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Re: One wonky boxcar
Garth Groff or Sally Sanford <sarahsan@...>
Friends,
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I took a photo of ACY 3024 in San Diego circa 1977, probably on its way to the museum in Campo or being stored for later movement. If anyone needs same, I will share an e-version. PLEASE CONTACT ME OFF-LIST (I will not respond unless the request is off-list). I wondered why this car was there. Now I know. Thanks much, Eric. Yours Aye, Garth Groff On 12/1/17 2:12 PM, Eric Lombard
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Re: Reciprocal Switching Agreements
Dave Nelson
I looked at that report… very interesting.
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Q: Was coal from mine to offsite washing/crushing plant to end customer in any way similar to grain storage to flour mill to end customer? IIRC there were either special tariffs or waybills for the later. Dave Nelson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
On 11/30/2017 9:52 PM, Allen Rueter allen_282@... [STMFC] wrote:
Jeff search for "coal report of illinois"1955 at babel.hathitrust.org It does show mines served by more than one railroad. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: One wonky boxcar
Tim, Scott, Eric... Yes, there were two additional series that had wood ends, similar or identical side patterns, and the same internal dimensions : AC&Y 3000-3149 wood ends with 4 posts, leased 3-1941, but delivery extended through war reaching 149 as 3001-3149 by 7-1945. Lease renewed 2-1963, 15 active in 1-1970, and #3142, last active car retired 10-1971. Five cars reside at Mid-Continent: #3011, 3016, 3048, 3061, 3081, and one, #3024, at Pacific Southwest Railroad Musem, Campo, CA. AC&Y 3175-3199 wood ends with 4 posts, renumbered 1959 from MRS 8000-8024? This is circumstantial based on ORER counts and dimensions. Lease renewal 2-1963. 19 cars active 7-1965, 1 in 1-1970, gone by 7-1970.
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:34 PM, 'Eric Hansmann' eric@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Re: One wonky boxcar
Eric Hansmann
Nevermind. I just found Eric Lombard’s latest post on this matter.
And so it goes.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
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Has anyone referenced an ORER from this time frame to determine if these AC&Y cars are Mather owned? Check the notes of the AC&Y entry for repair instructions and/or billing.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
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Re: One wonky boxcar
Eric Hansmann
Has anyone referenced an ORER from this time frame to determine if these AC&Y cars are Mather owned? Check the notes of the AC&Y entry for repair instructions and/or billing.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
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Re: Reciprocal Switching Agreements
Jeffrey White
Thanks Allen. I'm still trying to figure out how the cars owned by the railroad that wasn't switching the mine were handled. Jeff
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Alma IL On 11/30/2017 9:52 PM, Allen Rueter
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Re: One wonky boxcar
Eric
I have a photo scan from Soph Marty (deceased) of ACY #3003, which appears to be an identical car except that it has wood ends. Were some cars from the #3003 "series" rebuilt and renumbered as 3150-3174? Also found these scans from Ebay: #3044, #3075, #3086. All of them match #3003 in design. Some photos are late 1950's so they do overlap 3150-3174. Tim O'Connor Good Morning, Scott... My resources indicate this car, AC&Y 3152, is as you first suspected, is a Mather car and is out of AC&Y 3150-3174, 25 cars, leased 1954. The lease was renewed in Feb. 1962. In Jan. 1970 there were 10 cars in service and the last, #3153, was retired Oct. 1971. Two cars, #3151, 3161, were donated to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI. By 2016 they were being used as storage sheds at that location. I agree, amalgam of Improved Dreadnaught ends coupled a single-wood-sheathed construction and a unique post and brace pattern are indeed "Wonky". Eric Lombard h ttps://www.ebay.com/itm/222734320396
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Re: LV Oak Island Yard 1939
Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi Chuck, Ben, and List Members,
For those interested, the Library of Congress original can be found at the
link below.
Download the TIF version, and the level of detail is hard to believe.
Claus Schlund
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Subject: Re: [STMFC] LV Oak Island Yard 1939 Chuck
Davis wrote:
"Here’s a link to a Shorpy photo titled: rail yard, Newark, April 1939." http://www.shorpy.com/node/22788?size=_original#caption We still have issues with
giving credit where credit is due: it's NOT a "Shorpy photo", but one from the
Library of Congress' Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information
collection, the entirety of which has been digitized and is available online at
https://www.loc.gov/collections/?sp=3 .
Shorpy does a wonderful job of
bringing these images to light, but don't think for a minute that they're from
some never-seen collection of the owner of that blog.
