The PRR painting instructions call for the roof to be two coats of asphaltum which would be a grayish black. The question is did the builders follow these directions and the answer to that is

From a NP. Lake Superior Division circular (Jan 1 1960) System Cars Stock Single deck stock cars to Mandan, ND for cleaning Pig Palace stock cars out of South St Paul - return to Darling, MN,

Spot the cars at the chure. (ugh) __________________________________________________ J. Stephen Sandifer

I stand corrected on loading. The time began when the car was loaded and ended when it was unloaded. So loading did not count but unloading did. The Santa Fe Station Record of Live Stock

Yep. I hate spellcheck some times, especially on my phone. Spote the cars at the chute. Or did I get it mixed up with Psalm 95 which is my text for March 19?

Ed, The quick answer to your question is “freight car color” for the roof of PRR X43B box cars. This is the as-built color per the information that follows. A longer answer to your question goes

A big deal after WW2 rationing eased up. Britain didn’t stop rationing sugar until much later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom#Timeline Thanks! -- Brian

​Bob, Neat photo! Flats are: WP 2614, reweigh ORO 5-45. Of interest are the stencil that probably denotes centerline loading issues and the chalk mark "Birchfield" just to the left of the

This photo is from the Tacoma Public Library DigitalArchives. Caption: 30,000 pounds of butter arrived in a Northern Pacificrefrigerated car for Franklin Food Stores in July 1946. This

Steve Did spellcheck take over or are you talking about different "lambs" and "flocks"??? Charlie Vlk

From the TacomaPublic Library. 1948 Photo. Caption: Two flatcars with boilers, Birchfield Boiler. Giant boilerswait on flatcars for shipment to Southern California.The largest will be installed in

Too often over looked for their contribution is the RPI group,in particular; John Nehrich and Jeff English.Armand Premo

Bill, I assure you that there are units of the prototype police in Hawaii. Jared Harper ---In STMFC@..., <PARDIEW001@...> wrote : Where I live I do not expect the Prototype Police to knock on my

I did not say, nor did I mean to imply, that stock cars were steam cleaned at small village stock pens. I do know that several railroads steam-cleaned stock cars before releasing them for re-loading.

No one knows for sure. Ed Hawkins posted: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/stmfc/conversations/messages/97098 Tim O'Connor

"I will search my files to clarify that, but certainly once the car was loaded the stock were considered "confined." You did not delay "confined" livestock" The Twenty-Eight Hour Law clearly states,

As delivered, did these PRR box cars have a red, or black roof? The branchline kit contains a black running board and a roof that is black in the center and red around the edges. I'd be grateful for

I will search my files to clarify that, but certainly once the car was loaded the stock were considered "confined." You did not delay "confined" livestock. Likewise you unloaded immediately upon

Note the car ID above the door and on items which might come loose like the doors and drover door. __________________________________________________ J. Stephen Sandifer

Steve Sandifer wrote: Incorrect, loading and unloading time did not factor into the law. Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada