In this consist, they are listed as "Stock cars." Any thoughts about how to interpret this? It SGL ---------------- I can think of four possibilities, none of which was unusual in 1957. 1. Wrong car n

You may be able to find switch lists, but it's unlikely that you'd find wheel reports. I believe the beer line was entirely within the Milwaukee station. Wheel reports are made up for road trains show

Recognised train crew work under collective agreeements in both Canada and the US always included setting off or lifting cars en route--whether in passenger OR freight service Steve Lucas. -----------

Posted by: "Tim O'Connor Jeff Yes, I think the railroad could deliver an express reefer to almost any freight depot or team track along a passenger train route for unloading (or even sale) by a wholes

Your club-mates are watching, Malcolm! SGL ------------------------------------------ Please don't count the rivets when my D&RGW "Cookie Box" comes through your yard. Malcolm Laughlin, Editor 617-489

Thanks John. Now it's just a question of do I have enough ambition to tackle this one. Malcolm Laughlin, Editor 617-489-4383 New England Rail Shipper Directories 19 Holden Road, Belmont, MA 02478

Thanks for the input on the reefers. I'll take a look at cutting them down to size and see if I feel it's within my cpapbilities (not nearly as good as many of you). It will be difficult with the cast

Posted by: "Anthony Thompson" Jon, you are right that some aspects of the Thomas cars are crude--grab irons, underframe details--but the TANKS and the DOMES are quite good proportions. I have re-detai

Posted by: "Jon Miller" > I'm willing to extend my question to include George's question about meat. I see no need to be quite so restrictive on the topic.< I don't think meat is defined as a perishab

Posted by: > Mr. Laughlin, Is there a resourse for understanding how they shipped Ford Model T and Chevy 490s in auto-boxes out of Detroit/Flint/ Pontiac Michigan area back in the early-1920s? . . . .

Posted by: "Anthony Thompson" > Now, was meat handled as LCL or was it like Larry discribed? In the strict sense, only as Larry described, but the meat companies DID have smaller consignments of cut m

I am sure there were plenty of claims settled because crews didn't read the placards or the special instructions. Greg Martin ========= But in a well designed hump yard with computer controlled retard

Posted by: "Robert" > I believe the rulebook says "do not hump" means do not let car roll free. That was a UP rule and not a general railroad rule. Was that actually in the book of operating rules, or

Note that "do not hump" signs don't necessarily mean a car didn't go over the hump. With the advent of "electronic yards" in the late 50's when computer control of retarders was introduced, hump yards

I like what Tony said. It should look full, but with some degree of ambiguity. If the load clearly looks like animals, then it will look wrong for half of the car's miles and when it's in the origin y

I use a thin layer of lead sheet on the floor, painted black like the floor. The lighting is rarely good enough to notice the floor inside a stock car and besides my eyes aren't small enough to see th

Thanks for the history Tom. I recall when I joined TMRC in 1955 being greatful for the X2F because it gave us the automatic coupling/uncoupling and its appearance was much less bad than the only reall

containers can be seen at: http://161.185.1.156/html/records/html/gallery/html/details.shtml? cat=street&imgname=bpm_1024b.jpg - Al Westerfield ===== That is one of the NYC three-power units hauling a

That brings back interesting memories. I recall in the 50'sa nd 60's looking down on the Harlem Transfer from an NYC commuter train and seeing that box cab diesel. Both the CNJ and DL&W circular freig

I see that yahoo made a mess of my formatting, so I'll try again. This time I'll put a hard carriage return after each line. XM PRR 566324 BRAN PARIS NY LINCOLN DAVIS XM LN 96963 CORN WALTON NY NFY CA