benjaminfrank_hom wrote: Didn't say it was odd. Didn't say they were unique. They just didn't comply with the letter of the recommendation. Didn't paint lines above and below, either. I'll

Frank Greene wrote: "I wasn't sure whether this was a new requirement or the Southern decided to comply with an existing recommendation (i.e., they didn't use reporting marks, although the AAR had

Hello all, I am very pleased to announce that GHQ models has released N-scale Canadian 8-hatch refrigerator cars in N-scale; specifically a three car kit of Canadian National Railways (CNR)

guycwilber@... wrote: Thanks. I knew the Southern revised stencil drawings for the designations about that time and was working from memory. I wasn't sure whether this was a new requirement or

Sherman on the ca. 1901 Harriman line. Highest point on the transcon, but 234 feet lower than Old Sherman. There was a station there through the 1950s, now it is long gone. Mainline tracks 1 & 2

MIT - Traffic was initially billed to a transit station and had to be referenced as such on the bill of lading. There is a time limit on transit which I can't recall off the top but it would be

Yes, you are correct. Larry Ostresh

Larry, To my mind this is not that surprising. Your data provides another good confirmation of the N-G at the overall level, but as many have remarked here, there are reasons for local

No problem - I can recognize those cars because I added the reporting marks on the hatches at the time I did the swap. These were two cars released in 2009 or possibly 2008. One was a Texas Chief

Ron Merrick wrote: Ron, can you tell us which classes were involved? Some of the rest of us may need to do something similar. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

I'm modeling the MoPac in Kansas in the 1960-65 period. That means I need a lot of 40' boxcars, preferably with 6' doors, that followed the grain traffic. I personally observed the fact that these

I have been at the PRRT&HS Archives this week. I have been reading the emails on Freight car Distribution but I wanted to take some time and summarize my results for WM trains before I replied. I

Jeff, Diversions were a totally different subject. I had been hoping that Ross would chime in here, since he mentioned storage in transit, and I'm curious if this predates the Staggers Act of 1980

Jeff; I am glad we got a more expert opinion. I am now hoping that someone can direct us to some photos of the loading and unloading operations, so I can finally do the bakery on my layout! They

Mike Aufderheide wrote: At least as far as the Southern cars go, the Monon's designation of "A" cars was based on the double doors. But, whomever prepared the logs had no other visual references to

Dennis said that better than I could, and I would only add that I have seen correspondence that indicated the "what" in what contaminants were, in box cars, I suspect for those loads not bagged or

A while back James Dick of the NP Historical Society sent me copies of a bunch of 1920's era correspondence from the NP files (some of it concerned Soo Line cars and was of interest to me) concerning

Sherman? On the old main line -- before the Harriman cutoff was built? I'm puzzled -- the UP ran COSF, Overland, Fast Mail, COLA, Challenger, COStL, Portland Rose at least -- 7 daily passenger

I'm looking at the first train listing, it gives train # etc -- 566 (Laramie) to 683 (Rawlins) -- so this is a westbound correct? Tim O'

Elden, Thanks for expanding my knowledge about this. I really enjoy learning more about grain and flour operations. Regards, -Jeff Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 4:51 AM To: