Re: Railway express agency (was LCL)
Stic Harris
Good evening,
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I’ve found a pretty good education from: Railway Express Agency: An Overview - VS RosemanStic Harris Sent from Stic's iPad
On Aug 8, 2019, at 21:59, steve_wintner via Groups.Io <steve_wintner@...> wrote:
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Railway express agency (was LCL)
steve_wintner
Since LCL is being discussed in another thread, I thought I'd ask a related question - can anyone summarize REA ops, or suggest some books or resources?
I have heard it described as "UPS by rail", but struggle to understand that. Between large cities, sure, or along the lines between them. Chicago to Mundelein or Deerfield IL, for example. And often as head end traffic on passenger trains. But how did REA go about shipping, a few parcels to small towns on branch lines? They wouldn't have an REA car full, clearly. I imagine the REA parcels got loaded in with other LCL on the railroads own cars (or trucks), as being discussed in that thread? Would it have been handled by the local passenger train, or freight, or was it simply whatever came by next? Or would it have likely been delivered by REA trucks? Thanks - Puzzled in Seattle
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Rock Island & CNW Rebuilt USRA Box Car Detailed Drawings Needed
All,
I know the shake n take kit was done a few years ago and that there are drawings in the car cyclopedias. Working on an O scale master and I have been unable to find detailed enough drawings to determine the cross section of the sides and how they were attached to the existing frames of the car. Does anyone have a detailed general arrangement, erection drawing or anything to give me the bread crumbs to get me there? Thank in advance, Ross Dando Meridian, Idaho
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Re: Metal Wheels
Aley, Jeff A
A tedious, but not impossible, solution is to remove the plastic wheels from their axles, and press on suitable metal wheels. I think it was Dennis Storzek who pointed out that pressing on an insulated wheel is easier than pressing on one that is not insulated.
It occurs to me that, in the absence of Reboxx, it would be helpful to have a chart of metal wheelsets and their axle lengths. For example, we know that Tangent 33” wheels have 1.002” axles. And we know that Intermountain have 1.006” axles.
Reboxx has a chart of trucks and the corresponding “ideal” axle length. So we can see that Tangent wheels would be ideal for Eastern Car Works ACF Express Reefer 9041 n/a 33-1-1.000 23 Eastern Car Works Barber S-2 Roller Bearing 9054 n/a 33-1-1.000 25 Eastern Car Works Bettendorf RB Conversion 9056 9 33-1-1.000 27 Eastern Car Works Dalman Two Level 9061 4 33-1-1.000 25 Eastern Car Works National C-1 Roller Bearing 9060 n/a 33-1-1.000 24 Eastern Car Works National Super C-1 100T RB 9062 0 33-1-1.000 27 Ertl Bettendorf 7 33-1-1.000 23 InterMountain Andrews w/plastic wheel 15 33-1-1.000 27 Old Pullman Andrews black label 40011 2 33-1-1.000 19
And we can see that Intermountain would be ideal for Accurail Bettendorf 0100 12 33-1-1.010 22 E & C Barber S-2 w/metal wheels 0 33-1-1.010 15 Eastern Car Works 6 Wheel Buckeye Roller Bearing 9073/9083 n/a 33-1-1.010 14 Eastern Car Works 6 wheel Commonwealth Int. Pedestal 9071/9081 n/a 33-1-1.010 22 Eastern Car Works Bettendorf Friction Bearing 9053 10 33-1-1.010 16 Eastern Car Works Buckeye Friction Bearing 9072/9082 n/a 33-1-1.010 22 InterMountain Accurail Bettendorf w/metal wheels 18 33-1-1.010 22 InterMountain ASF 50T w/metal wheels, rigid 33-1-1.010 21 Mantua Bettendorf E1 18 33-1-1.010 19 Perfect Bettendorf talgo 444 10 33-1-1.010 18 Red Caboose T-Section Bettendorf equalized
Regards,
-Jeff
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On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via Groups.Io
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2019 1:08 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Metal Wheels
The problem with bowser wheels is they only come in code 110 and wheel face looks nothing like a real wheel. Same problem as the ugly BLI wheels on their tank cars. Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Metal Wheels
The problem with bowser wheels is they only come in code 110 and wheel face looks nothing like a real wheel. Same problem as the ugly BLI wheels on their tank cars.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Aug 8, 2019, at 3:48 PM, Alexander Schneider Jr <aschneiderjr@...> wrote:
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Re: Trouble shooting a freight car
Jared Harper
thanks! Jared
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Re: Trouble shooting a freight car
Jared Harper
Yes.
