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Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

Oops! My quick scanning again. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78195 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

The group in question isn't the steam era freight car but the steam era box car, which does seem to be dead. Happy Model Railroading, Jim Krapf Modeling the CNJ L&S Div from Treichlers to Mauch Chunk

By thetrainman00 <thetrainman00@...> · #78194 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

If you look at the lead page of the group it also says: Group for sharing photographs, drawings or other other documentation of steam era railroad box cars, i.e. box cars built before 1960. This is

By Don Burn · #78193 ·

Re: Central Valley trucks (was Re: 5' wheelbase trucks for new Westerfield ore car)

Gene Green wrote: I have done it. For the CV arch bar trucks I tested them on a Reboxx roll tester. Some of the CV arch bars had very good rolling characteristics. They went into my "tuned" pile. On

By Spen Kellogg <spenkellogg@...> · #78191 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

Jon, I think you are confusing Steam Era Freight Cars (very active) for SteamEraBOXcars (dormant) Best regards, Charlie Charles Dean Shelbyville, Kentucky

By Charles Dean · #78190 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

Wrong group, Jon. The stats you cite are for the Steam Era Freight Cars list. The question was about the Steam Era Boxcars list. Tom M. to be activity

By Tom Madden <tgmadden@...> · #78189 ·

Bitter Creek 5' wb. archbar trucks.

The following message was received from Jeff Stone at Bitter Creek models re: semiscale wheels in their trucks. Denny Begin forwarded message:

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #78188 ·

Next 2 S scale kits will be ...

The next (2) S scale resin kits . in order of appearance . will be a B&O wagontop box (maybe with the Duryea underframe) and the SAL B7 "turtleback" roof box. All of the info required to CAD-model

By Jim King · #78187 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

This group is far from inactive. Looking at my groups I see activity within 7 days is; 4 new members 100 new messages 9 new photos Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax,

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78186 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

I recently dropped my membership in that group. It sure does seem to be inactive. ,_._,___ Happy Model Railroading, Jim Krapf Modeling the CNJ L&S Div from Treichlers to Mauch Chunk during October

By thetrainman00 <thetrainman00@...> · #78185 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

Ralph, My guess is it is inactive. No messages posted since 2004 (a total of 3 messages that year). Regards, Mitch Mercante

By Mitchell Mercante · #78184 ·

Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

Sorry for the off-topic message, but I was wondering if there is anyone here on this list a member of this group? - (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steameraboxcars/) I have submitted my request for

By Ralph Heiss · #78183 ·

Beef Trust

Fine, Anthony, thank you for the clarification. And perhaps you could help me out here. I have been looking for a list of the Private Car Lines run by Armour in the era just before the 1902- onwards

By Adrian Hundhausen · #78182 ·

Re: Californai Locomotive Works

Jerry Michels wrote: My earlier reply was erroneous. San Juan Decals obtained the Calif. Loco. Works decals, and can be contacted to purchase them. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #78181 ·

Re: Trucks for Heinz cars

adrian hundhausen wrote: I think this is poor terminology. The "Beef Trust" was the nickname given to the attempt, in 1902, by Swift, Armour and Morris to form the National Packing Company; it

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #78180 ·

Trucks for Heinz cars

If I could add to what Al said earlier: The Heinz cars were leased from the Beef Trust (=Armour) and as such ran on various trucks. The Beef Trust cars built between 1885 and about 1893 are the 34'

By Adrian Hundhausen · #78179 ·

Re: Steam Era Box Cars Yahoo Group?

If you look at the message history on the home page of the group, you will see there have been no messages since Oct. 2004. I think it is pretty safe to say it is a dead/abandoned group. Rich

By SUVCWORR@... · #78192 ·

Re: Central Valley trucks (was Re: 5' wheelbase trucks for new Westerfield ore car)

I've done this with passenger truck and I replaced the rivet with a screw. Requires tapping one of the parts, forgot which. accurately detailed trucks ------Why bother with CV trucks?<

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78178 ·

Re: Central Valley trucks (was Re: 5' wheelbase trucks for new Westerfield ore car)

Gene wrote: The CV trucks I have use individual springs (like Kadees) and it is easy to twist the sideframes and pop up the wheelsets. (I just did it.) [snip] The problem is finding 5' wheelbase

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #78177 ·

RES: Central Valley trucks (was Re: 5' wheelbase trucks for new Westerfield ore car)

Gene, The CV arch-bar trucks I have are sprung , there are no rivets and I have been using many different wheelsets on them. Marcelo

By Marcelo Lordeiro <mrcustom@...> · #78176 ·

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