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By STMFC@... · #4 ·

So why are we doing this?

Title sez it all. ----------------------------------- Dave Nelson

By Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...> · #5 ·

Full of ship...

jaley@... writes: That's one of the real reasons why the Official Railway Equipment Register and Official Guide existed. To help shippers with cars and shipping and carrying

By MDelvec952 · #7 ·

Used book sites

muskoka@... writes: I'd love to. Can someone recommend some good used book sites? ....Mike

By MDelvec952 · #12 ·

Inviting Byron

rhendrickson@... writes: So did I. ....Mike

By MDelvec952 · #19 ·

Re: Used book sites

rhendrickson@... writes: Try it again, Richard. Or try simply AbeBooks.com. I tried it, and the site is just wonderful. There's hardly a used railway title I couldn't find on it. Even

By MDelvec952 · #20 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

As one who was permanently banded from the FCList unless I apologized to Jim Six and his supporters (not likely), I personally hope that this could be a forum for (mostly) serious discussion about the

By Dick Harley <Dick.Harley@...> · #10 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

Because of those darn Floridians, I suppose. Everybody in the country is slightly ticked off, and as a result, unpleasantness has reared its head on FCL (and, I predict, on SteamLocomotives). I

By Jeff Aley <jaley@...> · #6 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

Yes, that accounts for much no doubt, but it's hardly a good enough reason IMO. Surely this could be addressed on the FC list too -- and in the past, it has. Hmm. Looks like I need to be blunt: Is

By Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...> · #8 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

Find _Tank Car Journeys_ in some used bookstore on the net. It's from the 30's and does a nice job of describing all sorts of stuff that went in tank cars. In some instances it explains quite a bit

By Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...> · #9 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

Hmm. I wonder how many others are banned from FCL? Perhaps we should invite Byron to join this list... Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley, Development Engineer

By Jeff Aley - GCD PE <jaley@...> · #11 ·

Re: Used book sites

Mike, I tried http://www.abebooks.com/ and found two copies, and some other interesting stuff. Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley, Development Engineer jaley@... Graphics

By Jeff Aley - GCD PE <jaley@...> · #13 ·

The steam era, 1960

is It is commonly regarded by the more formal historian and professional museum community that the end of the steam era was 1960. The late 1950s still saw some Class 1 steam, while the 1960s saw

By MDelvec952 · #29 ·

Re: So why are we doing this?

Jeff Aley wrote: I did. Whether he does so remains to be seen. (I'm reminded of the old Groucho Marx line, "I'd never belong to a club which would have me as a member.") Richard H.

By Richard Hendrickson · #14 ·

Tank Car Journeys

Dave Nelson wrote, in response to Jeff Aley, Actually, there are two such books. General American Tank Car Journeys was published by GATC in 1931 (under the title it says "Vol. 1" but there

By Richard Hendrickson · #15 ·

Re: Used book sites

I tried that website and it wouldn't come up. ??? Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

By Richard Hendrickson · #16 ·

Re: Used book sites

Try again. Tom M.

By Gail & Tom Madden <tgmadden@...> · #17 ·

Re: Used book sites

I have gotten the message "refused by server" on this site several times this afternoon. But the URL is presumably good. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden

By thompson@... · #18 ·

Re: Attention!

brockm@... writes: "interesting" I'm on the phone with Byron as we speak, reading him this note. "Now I guess I'm committed," sez he, amongst many other things. He'll be on.

By MDelvec952 · #36 ·

Re: Used book sites

While we're still off topic, you may also find http://www.bibliofind.com/ to be helpful. Note that neither Advanced Book Exchange (ABE) nor Bibliofind are actual booksellers. Instead they contain

By Jeff Aley - GCD PE <jaley@...> · #21 ·

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