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Re: Metal Wheels
Alexander Schneider Jr
I just ordered three packages of direct replacement metal wheelsets from Bowser. Item 40198, $20. Alex Schneider
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Re: CV 41000-41499
Steve SANDIFER
I have photos of this car also if you need them.
J. Stephen Sandifer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave Parker via Groups.Io
Brian:
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Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
Dennis Storzek
On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 09:44 AM, Tim O'Connor wrote:
Mike, I don't think Dennis meant it died instantly. It was a slow death. ;-)Tim has that exactly right. I didn't mean to imply that the scene changed overnight, but that the die was cast at the end of WWII when the ICC didn't object to substituting highway haulage to serve all the far flung rural stations. Much more efficient to have one driver spend the day loading and unloading packages than the five man local crew spending the time. It is interesting to note from Doug's M&StL photos how initially the roads wanted the contractor's trucks to look like railroad owned equipment, even though it was only hired. The Soo Line also did this; the Gross Common Carriers equipment used in Wisconsin were painted orabge and maroon with large Soo Line "dollar sign" heralds and the slogan "THE ROAD OF SERVICE" the length of the trailer. I believe the tractors also carried heralds on the doors. Can't find a pic on the web, but did fine these listings for items in the holdings of the Minneapolis Historical Society: 40-39-b: Wisconsin Central: Gross Common Carrier Lease of 50 Trailers to Wisconsin Central, 1956-1961. 40-39-c: LCL Handled in Piggy-back Operations by ... Also This item: 12-1-2: Athens Branch - Study of Substitution Truck Service, 1945. That's right as the war was ending. My point was the classic look of LCL operation, the route car handled in the local freights, was quickly going the way of the dodo, starting immediately after the end of WWII. Dennis Storzek
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Re: Less Than Carload Shipments
Just to note - freight houses are not exclusively for LCL. A new small freight house was built in Grafton MA in the 1990's for the Grafton & Upton right off Conrail's main line. It was built for rail to truck transfers. The G&U has gradually expanded services at that location and is very active today. Tim O'Connor
On 8/8/2019 9:46 AM, William Hirt wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
We tend to forget about the complex regulatory climate before Staggers. Not only the ICC - which strictly regulated INTER-STATE rail and truck services, but every state's "Public Utility Commission" regulated INTRA-STATE transportation. Trucking companies regularly sued railroads that they perceived as enchroaching on their territory. If you ever study the various "plans" that existed for piggyback service by the late 1950's, you find out that some piggyback plans could be used between state A and state B, but not between state A and state C. I'm certain that coordinated railway-truck service was equally messy. Tim O'Connor
On 8/7/2019 11:20 PM, James SANDIFER wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Less Than Carload Shipments
William Hirt
I've watching this with interest. There used to be a Yahoo Group called LCL_Ops_Modeling, but I have not seen any traffic for sometime. Randy Williamson had a web site that had lots of good LCL info, but I see it is no longer available. I've attached two Excel files that Randy created with input from various members of the LCL list. One is interline LCL traffic during the 1940s and the second being interline LCL traffic in the 1950s. The CB&Q built a new freight house in North Kansas City in the early 1960's, so there were still railroads that were into LCL during the late periods of this list even though it was obvious to management such traffic was going away. Bill Hirt
On 8/5/2019 7:07 PM, Bob Chaparro via
Groups.Io wrote:
Appreciating that there may still be some less-than-carload business on the rails, when were the railroads substantially out of the LCL business?
