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Re: Date of Change in NYC Painting Practice (was Intermountain kits)
John, with regard to your interesting observations and speculations on
paint, the development of synthetic enamels was, indeed, a major
breakthrough. Prior to that, railroad paint shops mixed their
John, with regard to your interesting observations and speculations on
paint, the development of synthetic enamels was, indeed, a major
breakthrough. Prior to that, railroad paint shops mixed their
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Richard Hendrickson
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#144
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Re: SP Overnight scheme
Richard Hendrickson wrote
HO kits are available for SP boxcars:
B-50-1/2/4/6/9/12/12A/13/14/15/16/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29/30
That should be easy enough to remember! ;o)
Now if we could
Richard Hendrickson wrote
HO kits are available for SP boxcars:
B-50-1/2/4/6/9/12/12A/13/14/15/16/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29/30
That should be easy enough to remember! ;o)
Now if we could
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Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>
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#145
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Re: Date of Change in NYC Painting Practice (was Intermountain kits)
Richard - Yes, there must have been some improvement
in paints in the early '50's, as autos went from somber maroons, dark blues
and greens, cream, light gray, or black, to brighter colors. (Period
Richard - Yes, there must have been some improvement
in paints in the early '50's, as autos went from somber maroons, dark blues
and greens, cream, light gray, or black, to brighter colors. (Period
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John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
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#146
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Re: Date of Change in NYC Painting Practice (was Intermountain kits)
PS - I had thought it was copper oxide that made the Pullman Green, too, but
Arthur Dubin in Kalmbach's Pullman Painting Guide said that Pullman combined
the yellow of rural dirt with the black of the
PS - I had thought it was copper oxide that made the Pullman Green, too, but
Arthur Dubin in Kalmbach's Pullman Painting Guide said that Pullman combined
the yellow of rural dirt with the black of the
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John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
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#147
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Re: Date of Change in NYC Painting Practice (was Intermountain kits)
"Stafford F. Swain" <sswain@...> wrote:
Indeed, the conventional wisdom among modern-day followers
of the NYC is that this was a wartime economy move. Black
returned to NYC freights cars
"Stafford F. Swain" <sswain@...> wrote:
Indeed, the conventional wisdom among modern-day followers
of the NYC is that this was a wartime economy move. Black
returned to NYC freights cars
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Jeff English
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#148
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Re: SP Overnight scheme
Richard Hendrickson wrote:
Richard forgets what I know he is well acquainted with: the ORIGINAL
scheme for the Overnight cars was all black with orange lettering and
striping, used before WW II.
Richard Hendrickson wrote:
Richard forgets what I know he is well acquainted with: the ORIGINAL
scheme for the Overnight cars was all black with orange lettering and
striping, used before WW II.
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thompson@...
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#149
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Re: SP Overnight scheme
Quibble, quibble. Of COURSE I know what the "original" overnight scheme
was, but it was never applied to B-50-24s. My point was to differentiate
the original scheme applied to those cars from the
Quibble, quibble. Of COURSE I know what the "original" overnight scheme
was, but it was never applied to B-50-24s. My point was to differentiate
the original scheme applied to those cars from the
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Richard Hendrickson
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#150
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Re: SP Overnight scheme
You guys might know what the ORIGINAL scheme was, prior to WWII, but I
don't. MDC offers their SS 40 foot
7 panel Pratt truss car in an overnight black scheme, and while I know the
car itself is too
You guys might know what the ORIGINAL scheme was, prior to WWII, but I
don't. MDC offers their SS 40 foot
7 panel Pratt truss car in an overnight black scheme, and while I know the
car itself is too
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John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
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#151
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New file uploaded to STMFC
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC
group.
File : /Rutland1950.xls
Uploaded by :
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC
group.
File : /Rutland1950.xls
Uploaded by :
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STMFC@...
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#152
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Rutland data posted
As a favor to Jeff English, I included the Rutland data in some copying I
did this afternoon -- transfered it to my standard excel format for this
kind of data and posted it to the files list here at
As a favor to Jeff English, I included the Rutland data in some copying I
did this afternoon -- transfered it to my standard excel format for this
kind of data and posted it to the files list here at
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Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...>
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#153
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Re: Rutland data posted
"Dave & Libby Nelson" <muskoka@...> wrote:
Thank you.
