Point of information: The N&W line from Columbus to Sandusky, Ohio was acquired from PRR in 1964 at the time of the N&W/NKP/Wabash merger, partly to allow the N&W to link up with its new

What would be some good road names for the new Kadee tank car? Are there any foobies that are tempting yet NOT consistent with this model? Some Warren and Hooker Chemicals tank cars have the

Cyril Durrenberger wrote: Early in 1903, according to Albert Carr's book about UTL (pages 129, 130). Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Do you know when the center anchorage was invented by John Van Dyke? Cyril Durrenberger

I don't think the head block was outlawed. Once the center anchorage invented by John Van Dyke was made available outside UTL, that arrangement was almost universally adopted within a year or two. It

Hi Gang, Who can tell me if head blocks on early tank cars were outlawed and when?? Sincerely, Rich Yoder

Thomas Klosterman wrote: John Pitcairn, co-founder of PPG and its president in 1899, in that year founded the Columbia Chemical Co. in Barberton to produce soda ash, an important constituent in

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Group; My area around Pittsburgh was both an originator, and destination, in that each season had a different look for demand, and different grades in use,

Additionally, there were many sand andgravel operations on the N&W line to Sandusky, Ohio. There were a few Portland cementproducers in Ohio, but none seemed to have had N&W service. Eric

Klaus Keil is doing a clinic on just such a lighting circuit in the Sierra Division (PCR/NMRA) on Oct. 10 in Paradise, CA. It is also described in our April, 2015, newsletter. Can be for DC or

We might keep in mind that hoppers can carry less than common cargos. Used ties for a garden shop as an example. Yes, I might use a gondola if one were handy but.... When I was working on the

Much of this came from Barberton, Ohio. The Columbia Chemical Co., known locally as "The Chemical" was the site of the first commercial use of the Solvay process to make this. A plaque next to one of

Armand Probably the same as a DT&I 2 bay hopper was doing in the bay area on the SP about the same time. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "'Armand' armprem2@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote:

 I wish someone could tell me what a CB&Q hopperwas doing in Northern Vermont in December of 1950?Armand Premo

Al, The coal facility made it to the mid 1970's but I think the self-unloading boats eliminated the need for a coal bridge to unload boats. Now the boats unload into a hopper at the WE plant by the

In TSC #12 there is drawing on p. 306 for an ICC-103 ACF Type 27 tank car that includes a table of dimensions for 6000, 8000, 10000, and 12000 gal. tank cars. I have been unable to find a photo of a

I've seen pix of Glenn Jean & ? gondola cars loaded with coal from the New River initially to Chicago via C&O going into Minneapolis in the wintertime. Al Kresse

When did they close the coal docks at Marquette . . and rip outthe tracks to make it a park? My last picture found was 1908. Now coal just comes into the power plant to make electricity? Al Kresse

---In STMFC@..., <jcdworkingonthenp@...> wrote : The real unknown here is the cost of cheap water transport and the role it played. However - this all being past history, in my Twin Cities studies,

Cheap water transport seems to have really paid off for coal. Marquette, MI had a large lakefront coal dock (a park today) to supply coal to the iron mines and coal dealers. Fuel oil and gasoline