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Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
Steve SANDIFER
What I see is that short distant LCL was hauled by truck, but long distance remained on rail through the 1960s. Santa Fe advertised their LCL business as coordinated rail-truck. All service by the Santa Fe to Denver, El Paso, Topeka, Tulsa, and Wichita was coordinated rail-truck by 1946. The Interstate highway system was not yet developed in the 50s. St. Joseph’s Traffic (Missouri)
St. Joseph, Missouri, north of Kansas City, was the end of the line for Santa Fe. It was also a major livestock destination for the railroad. I have records prepared by the ATSF comparing March, 1939, with March, 1945, to show the benefits of combined rail-truck L. C. L. service. St. Joseph was a minor freight house which, in 1939, shipped 7 merchandise rail cars directly to other freight houses in Atchison, Topeka, Emporia, Hutchinson, Wichita, Arkansas City, and Kansas City. A total of 218 cars were shipped in March, 1939. In March, 1945, that number had been reduced to 10 special cars due to the use of Santa Fe Trail Transportation. In addition, cargo was delivered much faster. One of the examples given was Emporia. In 1939, Emporia was the regional hub which provided l.c.l. forwarding for the Superior and Osborne lines, Howard branch, Little River, Galatia branch, Newton and stations up to but not including Hutchinson. Merchandise for the area serviced by Emporia would leave St. Joseph in the evening and arrive first morning in Emporia. It then had to be sorted for other points, providing 2nd day delivery to many. Since some lines only received tri-weekly service, like the Howard branch, this often meant 3rd day delivery for a distance of only 150 miles. In 1945 all traffic out of St. Joseph was handled by truck. 155 of the 177 routes had a one day improvement in delivery. 15 had a two day improvement. Only 7 saw no improvement with the use of coordinate rail-truck shipments.
The MP Eagle Merchandise Service began in 1951 as did the B&O Timesaver. Santa Fe built a new freight depot at Corwith in 1952 with a capacity of 156 cars. This was in addition to two other Santa Fe freight houses at Corwith – total capacity of 392 cars. Santa Fe built a new freight house at Argentine in 1959, so there was still an active desire to handle LCL, but in coordinated truck-rail through the 60s.
Santa Fe exited the LCL business in 1972 and all freight houses were retired.
J. Stephen Sandifer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:33 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
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Re: WTB- Unbuilt Sunshine Rr-46 74.13 or 74.14
Scott
The kit has been located.
Thank you! Scott McDonald
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WTB- Unbuilt Sunshine Rr-46 74.13 or 74.14
Scott
Looking to buy an unstarted Sunshine Rr-46 kit. I don't mind which one it is of the two. Please reply off list.
Thank you Scott McDonald
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Re: I believe this is an Armour reefer - can anyone confirm or refute?
Most likely an early Armour P/L scheme. See attached photo.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of al_brown03
Left of the door looks to me like "Armour" over "Refrigerator" over "Line". I imagine the logo to the right of the door advertises some product.
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Re: WP Dispatch Service [was Less Than Carload Shipments]
Bob Webber
& branchline did the kit in HO with lettering....Somewhere I have the original ad for the cars - and have 4 of the Branchline cars
Grey - btw - the MP Eagle LCL cars also were grey not white. At 03:32 AM 8/7/2019, Garth Groff wrote: Fred,Bob Webber
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Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
Here is a scan of the M&StL’s LCL Schedule, circa 1952, the year the green boxcars were painted. The MSTL had trucking firms contracted to handle LCL service in many smaller communities. Brady trucking of Fort Dodge was the company used in Iowa. Spellacy was the company used in Minnesota. The MSTL also had a fleet of trucks for this service.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:33 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Less Than Carload Shipments
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Re: I believe this is an Armour reefer - can anyone confirm or refute?
al_brown03
Left of the door looks to me like "Armour" over "Refrigerator" over "Line". I imagine the logo to the right of the door advertises some product.
Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.
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