Is there anything that might help speed up the publication of this book? Would pre-orders help? After the first volume, its been high on my "wanted" list. Rob Kirkham [snip] [snip]

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Point well taken. And bakeries bought flour from whoever sold what they needed at the lowest prices. Case in point: the ca. 1938 freight car photos from the Los Angeles area which are to be

I think that I would pay to see Richard doing that<G>! Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road, West Branch Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479 (302) 738-4292 tmolsen@...

In the Flint Hills of Kansas the wheat rush was in June. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Randy Hees wrote: True, but at the beginning of the 1890s Dakota wheat came into large-scale production, at prices no one else in the United States or for that matter in the world could compete

Denny, are you now fomenting shirt envy? For shame, sir. Hawaiian shirts aren't my style, but they have obviously provided the occasion for some amusement and camaradarie at Cocoa Beach and need

In the 19th century California had it's own grain rush, from the fields, mostly in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, but also the Salinas Valley and even the East Bay where they grew winter

Denny Anspach (no doubt with tongue embedded in cheek) wrote: Sirrah! I beg to differ with your frivolity on this matter. All the FOTFC shirts have been good quality cotton shirts from

Dave Evans wrote: Can I jump in here? I don't know much about the grain business, but do BAKERIES buy grain? I'd assume they buy flour from the milling companies who make it from grain, so

I never considered that the Prototype Police act was especially appropriate at Naperville or Cocoa Beach, but it might have generated considerable merriment at NMRA conventions and such. Before

diagrams for hopper cars. Some use the term "heap capacity" to describe the additional capacity over a level load. The B&O used the term FWIW, earlier today while perusing a 1943 CBC, a drawing of

You can get all the parts from IRC to do it yourself. Alternate doors are available from Southwest scale models. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY From: STMFC@...

Because of a power outage I am late to this thread. Although I am a thorough-going Friends of the Freight Car wannabe (I never got a shirt), I surely support Richard's enlistment of the legions to

Doug and Group, I thought I have read, on this group or perhaps elsewhere, that there was a chronic shortage of box cars during the harvest season - I thought I have seen posts about double-door auto

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim, Ed and others, The term maybe railroad specific as I have seen it used on equipment diagrams for hopper cars. Some use the term "heap capacity" to describe the additional

Heap shields were referenced in the book "Freight car Equipment of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway August 1, 1937" by Carl Shaver. Originally published by the C&O in 1937 by General Superintendant of

Derwent are more chalky. SGL

Brian, the model is an ELHS exclusive. SGL exclusive to ELHS, or Intermountain in E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version:

Ouch!!! I model the mid fifties. Thanks for the information, Ray. Might have to put it in the things to do group.   Sincerely, Mark