In Union Pacific Steam in Color by Lloyd Stagner, pg 118, there is a photo showing Big Boy 4015 entering Cheyenne from the west on "...Oct 18, 1958, with RV-954, a "Roseville Block" perishable off the

I'm somewhat curious about the seemingly endless sniping at the Pennsy. I don't refer to legitimate discussions about traffic [ including its quality ]on the Pennsy or historic references by other

In a message dated 6/19/2007 12:40:51 PM Central Daylight Time, STMFC@... writes: Anyhow, I dunno. Seems to me that some of us "complainith too much" about the poor Pennsy. Maybe it's

What happened to the other 50 cars? Rich Orr

Well...the STMFC not being a group formed to discuss beer...and whether or not Pennsy is a beer is not grounds for inclusion into the scope of the STMFC...it is time to terminate discussions about

Tony, If you model this era, then you need the book. It is an excellent photo reference. The fact that the photos are from the Enola, PA environs made it a must have for all the Pennsy

TOM< Will you be the consignee of the SLRX car in Napierville? Fred Freitas Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: Tom, be careful what you ask for. Richard

The Ball Brothers diversified into a number of non-cannning businesses as well, including Interestate Auto (1915) and the Ball Brothers Research Corporation (1956), which became Ball Aerospace and

Larry, In the world of canning jars "Mason" usually refers to the patent for the screw top lid which dates back to 1858. I think at first these were sealed with wax and later the rubber gaskets

Thanks for the help on where where the CGW meat traffic went once it got to Chicago. I had long suspected that the PRR received very little. I wonder as well about just how much of any CGW freight

Kurt, The primary market for the Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company of Muncie, IN was the home canning market. The jars as well as other canning accessories manufactured by Ball were

Tom: Don't let those two bullies push you around; I will have a BUD with you anytime. None of that sissies Honkers stuff for me. Paul _____ From: STMFC@...

wrote: What else would they drink? Dennis

Say what you will about Bud, but I once went to a beer tasting of 10 different beers, and the beer that was identified correctly by the highest number of drinkers was good old Budweiser. It has a very

And I assume that at some point, someone here will use "Bud Lite" and "Bozos" in the same sentence, yes? Larry Rice Port Townsend WA

From the "Report on the Alton Railroad Company", 7/12/1941, Schedule 8, Page 1 of 2. This book section is concerned with a "Comparison of Traffic Received From Connections By The Alton With Traffic

People actually DRINK Budweiser? Dennis (stout) Storzek

Tom, be careful what you ask for. Richard Hendrickson

Tony, if you're interested in steam era freight cars, you gotta have it. Richard Hendrickson

The shipper always had ultimate control of the route, within the guidelines set by the published tariffs. Dennis