Would Cats be Cantaloupes? ie as in cants? MR = merchandise? Co Mtl = Company material? Was the bullion going to the Denver Mint? Great find, look forward to seeing more info as it is

There is an interesting comment in Super Steam Era [ about NP steam loco's in the "super power" era on pg 187 that is rather revealing in several ways. The comment was made by NP's Superintendent of

Could this be shorthand for cantaloupe melons? Page 360 of PFE, 2nd ed., states that the cantaloupe season ran from April to August, with its peak in June. It seems possible to me,

Fuel cost alone was not the sole criteria for replacing steam with diesel. When you consider how labour-intensive steam operation is compared to diesel, the overall cost reduction was very

Could cats be shorthand for catalogs? I can't think why cats would be shipped. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

But in REEFERS? I'd think you might ship them in, say, poultry cars. <g> Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Larry Ostresh wrote: The oranges were the last of the spring Valencia crop, and the early lettuce in California. The carrots and potatoes could be partly from cold storage, though potatoes

Amazing what goes on when you take a few day break. Terry was and is, of course, a PFE fan and I followd his advice on building quite a few but as a MP modeler bemoned the lack of ART models. We

Mike - Hound, hound. - Al

Tim O'Connor and Brian Carlson point out that 1938 ain't 1949. All quite true. We even had a different President. And, we had a war in between. Still...SP box cars exceed the national % in both

Gary, I did extensive research into the PRR's container service in the early 1980's, ending in an article in The Keystone (Vol. 18 #1, Spring 1985 PP 7-50). In my research I came away with

laramielarry wrote: Some comments and suggestions Larry: Don't try and do it all yourself; If you can scan (or just xerox) some books and make those copies available to volunteers you'll get much

ok this elephant feasting is getting out of hand X;{ (think happy thoughts, happy thoughts...)

It looks like many of these are auto box cars. Since the auto industry underwent huge changes between 1938 and 1949, I think it's safe to assume that distribution patterns changed as well. Tim

Everything changed from 38 to 49. Comparisons are almost meaningless, unless your intention is to contrast the two time periods. Yes Tim has pointed this out many times, there is no "would" about

Also: As Tim Gilbert would point out, the economic conditions in 38 and 49 are different, so comparing representation in the 38 to 49 books is slightly suspect. Larry does have a nice sample of one

Hi Everyone Here are a few details about the contents of the cars from Ferguson's Freight Conductors' Train Book, May 13 to June 21, 1938. He listed the railroad and car number for 1,938 cars, and

Mike: PM is Pere' Marquette Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY The PM is a puzzle. Could these be PRR? ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

"As the saying goes, you 'eat the elephant one bite at a time'". Tom Madden Thanks for the very nice letter, Tom. It will help keep my spirits up as I chomp away at the elephant. Best wishes, Larry