From what I can see in the photo, it appears to be a General American - Pfaudler milk tank car. Jack Mullen

The X 31s have six tubes located at the center of the cars. Is that the trainline that snakes around the tubes? The line in the photo seems to be a wrapped pipe. I ask because I have an. X 31 that I

Thanks Al, In my research the last couple of days I came across a good picture of the cylinder installation in an PRR X31 and a diagram or the loader and cylinder. https://www.rrmagazineindex.org/

I am looking for more information on a set of insulated box cars with interior tanks with reporting marks COPX in series100-117, although there could be more. In our C&EI HS archives we have a

Don't forget Utah had a thriving sugar beet industry for many years. One of the "neighborhoods" I lived in at one time in SLC was the "Sugar House" neighborhood, and one of the best July 24th

Well, that explains my thoughts, as I thought it looked a lot like Oxnard. Simple explanation! -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

My friend, Cliff Prather, has provided some evidence that the photo, identified by the L.A. Public Library as being in Huntington Beach (CA), actually is Oxnard (CA). Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

!Wow, Doug, those are some photos of beet piles! Photos I have of rail-served plants in California show the beets all disappearing into the receiving bins. Tony Thompson tony@...

As a side note, the C&NW composite USRA gons were never rebuilt. Originally used in the Southern Iowa coal fields as they were required for rebuild were scrapped as the new 1937 steel quad hoppers

Tom yes indeed those are piles of beets. If you zoom in you will see the tracks between the piles. Also note the cranes used to move beets from the piles to the conveyor into the processing

I grew up in a family grocery store in Iowa. Holly sugar was the primary brand we sold. In the early 60's, most weekly grocery shopping in our area was done on Friday and Saturday. Almost everyone

Doug, Could those all be massive piles of sugar beets on the ground everywhere in the Mason City photo? If so, that's an awful lot of sugar beets & not a single beet car (steam-era or otherwise)

Stinky is in the nose of the beholder, Scott. I happen to really like the sweet/pungent smell of cooking sugar beets. Do you know which 2 plants are still operating in Colorado and who is operating

Sugar beets used to be a major crop in Iowa. They moved out as farmers switched to soybeans in the 30s and 40s. Soybeans require more water than beets, so beets moved to dryer climes further west, the

The attached photo may help. Al Smith On Friday, June 3, 2022, 04:36:41 PM PDT, Ken Adams <smadanek44g@...> wrote:

There are a lot of sugar beet sugar factories here in Colorado. Couple are still operating today. They are stinky places for sure when running. Be an interesting place to model. Scott McDonald

Does anyone have a Speedwitch p105_uframe2 they would be willing to sell or otherwise part with.... I am in the process of repainting and re-lettering a Trix UP A50-19 to a correct A-50-16. I have

Note that, in addition to pints & quarts of the common 70 & 90% isopropyl alcohol, you can get 99% via special order from your pharmacy (ask). Doesn't cost much more but definitely works better in

I am finding this topic fascinating. Does anyone keep a database of this information so it can be used in the future? Kevin NGMC -- Kevin Macomber NGMC (717) 474-8399 www.narrowgaugemodeling.com

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