I suggest that you all look at "Southern Pacific Freight Cars, Vol 3".  There are a number of photos taken in the 1950's of flat cars loaded with steel pipe See pages 244,  257,  267 and

I have started a photo album, if approved for photos of loads of pipe on railroad cars.  I loaded a photo of a ML&T flat car with a load of corrugated pipe circa 1914.  Early for most of you, but

That's what I was talking about. But is "Fernco" a trade name? Doesn't sound like a generic term. I think we'd better drop this anyhow, Sheriff Brock is very humorless these days, and I'm

--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote:From: Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee@...>Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Pipe loads on the cheapTo:

Jack Burgess wrote: There exist photos, I think at CSRM, of this pipe loaded in box cars. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

In discussing pipe types and modeling them, we need to keep a couple of things in mind. First, which types of pipe were not manufactured locally and thus might be shipped by rail? Iron pipe might be

I've heard that term, yes. But it doesn't ring right on my ear, so I think there is probably another term. "Pressure fitting?" "Pressure connector?" Something like that. SGL ,

Not necessarily. Both steel pipe and concrete pipe can be joined for some non-pressure uses (drain lines, for instance) with a band which is drawn tight around the pipe. There is a

I'm in the process of changing my email over to Comcast. If you would like me to add you as a contact please reply to? toddchorton@...?? Thanks for your time

Are you thinking of a saddle clamp? These are primarily used to repair breaks without removing the line. Rich Orr

Don't most of these construction pipes have a bell on one end? Ed

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Is this the pipe load we are discussing? Life-Like Products - SceneMaster Flat Car Loads http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/433-1510 It is described as "steel pipe,"

Allen, Here is a link to a PQ Corp web page with a company history. It touches on the products manufactured by Philadelphia Quartz...now known as PQ

I just uploaded to NYC tables, showing Storage Charges on LCL freight, and a chart to assist in figuring out how many days had elapsed. These tables are from 1939. The are on the obverse and reverse

Hi I just uploaded a copy of a document about how yardmasters should make car selections with respect to what district the car's home road is in. I am sometimes graced with a short sojourn with

Yeh, I missed that... Yes I wouldn't have flown off the handle like that if I'd noticed it was an NMRA project -- my Dad left me quite a collection of NMRA foobies... along with the odd regional NMRA

Tim O'Connor wrote: All true, and well said too; but in this case it's a Division of the NMRA. Are we surprised here? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

It's been commented on (and lamented) here in the past that some "Historical Societies" produce historically bogus stuff to raise money. But here we have not only the wrong car, but it's painted

Sorry guys but I think that ragging on the NMRA Division is a bit harsh as they went to the historical society for help. Sure they should have done more research and probably were looking to sell