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Express Refrigerator Cars on the YVT, 1935 to 1963

Recently I have been working on more of the Yakima Valley Transportation Co. records and I have been going through the file on express shipments. From 1935 to 1963 the YVT shipped at least 157 express

By railsnw1 <railsnw@...> · #89270 ·

Re: Cleaning Stock Cars (was Weathering Chalk)

Kurt & Group, My understanding is that the capacity for number of animals shown is based upon the space that would take up within the given length stock car. Example: the number of calves is higher

By William Keene <wakeene@...> · #89269 ·

Re: Cleaning Stock Cars (was Weathering Chalk)

Kurt, All quantities are based on the average weight per head of; cattle, hogs, horses and sheep or lambs. Each type is listed as quantity per 36' or 40' car with further recommendations for

By Guy Wilber · #89268 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

FYI, last time I visited the library last year, they had a severe shortage of microfilm readers. Got my ORERs in about 15 minutes but I never got a reader. Hopefully they've corrected this

By Roger Hinman <rhinman@...> · #89264 ·

Re: ARMY FIELD MANUALS

Joel, I just rummaged through the stacks here at UVA and came up with a few titles that might be of use to you. You should work with a librarian at a USGPO depository library near you for more (there

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #89263 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

I want to thank all of you for the generous responses regarding ORER sources. I certainly have gotten what I need. Jonathan McConathy Boston, MA

By joth1930s · #89262 ·

Re: ARMY FIELD MANUALS

You need to look for Technical Manuals - TMs - as well. The loading of equipment is *in general* covered in one or two FMs, but the loading of specific equipment including tie-downs, chocks, and so

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #89267 ·

ARMY FIELD MANUALS

GENTLEMAN:Anyone have access to WW-2(or later)USATC Field Manuals?Im looking for manuals covering the care and feeding of ALCO/EMD RSD diesels and freight car loadings of tanks.trucks,etc.... Hope you

By brooklynbus <mec-bml@...> · #89261 ·

Re: 60-foot flat cars

Rock Island 93000 - 93048 were built by the RI in 1956 and were fishbelly sides. They had 17 stake pockets with one in the center. There were McLean Fogg strap anchors between the stake pockets.

By Steve and Barb Hile · #89260 ·

Re: 60-foot flat cars

Richard Townsendt wrote: Rich, the SP cars (Class F-70-3, built in 1942) did indeed have fishbelly sides. I used photos of these cars in my Vol. 3 on SP freight cars, and can send you scans

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #89259 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

Rupert Gamlen wrote: I know this well and have in fact have "visited" these issues; but they no longer do or permit copying from these rather fragile volumes. Luckily the Xerox copies Kyle Wyatt

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #89258 ·

Re: 60-foot flat cars

Rich, the Santa Fe 90900-91191 series were Ft-T and Ft-U class cars with fishbelly side and center sills and 70 tons nominal capacity built by General American in 1940-1941. The two classes were

By Richard Hendrickson · #89257 ·

Re: 60-foot flat cars

There's a photo of MILW 49042 in MM 5/99, p 39. It's a Pullman PS-4, and indeed has fishbelly side sills. There's a photo of SP 79825 in TS CYC 17, p 197 (from the '43 CBC). This car, too, has

By al_brown03 · #89256 ·

60-foot flat cars

I'm looking to model a 60-foot flat car with fishbelly sides. Can anyone tell whether any of the following 60-footers from the Jan 59 ORER have such sides, and if there might be photos of any of them

By Richard Townsend · #89255 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

Tony The Green Library of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, has a large collection of early issues, the earliest being under the original title of Sechrist's Hand Book and Railway

By Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@...> · #89254 ·

Re: Train Schedules and the USRA

While I so very respectfully disagree with some of Al Westerfield's points in his posting regarding rail labour, he did a very good job of outlining the problems US railroads faced in WWI. Canadian

By railwayman <stevelucas3@...> · #89253 ·

Re: Cleaning Stock Cars (was Weathering Chalk)

Steve, are the capacities listed on the site based on weight, volume, or common practice incorporating a bit of both? (Conceivably an animal load could "cube out" because they can't be packed as

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #89266 ·

Re: Train Schedules and the USRA

The comments my message generated have been interesting and at times amusing, but except for a couple of points, I don't think I saw an answer to the question "Was this lack of regular schedules the

By Bill Welch · #89252 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

bob_karig wrote: Since it began in 1885, that's about as far back as is possible <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #89251 ·

Re: 1934 and 1936 ORER Help

Chuck Yungkurth wrote: Going back how early, Chuck? I'd sure like to find more 19th century issues available somewhere convenient. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #89250 ·

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