That's what I've been thinking, also. Unless the upper crust of eastern society had an acquired taste for grass fed beef, very few animals moved directly from western ranges to eastern

Elden Were they really shipped that way? Seems like it would be more economically to ship 2 or 3 of the cast frames at a time, in a gondola, standing on their sides. Or perhaps stacked two or

Robert D. Heninger wrote That is an interesting shipment, because it sounds like a case of young cattle (calves) being sold to ranchers for grazing and fattening, before "feedlots" became the popular

Robert D. Heninger wrote Is that really the case? I thought that drovers typically accompanied livestock only as far as larger livestock markets i.e. stock "yards", where the livestock could be

Hugh, did you mean to say 1963, instead of 1953?? I was born in 1953 and watched PRR and PRSL trains as a steady part of my boyhood for seven years before the PRR-NYC merger. I was keenly aware of the

Hugh, did you mean to say 1963, instead of 1953?? I was born in 1953 and watched PRR and PRSL trains as a steady part of my boyhood for seven years before the PRR-NYC merger. I was keenly aware of the

Ben and all, Sorry about that. Regards, Des

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE I also have to add that the beautiful flat car load appears to be a PRR F30A. Based on photos I have, the F30A frames did not arrive at the PRR shops in red

They did it to get you practice spelling "nuts and bolts" Blew it that time <g> Jerry Glow

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Thanks, Richard. It is good to hear I was not hallucinating.....at least not at that time.....at least I think so. Yes, yes, the rest of you, I think I am

Guys, This is a great example of how this list fosters cooperation, but can you take working the details off list?  Not everyone cares about the nust snad bolts of this. Ben Hom 

I've only experimented with them as I'm still building the layout. But yes, I found that you often have to use a good bit of force, or use the uncoupling stick to move them side-to-side a touch to

Roger that I'll try to get it over the pond in a few minutes. -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been

Thanks Jim! That would have been obvious to me if I had checked the quantities of cars in the 175025-175999 series... (The 175000-175024 were the PS-1 box cars built in 1954 and delivered in Pacemaker

Hi Fenton, My email address is desanorman@... Many thanks, Des

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Carl; The one I have looks roughly like an AC&F prototype 10k insulated with dome platform. Unfortunately, it has crude details, esp coined manway hatch,

Jim Don't forget the spectacular mile-long Alfred H. Smith bridge below Albany; the massive double track steel truss at Kingston (imported by Overland in brass); the amazing 3-level flyover bridges

Yes, If you want to slow things down those couplers will do the job. Clark

Des, send me your email so I can email the scans to you. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been

I've reviewed any and all messages on the list(including the most recent set beginning in January pertaining to the 12k cars), but am still confused (or perhaps not well enough informed) on two basic