Were Christmas Trees shipped in reefers? Were insulated boxcars around in enough numbers to be a reasonable alternative? (I model 1952) Did they, reefer loads of Christmas trees,  need to be iced,

Allen, can you post a scan or two in the files area so we can all see what the original looks like? Dave Nelson

They are usually used in a vibrator type machine or at least that's how I've seen them used. Jerry Glow

Rob, There are no types, you'll have to have an ORER handy, if you want to help with making a type table, just left me know. I sure a few people have some railroad's types memorized. -- Allen

Thanks Mike......I agree with you 100%....Bob Slavinski  ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 7:16:25 PM Subject: [STMFC] ADMIN:

I should perhaps note that the reason why the use of the name of a holiday on the STMFC is not permitted except when associated with steam era frt cars has nothing to do with any holiday but simply

Frank - Try Glenbow Archives:   NA-2849-22   Construction of Imperial Oil Calgary Refinery, Ogden, Alberta - 1923   First shipment of crude from Coutts, originating in Montana, United

Folks, I'm trying to figure out what type of hoppers this company used and painted for there company service. Did they have 2 bay or 3 bay hoppers and what color did they paint the cars yellow or

OK, Guys, As Tony Thompson says...the issue about being politically correct is WAY out of bounds for the STMFC. On the STMFC, any name of a United States holiday is completely permissable IF it is

For those of you who are thinking, "Great, but where the hell am I going to get walnut shells and what can I use to grind them into a uniform, small size?"....... They are sold in any fine Hobby Shop

Tim is correct that Coutts is in Alberta. It is on the Canadian Pacific side of the border with GN's route off of the "transcontinental" mainline from Shelby MT. It was - and still is - an active

John Stokes wrote: John, you are wandering WAY off list topic territory. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

It is really important to some people and not to others, which is one of those things great about America. You many be offended by something that I find amusing or inconsequential. Just remember in

A friend in SoCal was an ammo reloader and used walnut shell in a vibrator to clean his brass (probably not recommended for our brass) Jerry Glow

Brian, the earliest photos I have of NYC cars with the extended Gothic stenciling show two box cars with reweigh/repaint dates of BG (Beech Grove) 6-55. They were taken by Will Whittaker on the

" The first you cut in the shape of a (politically incorrect term coming) Christmas tree." Reading this brought to mind Christmas of 1958, my new wife and I had just moved to Loa Angeles, CA in Sept.

I now recall that I used "V-Groove" siding to make my "branches" and did not have to do any additional scribing but now that I think of it, it might not be a bad idea for the most common sizes.

Thanks all for the clarification of the location of Coutts; I guess it`s too much to expect of an Albertan archive to know what towns are in Alberta. The photo shows the cars in a siding that appears

Another gentle abrasive material are pulverized walnut shells. I remember seeing a show about repairing and upgrading Army and Marine HUMVEE's and they were using this material to remove paint. I have

Coutts is in Alberta; Sweetgrass MT is the other side of the border. The route is Great Falls-->Shelby-->Calgary (GN+?) via Coutts/Sweetgrass.