On 2nd thought, wouldnt they need to update the waybill to reflect the route used, so the brc/ihb/eje would get there cut. Allen via Yahoo! Mail on Android

Tony, I agree, in general waybills, did not specify a route though Chicago, but sometimes they did. Bob Bowes transcribed a bunch of waybills on the Wabash list. Sampling Nash Lumber, (summer 1954) PM

Charles, Your web site gives spinning gears, what does the miles turn out to be via Wab AA GBW ... -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Bill, The map I have, which I will send you off line. It's between Warren & Michigan ave,/st. East of PM main. I see something called Fullerton Engine Terminal, near Schaffer Rd Let's take this off li

Steve writes: True, but they past cars on to the PRR & Wabash per the Union Belt agreement. -- Some Union Belt operations stories circa mid 1920s http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stories/UnionBel

Al, The Pennsy Yard (Oakman) was a bit further north, Zone 15 in the Union Belt of Detroit. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Saturday, Februa

Guy, The Rouge plant had the PM on the East side and MC on West and North sides, the PM was part of the Union Belt of Detroit (PM,PRR,Wabash), and this was Zone 11. PM switched it, but Way-Bills origi

Eric, I have a log entries for five in October, '47 in Northern California . -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:49 PM

Pierre, Not that you would see them in Ontario , but how about a UCR gon ? or maybe Chad could make a replacement end with vertical braces for the ulrich gons -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO [Non-text port

Tony, I have no way to judge, whether it was common or not, to specify a route through Chicago. But I do have a few examples Bob Bowes collection. And they are all over the place. Date, carown,nmbr, D

John, I don't think you have to be that explicit in the St. Louis switching district. But my '49 ORER shows the Wabash connects to MRS via TRRA or MP. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ______________________

Tony, no freight car content so... Richard's book only shows WP mallet & FTs, all steam on the GN side in '47. But on the other hand, Was there an interchange point on PFE traffic between SP &WP? I fi

John, Is it written in caps/lower case or cursive? Having gone thru 10,000 entries in a Yard book, sometimes there are clerical errors. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ To:

Dave, thanks to your database, in Oct 1947 the following passed through Bieber CA 229 DRGW 40000-42500 GS 142 UCR 20000-21999 GS 133 DRGW 70000-70699 GS 115 DRGW 71000-71999 GS 98 DRGW 45000-45499 GS

Tim, The vertical lines of the H are faint such that it could be S+PX, cause a little loop in the center, but that did help, I also tried GHPX because I've seen some pretty sloppy cursive Gs , It seem

Hi, I could use some help identifying a couple of cars that don't show up in my Oct '49 ORER. AAR type, length/doorsize cuft, capacity they could be transcription errors. SHPX 36159 SOO 22647 correcte

8< These show up moving North out of Bieber CA in Oct-Dec '47, I'm guessing Logs to Klamath mills.

The NKP/GTW/B&O/Wabash all served the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant in La Porte county, Indiana (near US 6 & US 35) Allen Rueter

Tony, Via Staffan Ehnbom, some photos of yours, of GN 69500-999 log flats. May I use them in a GNRHS goat reference sheet? Did you or do you know who took them? About a 1000 of these came south to Bei

What traffic? use CTA/Metra, I took Amtrak into Union Station & Metra to Lisle. $52 r/t Thanks to those who drove, I did bum a few rides. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO