From about 1890 until 1920 each railroad had to annually report to ICC and to most state railroad commissions the number of miles and payments for privately owned cars.  In the early years it was

Tony, you misread what I wrote. The "shenanigans" were happening BEFORE the USRA was formed, and the USRA was a response to them. I didn't say that the article was in any way part of or because

This is great information Frank - you are the first person to have identified anything like it for Canada in my experience. Now I am especially curious to know if it continued to be published into

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: I don't think so. The magazine quoted was published in September 1917, likely meaning that the events described occurred in prior months. The USRA was formed on December

A bit of reflection makes me ask, what sort of condition the cars sold to Canadian roads were in? After all, the T&OC is repairing the cars before they leave. Perhaps they were pretty worn out? It

Frank Valoczy asked (edited for clarity): Re: September 1917 issue of Canadian Railway & Marine World "'A press dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, states that the State Public Utilities Commission and the

Common? I don't know. Big deal? WWI. This is probably some of the shenanigans that were going on that led to the formation of the USRA. SGL

Bob McCarthy asked: "How would I get a copy of the spread sheet?" Go to http://www.steamfreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/protofrtcarsmain.html and click on the "Pullman Standard PS-1 40' Box Car

Very very nice. I would enjoy seeing your track plan. ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477,

In going through early editions of Canadian Railway & Marine World I found a monthly column about freight car distribution, which may be of some help in discussing the question. I didn't print every

I've been going through early editions of Canadian Railway & Marine World, and I found a little snippet that made me curious: how common was such a thing, and why was it such a big deal? This text is

Tom, MNS 1000-1099, 11-52. The cars are listed in a roster of 40' PS-1 box cars downloadable from the STMFC web site. Regards, Ed Hawkins

Tim, From the bill of materials for the NC&StL 1937 AAR cars series 18500-18999, all cars had AAR spring plankless trucks with the first 250 from Scullin and the last 250 from American Steel

Howdy!        How would I get a copy of the spread sheet?   Bob McCarthy Modeling the Mighty Central of Georgia in Scale S

Congratulations, Mr. Duckworth! I took the tour of your layout. Its simplicity is beautiful, making the models of structures and cars stand out all the more. It is what I wish I had done. Thank

This comment will not be off-list: VERY nice work, and quickly done too! SGL

Naked freight cars! How neat. Probably one of the few groups who will like it. Jim Eckman

Ed and Steve, Thanks for the info. Very helpful. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

I started a small web site last Sunday and think it's ready for 'prime time' viewing. There's a page with a few of my freight cars highlighted. Any comments just email me

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this group so I hope I'm not repeating what someone else said but I do have some material on NC&StL cars because I was modeling the railroad at one time. So I do have a lot