Ben Hom
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Re: One wonky boxcar
Good Morning, Scott... My resources indicate this car, AC&Y 3152, is as you first suspected, is a Mather car and is out of AC&Y 3150-3174, 25 cars, leased 1954. The lease was renewed in Feb. 1962. In Jan. 1970 there were 10 cars in service and the last, #3153, was retired Oct. 1971. Two cars, #3151, 3161, were donated to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI. By 2016 they were being used as storage sheds at that location. I agree, amalgam of Improved Dreadnaught ends coupled a single-wood-sheathed construction and a unique post and brace pattern are indeed "Wonky".
On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Scott Chatfield blindog@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Re: LV Oak Island Yard 1939
Tony Thompson
Ben Hom wrote:
Well said, Ben, and let's not ignore that the image was created by Arthur Rothstein, one of the many giants of photography employed by FSA /OWI . If you'd like to know more about his accomplishments, just Google his name. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: LV Oak Island Yard 1939
Benjamin Hom
Chuck Davis wrote: "Here’s a link to a Shorpy photo titled: rail yard, Newark, April 1939." http://www.shorpy.com/node/22788?size=_original#caption We still have issues with giving credit where credit is due: it's NOT a "Shorpy photo", but one from the Library of Congress' Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information collection, the entirety of which has been digitized and is available online at https://www.loc.gov/collections/?sp=3 . Shorpy does a wonderful job of bringing these images to light, but don't think for a minute that they're from some never-seen collection of the owner of that blog. Ben Hom
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Re: LV Oak Island Yard 1939
And notice the difference in gondola widths!
Thanks! -- Brian Ehni
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LV Oak Island Yard 1939
Layout Tour
Here’s a link to a Shorpy photo titled: rail yard, Newark, April 1939. I think many of you will find interesting if you haven’t seen it, and a friend believes this is the Lehigh Valley’s Oak Island yard. The LV hopper interiors really jumped out at me, especially the variations in the interior bracing and ends. Too bad it didn’t catch the whole interior on the 1st car with the wood slope sheet. The interiors of the RDG and other gondolas also provide some great ideas for modeling the junk left in them.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/22788?size=_original#caption Chuck Davis Norfolk, VA
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Test only. Do not reply
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Mike Brock
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One wonky boxcar
D. Scott Chatfield
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ACY-Box-Car-Wood-Outside-Braced-35mm-Dup-Slide/222734320396 At first glance the C-channel diagonals make me think Mather but I don't recall any Mather boxcars with Dreadnaught ends. The verticals are funky too. A pair of T-sections riveted together to make an H-section? And what's with the diagonals on the panels beside the door? This is not the place to change truss designs.... Scott Chatfield
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Re: ADMIN: Hotel rates at Prototype Rails 2018
Jeff Aley writes: “My, my. I haven’t seen this level of inflamed feelings on STMFC in a long time. I think it will come as no surprise to anyone when I say that THIS TOPIC IS NOW CLOSED. Violators will have their posts moderated.”
Absolutely. Note that “Announcements about prototype modeling events are within scope” but, to be sure, that “scope” does not include the level of “heat” addressed by Jeff. Essentially, processes used by the host’s operations team to put on the event are the business of the host..not the attendee population.. Furthermore, note the STMFC rule: “Members are expected to conduct themselves in a gentlemanly manner.”
Now, I realize that this might be difficult for some but…please try. One last thing, don’t assume that all MR associated events are conducted in the same way.
Mike Brock
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Re: CN 50 foot Express Auto Cars
Ah, yes! I have a scan of GTW #11498 - with an end door too - and it is stenciled "through baggage" and rides on some type of "Commonwealth trucks", possibly GSC. Tim O'Connor I am trying to verify the identity of an express boxcar shown in a photo of a Monon train. The car appears to have a CN paint scheme, it is 50ft, double door, end door car with what look like GSC express trucks. Was there such a car on the CN? Not CN, but think GTW... Ian Cranstone
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Re: Reciprocal Switching Agreements
Allen Rueter
Jeff search for "coal report of illinois"1955 at babel.hathitrust.org It does show mines served by more than one railroad. Do you know of any coal tariffs for the IC or CB&Q? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO
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Re: Hotel rates at Prototype Rails 2018
Tim:
I run the NMRA national conventions. Making our hotel room obligations gets us the meeting rooms for free. Computers, microphones, projectors all come out of registration. Some hotels require union electricians hook up the AV every day and store it each night. Making your room night obligation makes a convention affordable. Don’t make it and you will pay for the meeting space.
So using the convention hotel makes the convention possible.
Bob Amsler Saint Louis, Missouri
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Re: CN 50 foot Express Auto Cars
Ian Cranstone
Not CN, but think GTW...
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