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Re: Off topic question
Todd Sullivan
Clark,
I'm going to offer my suspicions based on the photo you provided. If you count the 'bumps' that show on the ends, there are 10 on the lower panel and 8 on the upper panel, which suggests that the end was a 4-5 dreadnaught end. The roof looks like it has no raised panels and the 'ribs' look like raised carlines (I hope I got the terminology right), which appears to be similar to Yarmouth's Murphy Flat Panel Roof, Part 4238R. Todd Sullivan.
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Re: Perishable Waybills: Always Pink?
Tony Thompson
Guy Wilber may be able to answer. I have not seen any waybills in other colors.
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On May 18, 2019, at 6:34 AM, Mat Thompson <ocrr@...> wrote:
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Re: Perishable Waybills: Always Pink?
Guy Wilber
Bob Chaparro wrote:
Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada
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Re: Off topic question
Bill Welch
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Off topic question
Clark Propst
Sorry to ask about something past the target date of this group, but know Lloyd Keyser is a member and he might be able to answer my question off line?
The attached car was built in the 40s and re-worked at some point. Lloyd has a similar car in the CNW color book, 37000 series. I remember these cars at work, a friend wants to model one, but we don't know what the ends or roof are nor the width of the door. Sorry and thanks, CW Propst
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Re: Perishable Waybills: Always Pink?
Mat Thompson
Interesting thread – were other colors common for other types of loads such as loaded stock cars?
Mat Thompson
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Re: Perishable Waybills: Always Pink?
Tony Thompson
My understanding is that it was only a recommendation. I have seen an IC perishable bill that was white. But I do know that SP and UP used pink, and was told “most roads did.”
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On May 17, 2019, at 8:21 AM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:
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Perishable Waybills: Always Pink?
One source I reviewed said perishable waybills were pink per the AAR. Was this a requirement or a recommendation? Did this practice pre-date the AAR? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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PRR gondola conversion
Eric Hansmann
Bob McGlone converts a Bowser GS gondola to one with drop doors in the latest DeignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2019/05/17/updating-a-bowser-gs-gondola/ Eric Hansmann
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Re: End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Thanks for the info on the CB&Q Wedron, Ill "derailment" fellows. Give that American - LaFrance's chief facility was in Elmira, NY during that period it is most likely that the CV 40 ft. autobox was convenient to use and that the new fire truck was being delivered to some town on the Fox Valley Branch, though this is all conjecture on my part based on my part based upon what has been learned/found. Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
mopacfirst
Google is your friend:
However, I have nothing to do with Facebook so I'll remain blissfully ignorant. Ron Merrick
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Re: End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
William Hirt
Wedron, Illinois, was on the CB&Q Fox Valley Branch which ran from Montgomery, Illinois, just south of Aurora, to Streator, Illinois. High grade fine silica sand was and continues to be the main commodity shipped off the branch. Also in the image is a damaged CB&Q hopper in light gray and chinese red lettering. That would suggest 1960+ for the derailment. Bill Hirt
On 5/16/2019 6:11 AM, Donald B.
Valentine via Groups.Io wrote:
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Re: End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
There were no other details accompanying the photo, unfortunately.
Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Given that this is a CV single sheathed, end door boxcar, Bob, I'd be interested in any details offered with the photo. Can't help but wonder whose new fire truck wasn't delivered as expected. Cordially, Don Valentine
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End Door Boxcar Meets Its End
This image is from the Facebook group, Railroad Images of Bygone Days. The location is Wedron, Illinois. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Photos: Wabash
Jack Mullen
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 08:48 AM, Bruce Smith wrote:
a dirigible is any lighter-than-air craft that is powered and steerableBruce, thanks for pointing that out and perhaps steering this discussion back on course. Barrage balloons used hydrogen as the lifting gas. The two Army helium cars would have served the Army's rather small blimp program, which was discontinued in the late '30s. The larger pool of Navy cars was initially needed to supply the huge rigid airships in the '20s and early '30s, and then expanded with the rapid growth of the blimp fleet in WW2. I'd love to have a helium car model, but there's no reason I can find for one to be on the C&NW in northern Illinois. Guess I'll stick with pickle cars for oddballs. Jack Mullen
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Re: Grand Trunk Western SS Double Door Box Car 585034
Lester Breuer
My post did not take the blog correctly. Please use the following:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/ Lester Breuer
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Grand Trunk Western SS Double Door Box Car 585034
Lester Breuer
I have finished F&C resin flat kit of Grand Trunk Western SS Double Door Box Car 585034 with scratch built Hutchins roof. I have posted photos and writeup of build, details added, paintining, lettering including making waterslide chalk marks decals and weathering with Pan Pastels. The post also includes photos of GTW. 1 1/2 Doors SS Box Car. If you would like to take a look please do at the following link:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com Lester Breuer
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Re: Photos: Wabash
As usual, we digress, but dirigible means airship, NOT necessarily a rigid airship...
“Airship” and “dirigible” are synonyms; a dirigible is any lighter-than-air craft that is powered and steerable, as opposed to free floating like a balloon."
Thus my original posting was actually correct 😉
Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of BRIAN PAUL EHNI <bpehni@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 11:27 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photos: Wabash The key word is dirigible, as opposed to blimp. The Hindenburg was a dirigible (as were the US Navy Akron, Macon, and Shenandoah.)
Blimps have no internal framework. Nor do barrage balloons.
Thanks!
Brian Ehni
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Re: Photos: Wabash
The key word is dirigible, as opposed to blimp. The Hindenburg was a dirigible (as were the US Navy Akron, Macon, and Shenandoah.)
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Blimps have no internal framework. Nor do barrage balloons. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)
On May 14, 2019, at 10:16 PM, Ray Breyer via Groups.Io <rtbsvrr69@...> wrote:
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