Mike Brock wrote: The ICC required all class 1 railroads to report some data, as of September 1, of every year. It was a simple "How many house cars are online" as of that date. "How many of those

Tony, Well, they are furniture cars - they just haul "very rough" furniture :) :) Regards, -Jeff Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:38 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC]

Tim, The data are from 1945, and shows 620K box cars, of which 133K are at home, and 393K are away. Yes, I am aware that this does not add up. I need to spend some time with the

Jeff, the numbers sound a little "off" to me. What year is the report from? In 1950, there were 721,006 box cars in service. You're saying there are 392,590 away cars in your data. That would mean

Jeff, It is important to recognize that both emails I cite below are early examples of our discussions on this subject, and that the discussion has matured over the years so that these may not

I asked: "...Were REA Express reefers allowed to run as head end cars on passenger trains?" Ben Hom answered: "Most definitely." Thank you very much, Ben, Richard White

Bruce Smith wrote: Finished (as opposed to rough) lumber was commonly shipped in double-door box cars, which until 1954 were defined by AAR as being "automobile" cars. SP typically bought

Bruce, My recollection of the G-N model is that it DOES account for regional bias. It will be difficult for us to educate each other if we are each talking about a different "G-N

Bruce, OK, I'll give you (and Ned) another reason why peddler freights, turns, and locals may not seem to follow the N-G model. The statistical sample size is much

Bruce Smith says: Not necessarily. The "regional bias" has not...IMO...been completely defined. For example, Larry Ostresh's UP frt conductor books show WP to be way over represented in 1938. OTOH,

Mike, You are correct: I was applying the data in the report to the G-N model. All the report says is that the cars are "away"; it does not indicate where they are.

Dennis, I said "excluding assigned service" <G> and aren't those all examples of that? I would also beg to differ about the lack of automobile cars if you have no auto plants. First, these cars

Bob, both #8831 in the Fallen Flags site and #8812 in the MS Color Guide (both P-25As rebuilt with bulkheads, I think) have trucks with the Barber Lateral Motion Device. I'm really sure that 1951 is

Because the cars on these trains are driven by the industries directly served. If there are no auto plants in the local's territory, then there are not likely to be any automobile cars, or cars in the

Mike, If this report is the same or similar to ones I have seen, the data is based on per diem reports. At least that is my understanding. The raw data would be very interesting as it would show

I have decals for the PRR X26C to replace those in the F&C kit: http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals.html Jerry Glow

Mike replied Arrrrgh! I can't take this anymore! Like Mike, I've been trying hard not to jump in, yet again, but... well... First, Mike, isn't that exactly what Jeff implied, by inserting that

Ned, Excluding assigned service cars, I have to ask, why would you think so? Why should "peddler freights, turns and locals" be any different? The cars on through freights have to be going

George Courtney wrote: "Not a trick question, but that was the info under the photo I saw." Could you post the reference? It'll help us help you if we can all see where you got this

Richard White wrote: "To change the topic slightly, were REA Express reefers allowed to run as head end cars on passenger trains?" Most definitely. Ben Hom