512 ·

Re: C&O 1949 Roster

Bob - Why certainly you can pay us to visit! Seriously, we welcome visitors on a pre-arranged basis. If we're busy we'll put you off. If not, we'll set a date and time. We normally have only

By Al & Patricia Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #7511 ·

Re: New Orleans Public Belt, Circa ?

--- James D Thompson <jaydeet@...> wrote: The Wabash had 3200 36' Fowlers, 75000-78199. Ted __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess,

By Ted Culotta <ted_culotta@...> · #7510 ·

Re: Brakes

Thanks, Jeff and all. Has there been any or many changes to the AB system over the years? Clark Jeff English wrote:

By Clark Propst <cepropst@...> · #7509 ·

Thanks RER Lookups/Helium Tank Cars

Thanks to all the folks who responded to my plea for lookups from RERs. A good bit of data has been cataloged and more is on the way. A great resource this list is (wish we had Internet ten years

By Jay H. Miller <jay@...> · #7507 ·

Re: New Orleans Public Belt, Circa ?

After punching the send button, I realized that there was an error in my post regarding the Wabash box car in the NOPB Ry photo. Those cars wre 36'5" IL, not 40'. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland,

By Richard Hendrickson · #7506 ·

Re: New Orleans Public Belt, Circa ?

C'mon, Shawn, surely you know that USRA box cars had 5-5-5 corrugated steel ends. In fact, the CMStP&P box car behind the switcher IS a USRA single sheathed box, of which the Milwaukee owned more

By Richard Hendrickson · #7505 ·

Re: Freight Cars in Museums

Try www.mcrwy.com/ for images of many of Midcontinents holdings

By johncb505 <johncb@...> · #7504 ·

Re: New Orleans Public Belt, Circa ?

side of David is correct, the car had a 36'-5" IL. The car is from the 77200 - 78199 series built by AC&F in 1917. Cars were described as having z bar or steel ends and Hutchins or radial roofs.

By cef39us <cfrench@...> · #7503 ·

Re: Freight Cars in Museums

If anyone will send me the info, I'll make a page and post it on the Steam Era Freight Cars web site. I will need to know the location of the car or museum (if it's in a museum) and what type of car

By Ted Culotta <ted_culotta@...> · #7502 ·

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