Looking at the photo, it appears that there is more distortion of the track to the right of the cars shown than under the cars or to the left of the cars. I think there has been already considerable

So nice to see these pics! I rode across Lake Michigan back in the mid 50's Ludington to Manitowoc on both the Badger and the Spartan. Used to love standing on the aft deck and watching them load the

Andy, is "some discomfort" your euphemism for claim agents nightmare? Nobody is happy when the big hook has to roll. Chuck Peck

Gents, Let's take this SS Badger discussion full circle back to this list. Here is a photo that I uploaded to the Group Files from the Mailer-Luedke Collection showing a component of the Skinner

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pdhd9ss57z7pkeg/AAByFSUyJuYf-OSQ2cw3gni_a?dl=0 The above link will take you to two photos showing the new brake wheel I made today for my General American Type 30 Union

Try ordering direct: https://www.precisionscaleco.com/ordering/ Look through the catalogs and put together a $30 order. Pick a few alternates in case something is out of stock. Don't forget the

Hi Eric, Always a pleasure to read your posts. With respect to the lone H21 in the image, you wrote in one portion of your blog: "This car could be one of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s (PRR) H21

Google street view shows the jib crane there as of Aug 2013 https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1316618,-72.7438838,3a,15y,310.57h,92.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1I_QsJ-BTM4I9vn0Paag5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

---In STMFC@..., <anycw1@...> wrote : Back in the 70s I watched the Soo Line switch a car ferry at Manitowoc WI for a short while. Hazy on the details. I was on my way to Green Bay and didn't have

Hi Tim and List Members, Perhaps this is it, as viewed by Google from the

Clause that is an interesting scene. The BCR&M was short lived, 1868-1876. There was a north south line along with the east west branch. Those are early truss rod cars with archbar trucks. The CBQ car

Hi List Members, Some more nice images... ATSF side dump hopper https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/19275205573/sizes/o/ NYC

Claus Schlund wrote: "What a fascinating scene! https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/19273050474/sizes/o/ <> First an early bulkhead flat, probably lettered BCR&M altho it is hard to tell.

There is a sign attached to the car to the right of and above the "KEEP OFF" notice that reads "Presented By" and a couple of names that I cannot quite make out - looks like it might say "Jo?? and

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The photo must be at the St. Louis Museum of Transport . The box cab in the background certainly looks like EMD #50, which is at the museum, and the CNER #5529 ditto. Denny Denny S. Anspach

Back in the 70s I watched the Soo Line switch a car ferry at Manitowoc WI for a short while. Hazy on the details. I was on my way to Green Bay and didn't have time to see how the ferry was un-loaded

Bill the Tk-O's were built in 1953 not 1963. And no those non skid strips were not there as built but probably added in the 1970's or 1980's. Charlie Sent from Outlook

Well CNR 5529 is at the Museum of Transportation in St Louis since 1958 so I suspect there. Don Burn