JP No JN or Jamestown, nor ST in this list. What is ST? AU NP Auburn WA BD NP Brainerd MN BG NP Billings MT BJ NP Bemidgi MN BM NP Bellingham WA BT NP Butte MT CE NP Cle Elum WA CO NP Como MN

Mike I think you misplaced a couple of decimal points on the coal and oil costs. Since gross revenue was less than $.02/ton-mile in this time period I don't think it could have cost $.31/ton-mile for

CF- Think that might be Jamestown. Ask Rick Leach for a complete list of NP paint station codes. AU, ST, etc., etc., etc. JP3

Mike, I thought diesel horsepower was a function of the RPM's of the diesel engine... Diesel hp is independent of the loco's mph, while steam hp does indeed increase with mph. I think you may be

Tony Thompson writes: Well...actually it was. Many people overlook the grade layout of the Hill. Westbound, the ruling grade was 1.55% for about 24 miles. Then there was a 0.82% grade for about 5

Tim O'Connor writes: Union Pacific Motive Power in Transition 1936-1960, by Lloyd Stagner, pg 45. Actually, I wrote from memory. The exact quote is: "Pull/speed graphs indicated that at speeds above

Yes I know. In fact Bob printed some beautiful HO decals for the cement containers. That is why I was looking for photos/drawings showing the bracing arrangement. I now have both, thanks very much

Hi Folks This is a summary report of a Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book by a conductor named Ferguson. It covers the dates from May 13, 1938, to June 21, 1938. During these 40 days,

Tim, Late to the game here, but Bob Anson has built some in 2-rail O-scale. He lives up in Jax. Maybe someone on this list knows how to contact him. I can't find his email address. Davo in

Does anyone have contact information for Howard Ameling? There's a photo of his I'd like to seek permission to publish in the NPRHA journal, Mainstreeter, if possible. Reply on or off-list. Thank

Mike Brock wrote: Ah, if only Sherman Hill could have been consistently operated above 25 mph -- but I assume by "performance" you mean pulling power, or over-the-road speed. Problem is, the

Thanks, Mark, that sounds right. I had the source showing JN for the IC Johnston Yard too but that in this case that didn't make much sense. Chris Frissell

Mike Brock wrote Mike Is this finding related to the random data you posted, or are you referring to some other documentation? Tim O'Connor

Tony - Why not give Ron a call. His number is 847-742-5404. - Al

Tim, I thought that Rich Yoder did some of these. Chuck Hladik

I don't know -- they recently printed hundreds of decal sheets for my train club. We also got a bunch printed by Kadee -- very poor quality IMO. Tim

Hi Chris, In this case, JN is the symbol for the DT&I shops in Jackson, Ohio, where the work was done. Mark Heiden

Regarding the UP frt conductor books, Larry sent me copies of two trains. Coincidentally, the trains ran on May 13 and May 14 which is interesting to me since my layout simulates May 14 although, of

According to the list here: http://www.steamfreightcars.com/prototype/protoinfomain.html JN was Johnston Yard on the IC. KL

I've sent a couple of e-mails to Rail Graphics decals, to inquire about artwork preparation, and have not had a reply for some weeks. I've been sending to: info@.... Does anyone