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Re: Dairy Shippers Despatch cars?

Richard, Would one of the Rutland Car Shops Rutland reefers be applicable. They are available from Bethlehem Car Works. Charles Hladik **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch

By Charles Hladik · #70149 ·

Re: oil for roads

There are severl different methods of dust control. One was the salt brine from oil wells used in Mi. Oil and chip was a heavy oil with a fine rock cover put on top, still used in MI. Many road were

By ron christensen · #70132 ·

Re: oil for roads

I have added a photo to the Misc photo album, of GATX tank car #56810, being unloaded on the M&StL (location unknown) directly into a truck equiped for spraying road oil. Photo was taken in June of

By Douglas Harding <dharding@...> · #70131 ·

Roping Staples in HO (Towing Loops/Roping Loops)

I've been using Detail Associates Alco FA/PA Century Type "Lift Rings" (Walthers Part # 229-1106) as an easy way to model roping staples, without having to bend them from scratch. So far, they just

By rgspemkt@... · #70130 ·

Re: Photos of models at Cocoa Beach. Was: Re: Re: Call for Coming Events/Cocoa Beach Shake and Take

Thanks, Mike. Those of us who cannot make it find inspiration in the quality of the work displayed. Tom Baker

By Thomas Baker · #70129 ·

Photos of models at Cocoa Beach. Was: Re: Re: Call for Coming Events/Cocoa Beach Shake and Take

Tom Baker asks: "Will someone post photos of the models appearing at Cocoa Beach?" I'm in the process of doing just that. Should be done in a few days. Mike Brock

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #70128 ·

New Files

I just posted two new files. Both are excel files of Southern Conductor's books copied by Tim Gilbert. I thought these had been posted years ago but a check in the files and Tim's old messages

By boyds1949 <E27ca@...> · #70127 ·

New file uploaded to STMFC

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /48soucarsthru-partial.xls Uploaded by : boyds1949

By STMFC@... · #70126 ·

Re: Call for Coming Events/Cocoa Beach Shake and Take

Will someone post photos of the models appearing at Cocoa Beach? Tom Baker

By Thomas Baker · #70125 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

Ok, thanks for the input folks. Todd K. Stearns

By Todd Stearns <toddsyr@...> · #70124 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

No. Many steam era freight cars had both. Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #70123 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

Please correct me if I'm wrong (yeah right, like I had to say that to this group!) Poling pockets were used by the railroad to position a car. Rope staples (for the most part) were used by the

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #70122 ·

Info needed Wheel Reports

For the Milwaukee Road's Beer Line in 1950/55. How can I find them or can anyone help. TIA Dave Schroedle

By hummerdaves · #70121 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

Just out of curiousity, did these "loops" come into being after the use of pole pockets was outlawed? Todd K. Stearns

By Todd Stearns <toddsyr@...> · #70120 ·

Re: Call for Coming Events/Cocoa Beach Shake and Take

Hi Greg, I did not sign the sheet for decals in Cocoa Beach. I obviously need?a set. If I need to buy them at this time, no problem. What is my best course od action? Paul Lyons

By Paul Lyons · #70119 ·

Re: oil for roads

The city where I live used to oil the unpaved streets each summer. The oil came in tank cars. The city had a holding tank for the stuff. They would apply oil then cover it with sand (or something like

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #70118 ·

Re: oil for roads

Ed, As you say, you are talking about tar, not oil. Both were used to coat road surfaces in the steam era. Oil is fluid at ambient temperatures and often what was used was waste oil. One

By Bruce Smith · #70117 ·

oil for roads

There was a big, black topped playground behind the Y I went to as a kid. There were pools of "tar" that used to bubble in the heat of the summer. I liked to pop those bubbles; lighter fluid would

By ed_mines · #70116 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

I believe Henry Ford had Model T's running between tracks to switch FCs on the DT&I. Pulling a rope is more stable than pushing a long stick. You can still do something stupid pulling . . . . cables

By water.kresse@... · #70115 ·

Re: Towing "loops"?

"Roping Staple". Learn something new everyday. Where I work they were called pulling loops. Used in conjunction with 'car pullers'. I wish I could remember when this practice was ended where I work.

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #70114 ·

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