CDs. what you are looking for other than by labor-intensive means. Hi Claus This is superb! Thank you very much for doing this and making it available to us all. Best wishes, Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wy

section Tim Gilbert also compiled another file that may be pertinent to this discussion. Tim describes it in STMFC message #60459 as follows: I will add to the files of the STEFA group ( http://groups

Hi Folks While rummaging through the attic of the Laramie Depot, I came across a box of Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Books. There are 128 of them, mostly from June, 1937, to August, 1938. I

Hi Folks This is a summary report of a Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book by a conductor named Ferguson. It covers the dates from May 13, 1938, to June 21, 1938. During these 40 days, Conduc

--- In STMFC@..., "Mike Brock" <brockm@...> wrote: "I assume the train would be iced at Laramie although I don't know the tempature in Laramie which could be anything within 40° and 75° at

Hi Folks Here is some more information about Ferguson's Freight Conductors' Train Book, May 13, 1938, to June 21, 1938. Ferguson listed the railroad and car number for 1,938 cars in his Train Book (of

--- In STMFC@..., "Mike Brock" <brockm@...> wrote: The PM is a puzzle. Could these be PRR? Hi Mike These puzzled me too, so I checked the car numbers against the ORER for January, 1938: Al

"As the saying goes, you 'eat the elephant one bite at a time'". Tom Madden Thanks for the very nice letter, Tom. It will help keep my spirits up as I chomp away at the elephant. Best wishes, Larry Os

Hi Everyone Here are a few details about the contents of the cars from Ferguson's Freight Conductors' Train Book, May 13 to June 21, 1938. He listed the railroad and car number for 1,938 cars, and the

Hi All Cantaloupe makes sense - they were carried in PFE reefers - but I double checked the spelling, and it still comes out "Cats", or possibly "Cots". Thanks for the various suggestions: Cantaloupe,

Hi Dave All of your suggestions are good ones. Thank you very much. Once I have transcribed a couple more of the books, and have a feel for what is involved, I'll ask for help from volunteers. The boo

Ferguson used "Mdse" for this. Could be - makes sense. No, it was eastbound to Omaha, probably for transfer elsewhere. Best wishes, Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wyoming

Apricots makes sense. Thanks Tony Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wyoming

Hi Folks While I was transcribing Ferguson's Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book, May 13 to June 21, 1938, into an Excel file, I noticed that there appeared to be relatively more auto cars th

Hi Folks I recently found 128 Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Books in the attic of the Laramie Depot, and earlier summarized the contents of Conductor Ferguson's Train Book, May-June, 1938. H

Hi Everyone Here are the contents of the cars listed in Conductor Fraley's Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book, 9/12/1938 to 10/18/1938. During this time period Fraley rode 43 trains on the U

Hi Everyone Here is a summary of a Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book recorded by a U.P. conductor named Fitz from September 16, 1938 to October 24, 1938. During this time period Conductor F

Hi Rod All of the CDLX cars were of type "T" (tank), and all were westbound empties with destination "SP". They were on four separate trains with dates 10/9/1938, 10/14/1938, 10/17/1938 (two cars, tog

Hi Folks When is the grain rush? The reason I ask is that for the next Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book I transcribe I would like to choose a report that includes the grain rush. My Train

Thanks to everyone who contributed to answering my question about "When is the grain rush"? My understanding from the various answers is that the grain rush is a local, or at most regional, activity,