I'm running into conflicting information within my resources here. Is there a standard height from the rails for the left side grabs on the 1937 AAR boxcar? If so what is it? Thanks, Pierre OLiver

Denny Anspach wrote: Well said, and a sound warning. Ignore at your own risk. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

For the price being asked, these are probably OK, even though the ad seems to carefully not tell you where they are made. However, as a steady drill bit customer, I personally have stopped

"Schuyler Larrabee" wrote: Yes, there are others. Note the site has link to a shorter reference URL above the photo. For the Fruit Growers Express photo it

Two copies available via abebooks. $16 and $30. SGL

Simmons-Boardman published a book in 1949, "Routing and Misrouting of Freight" by G. L. Shinn. It fully explains the rights of the shipper to route his freight and the obligation of the railroad to

This one is Really Interesting. SGL

David Pfeiffer wrote: Photographs of tender construction at both Lima and Baldwin contain evidence of no such material placement. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

STMFC List Subscribers, The RP CYC Publishing Co. announces its newest book, Volume 13, planned for distribution in late February 2006. This volume contains four articles on steam era freight cars

"rwitt_2000" http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/USHS_Shipler&CISOPTR=7230&REC=15 > and more ... Kelly Filter Press Company, Freight Car at Oregon Short Line

<<http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/USHS_Shipler&CISO Here's another interesting photo of a coal being loaded into steel gondolas ca.

I think this is a Reading hopper in Salt Lake City, 1917: <<http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/USHS_Shipler&CISO PTR=9004&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=&CISOMODE=thumb>> Dave Nelson

This 1916 photo of a reefer <<http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/USHS_Shipler&CISO PTR=6906&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=&CISOMODE=thumb>> may be of interest to some here. Dave

One location I've been unable to find more information about is Montgomery, Minnesota. Apparently, a large amount of roller lumber was initially consigned towards Montgomery. From the late 50s into

I couldn't tell you for certain, as my knowledge of particular details of car construction is pretty minimal, but as far as I can tell it is a standard "W" style corner, per the 1937 AAR

<schuyler.larrabee@v...> wrote: On ships the edges of the riveted plates got beaded with pneumatic hammers to seal the seams: "On the riveted plate connection, water can penetrate the vessel

Rich Ramik wrote: A one hundred foot to the inch scale map of urban areas with volumes issued between ca. 1900 and 1955. Used for fire insurance purposes. Often very useful information about what

They were fire insurance maps, giving information on the type of structure and construction, height, etc. See http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/snb-intr.html Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Being involved with the PRR K4 restoration at Steamtown where a large majority of the tender structure has been replaced with new steel, I can tell you that where ever rivets intrude the cistern for a

"Page cannot be displayed" Is the url correct? SGL