Um, I'll let you know when I find some time to study it.
Besides the holiday busy times, for the last couple of days my ISP
seems
"Dave & Libby Nelson" <muskoka@...> wrote:
Thank you.
Um, I'll let you know when I find some time to study it.
Besides the holiday busy times, for the last couple of days my ISP
seems
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Jeff English
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#155
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Re: CA Wine in NY (was "TW" reefer designation)
Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote:
AFAIK, the only NY wineries that bring in CA wine are the
larger corporate operations such as Taylor. There is a
considerable wine industry
Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote:
AFAIK, the only NY wineries that bring in CA wine are the
larger corporate operations such as Taylor. There is a
considerable wine industry
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Jeff English
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#154
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Re: CA Wine in NY (was "TW" reefer designation)
Jeff,
Perhaps New York wine no longer moves by rail today (or even much
California wine for that matter, except perhaps from mega-producers like
Gallo), but at one time Taylor and Great Western did a
Jeff,
Perhaps New York wine no longer moves by rail today (or even much
California wine for that matter, except perhaps from mega-producers like
Gallo), but at one time Taylor and Great Western did a
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Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...>
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#156
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Other stuff I came across
Thought I'd add a description of the material I was working with yesterday
at Stanford:
1) Carload Waybill Analysis, 1950 - State to state distribution of Products
of Forests.
2) Carload Waybill
Thought I'd add a description of the material I was working with yesterday
at Stanford:
1) Carload Waybill Analysis, 1950 - State to state distribution of Products
of Forests.
2) Carload Waybill
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Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...>
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#157
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Re: CA Wine in NY (was "TW" reefer designation)
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Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...>
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#158
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Re: CA Wine in NY (was "TW" reefer designation)
Jeff English wrote (defensively):
Been there, done that. Some are, indeed, acceptable (barely). And, as I
certainly haven't had the opportunity to try all of them, it's entirely
possible that there
Jeff English wrote (defensively):
Been there, done that. Some are, indeed, acceptable (barely). And, as I
certainly haven't had the opportunity to try all of them, it's entirely
possible that there
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Richard Hendrickson
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#159
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Re: Other stuff I came across
There were PFE cars dedicated to this service (That is, labelled "Banana
Service") between L.A. Harbor and Vernon, a tiny industrial city near the
southeast corner of central Los Angeles.
There were PFE cars dedicated to this service (That is, labelled "Banana
Service") between L.A. Harbor and Vernon, a tiny industrial city near the
southeast corner of central Los Angeles.
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Ed Workman <eworkman@...>
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#160
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Re: Other stuff I came across
Dave Nelson writes:
lower for the other 59%? I'm also curious about bauxite. There are photos of
a bauxite train...loaded in box cars no less...going west over Sherman Hill
in the 50s. Wonder what
Dave Nelson writes:
lower for the other 59%? I'm also curious about bauxite. There are photos of
a bauxite train...loaded in box cars no less...going west over Sherman Hill
in the 50s. Wonder what
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Mike Brock <brockm@...>
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#161
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Re: Other stuff I came across
Major aluminum plants were constructed on the Columbia River ( near The
Dalles for one) to support WWII aircraft production...lots of electricity
required
Major aluminum plants were constructed on the Columbia River ( near The
Dalles for one) to support WWII aircraft production...lots of electricity
required
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Ed Workman <eworkman@...>
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#162
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Re: Other stuff I came across
Mike Brock wrote:
Mike, in the 1950s some Bauxite was mined in the southeastern US, but the
most important source was Jamaica, with Jamaican Bauxite being transported
by ship to Gulf Coast ports.
Mike Brock wrote:
Mike, in the 1950s some Bauxite was mined in the southeastern US, but the
most important source was Jamaica, with Jamaican Bauxite being transported
by ship to Gulf Coast ports.
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Richard Hendrickson
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#163
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