Phil Buchwald wrote: on the CTH&SE. Photos of the loading facility showed that coal to be very fine and powdery. Even worse when you think about the lignite dirt that they got on line out

I think the answer may lie somewhere between Mr. Thompson's and Mr. O'Connor's. ;<P Gregg Mahlkov Florida's Forgotten Coast and... a former employee of the PRR Traffic Department

Randy, it's just envy. Pure, unadulterated envy. :-) Tim O.

Randy Williamson wrote: Because, judging by damage claims, they were the WORST handler of perishables anywhere; and probably also because PRR fans not only hold an exaggerated opinion of their

Richard, I read Tom's message as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek quotation from something Mike Brock said, not an assertion of fact... If Mike saw reefers with their hatches open, then they were not

Why do we see these constant jabs at the Pennsylvania Railroad? It seems like certain individuals love to make jabs (substantiated and or not) at the Pennsylvania Railroad No railroad is perfect I

Richard Hendrickson wrote: The problem with founts is that they run continuously and often overflow. I got carried away with my Andie McDowell rhetoric and was looking for a figurative caboose for

I am astonished – stunned, indeed – to note that Tom Madden, whom we all know to be a veritable fount of wisdom, has committed an error (though admittedly a relatively small one). The notion that

Shawn, I have a shot of one of the Jack Frost cars on Horseshoe Curve before 1960, and I've seen other pictures of them around NY-NJ metro area. I have no idea where they came from or went to. Tim

List, Now that the perishable thread seems to be petering out <g>, let me sneak in a question about the 3-Compartment PS-2 hoppers that belonged to National Sugar Refining Company. The latest batch

Don't forget to be there, March 31st, April 1st. There will be lots of steam era stuff, so ya'll come! Bobby Pitts

Tom Maddens wrote: Which, of course, would be erroneous. Their hatches would be open if they were in ventilator service, not if they were empty. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Bruce Smith wrote: Modeling a specific date, i.e. creating the setting, doesn't mean you need to operate within that setting the same way all the time to be prototypical. In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray

Excluding the IC's routes north from the Big Easy. How much of PRR's bananas came out of Effingham IL? ==================================================== The banana trade is essentially

trains. One visible objective is the Model Railroader is ahead of you on this one. A couple of years ago (in the April issue) they featured a modular standard for modeling abandoned rights of way.

Mike Brock wrote: I do wish you'd cite some other example of what doesn't appeqar someplace. I know of no particular reason why WP boxcars would NOT appear on the UP at a frequency at least equal to

Not at all! Don't believe me? I scheduled my annual medical checkup last January, on Friday the 13th. Hah! (I do wonder about the Apollo 13 moon shot however). (-: Pat Wider two one a (Note

All, Right now I'm hoping to mail out Volume 13 sometime before New Years Eve!!!! At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if Volume 14 comes out before 13, especially if we decide to change printing

Bruce Smith writes: Definitely. The reason is that on the layout we are modeling trains. One could, I suppose, pick a time period in the day when no train was visible and, therefore, NOT model a

Herein lies the fascination. The underlying question is "how random was freight-car movement?" The closest we are to an answer is "somewhat but not totally, and it depends". Some equipment