Let's note in all fairness to Malcolm that much of what has been discussed in the past on this list is ACTUAL operating people's experience and attitudes. What top management thought or TRIED to do is

Posted by: "Paul" Malcolm I guess the first thing to do is that we need to agree to disagree. It appears that your experience with the Central was different than mine with the SP. You have not stated

Posted by: "Paul" Malcolm: I have never indicated that these agreements were a legally enforceable contract; again you're in the theory world I was in the real world. ========================== I have

Despite my possibly negative appearing comments about emoty car waybills, actually I think the discipline that they impose on the operation is good. As I reflect on the empty distribution by locals si

Posted by: "Russ Strodtz" > Yes, all empty cars had to move on waybills. That was a quirk of the CB&Q and was a time consuming process.. -------------------------------------- Interesting, I had never

Posted by: "Anthony Thompson" Russ Strodtz wrote: The agreements I have seen were between the SP and the automakers, signed by both parties, agreeing to provide certain numbers of cars, both XAP (spec

Posted by: "Paul" buygone@... buygonet Fri Nov 3, 2006 9:37 am (PST) I would have to agree with Tony, having worked in the Southern Pacific Traffic Department for 10 years in the Greater Los

Posted by: "Anthony Thompson" thompson@... sigpress Fri Nov 3, 2006 8:53 am (PST) Russ Strodtz wrote: I dispute this as a general statement. The railroads made mutual agreements for aut

Posted by: "Kurt Laughlin" fleeta@... kurt_laughlin Wed Nov 1, 2006 4:59 pm (PST) Hi Garth: Yeah, I know, I was just using the common appelation, taken from the AAR class description: "RB - Be

ed_mines wrote: ================= What road was that ??!! It bespeaks terrible operating discipline. A yardmaster should be calling the local car distributor, who should call the division car distribu

--------------------------------------- Not back to the shipper. These were general service cars and went to wherever the empty cars of that type were being assembled for distribution. ---------------

In the time period of this list, covered hoppers for grain were just beginning to be used. I don't think they are an important part of a pre-1960 freight operation. ================ That is quite righ

Posted by: "Miller, Andrew S." Perhaps the cars were cleaned at a location other than the one at which they were emptied after each loaded use. I imagine that covered hoppers carrying edible products

Posted by: "Kurt Laughlin" This is interesting: Covered hoppers traveled empty more than half the time (miles, actually). I would've expected them to match tanks at 50% empty. In fact I'm surprised th

No argument with what Tony says. I knew there was some Evans/GAC connection. My Varney GAEX box car is still in service on the Chesapeake system. Thanks for clarifying the whole situation Tony. Malcol

Posted by: "Tony Thompson" walter kierzkowski wrote: DF was a trademark of General American which I believe had the original patent for belt rails with interlocking bars across the car. Evans also was

1. How do you pronounce "gondola," <GON´-duh-luh> or <gon-DOH´-luh> . But you left out the third, <GON'-doh-la>, which is the one that I use. Malcolm Laughlin, Editor 617-489-4383 New England Rail Shi

I think your 1920 date may be a bit early since the new stencils were discussed & voted upon at the 1924 AAR Mechanical Division Convention. This led me to believe that the new Rules were effective 1/

It would have saved a lot of aggravation if nominal Capacity had been dropped in 1924 when the powers that be at the ARA's Mechanical Division's Convention had answered the CN's J. Coleman's query to

It would have saved a lot of aggravation if nominal Capacity had been dropped in 1924 when the powers that be at the ARA's Mechanical Division's Convention had answered the CN's J. Coleman's query to