Tony Thompson wrote: Chuck Peck wrote: "Each car had its own loading time, which had to be shown on the waybill. The clock started when the first animals entered the car. And BTW, the 28-hour

Richard: I'd like to second Joe's comments verbatim. I never fail to learn something from STMFC but this is a real gem -- you introduce some truck types I'd never heard of and I have been wondering

Dennis, I suspect you are correct. I had forgotten about "feeders." What you describe is accurate. Lot of calves coming from the western grass lands to small rural areas, local farmers bought a car

Dennis S. wrote: Certain true in the period of this list, but . . . times are changing, Dennis. As some consumers become interested in more local foods, and as the energy and other costs of corn

Doug, I suspect the originations are "feeder" cattle. Yearlings (I think) that are shipped into Illinois from the west in the spring, and fattened on corn through the summer, then sold for slaughter

Dave Evans asks: "In the spring time, could this be movement into the higher elevations for grazing - possibly on national forest land - at least for the cattle and sheep? Could these be cows and

I am not Clark but given his description of add-on parts it is 1/87. Bill Welch

Charles thanks for posting the post-war stock car shipments. Interesting that Illinois is the leader for carloads, both originator as well as termination. Termination I can see, due to the large

Thanks Mr. Hendrickson. My light bulb finally came on after many years of trying to decipher the meaning of L,T, and U. I kept trying to fathom it in the frontal plane, instead of cross section. Gee I

Mike, In the spring time, could this be movement into the higher elevations for grazing - possibly on national forest land - at least for the cattle and sheep? Could these be cows and ewes for spring

Is this an HO Model? Rich Yoder

Mark, at the same period, 1880s, the private owner stock car fleet grew to its largest. Many of these private owner cars were equipped with extra hay racks and water tanks for the "in car" feeding

Hello Richard. I caught the MRH May issue today, before the ink was dry, and selected your treatise on Freight Car Trucks 1900-1960 first thing. I look for your posts on STMFC, and appreciate the

thompson@...> wrote: period start and end? I can imagine it taking several hours to load a train . . . The clock started when the first animals entered the car. And BTW, the 28-hour

Of the three men I'se known during my lifetime named Francis, only one had the stones to go by that name; everyone called him Franny. The other two went by Bill and Buddy. If Francis E. Hollow's

Al Westerfield wrote: Well said, Al. I too remember these cars as a revelation when they appeared: a whole bunch of DIFFERENT cars. That the TM folks mixed and matched (in some cases) roofs,

Yes, the Train Miniature boxcars were passable for their day, and not so much today. But there's an exception -- the T-M PS-3 hopper. With improved detailing such as wire grabs, slope sheet braces,

Chuck Peck wrote: Each car had its own loading time, which had to be shown on the waybill. The clock started when the first animals entered the car. And BTW, the 28-hour rule could be waived by

I did a quick look at the loaded stock cars running between Laramie and Rawlins, WY, in March/April 1949. The results are a bit surprising. 1. Of the 34 frt trains listed there were 10 trains

Mark Rickert wrote: Good summary, Mark, except this happened in the 1880s, led by Gustavus Swift and his colleagues. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest