I thank you for the reference to my file on the MexList The full title is: An Informal Study and Modeling Guide of the NdeM Late Steam And Transition Era 40-foot Boxcars The information was

John Before we stop entirely, I did find a web site that gave some additional Washington coal mine statistics 1918-1940's Peak production in 1918 was just over 4 million tons By the late 1930's

Tim wrote: < <I don't know how easy it was to change fuel, but most GN tenders are <listed <with both oil gallonage capacity and coal tonnage capacity. Changing out the coal bunker for an oil bunker

This is true, the coal mines around the East Side of Lake Washington began to shut down in the late 20's, except for sporadic work, but the NP kept the mines in Cle Elum going for much later. There

John Phillips wrote I don't know how easy it was to change fuel, but most GN tenders are listed with both oil gallonage capacity and coal tonnage capacity. I know some of the tenders had removable

Considering that the post that started all this was a joke about hypothetical loads in Mike Brock's N&W hoppers on Sherman Hill, I think we have beaten it well past the point of Death. Let's agree to

The list IS 1900-1960, but my original post, IIRC, was in response to a remark about freight cars being used to haul Oregon coal, with specific reference to the late steam era, which for me (as

PLEASE REPLY OFF SIGHT.....IS THERE A SIG FOR THE TP&W??? THANKS JOEL

Tim, That is only the summary. Go to: www.mexlist.com/40foot for the full report. Matt Herson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent:

I concur. I met John the year I lived in Pasadena. I am not sure if this was ever noted on this list but Paige Porter was another person very well informed on railroading in Mexico. He gave one of

Phillips, III, J.A. wrote: Not sure where this "understanding" comes from, but the California ownership was long gone by the time of the name change. Once Henry Villard took over the California

Richard Hendrickson wrote: I'm not buying this for the period we're discussing here, the late steam/early diesel era. The list is 1900-1960, I didn't realize this thread was ca. 1955 only. I'm not

Tony Thompson wrote: This is all in Gerry Best's book, including the fact that the Washington state railroad did not acquire the name "Pacific Coast" until 1916, long after Henry Villard and long

Tim wrote: " And it is documented that one of GN's coal sources [in this era] was Fermie, British Columbia. (Your original email included BC in the Pacific Northwest.) " The GN obtained a great deal

Richard Hendrickson...among all the hullabaloo about relatively tiny coal companies [ I have spent a few hours in real He coal country ] brings up an interesting point...one that I have grappled with

Initially, a lot of the coal mined in the Puget Sound area was hauled to San Francisco. There was a large coal dock on the Seattle

Bill you said: "He died in very freakish accident many months ago and is missed by many I am sure. Bill Welch" Bill were you referring to Paige Porter? I met him in 1994 at the NMRA

Its my understanding that the Pacific Coast Railroad in Washington was a small 54-mile long coal hauler that pretty much served the local residents needs and also supplied coal to docked ships in

Yes, a very good source of info. And if you want more info , you can contact John Kirchner in Passadena,CA. He is an expert in N de M . Right now he is in Japan chasing trains but will be back in two

Good morning group: As we flit away from freight cars a last (hopefully) note. Tim is almost correct re: GN steam engines being oil fired in the west in late steam era. For some reason the King Street