Hi Folks, I have For Sale 13 Code 70 #6 RH and 8 Code 70 LH #6 Micro Engineering turnouts to sell, $14.00 ea. Also 25 Switchmaster switch machines For Sale, $14.00 each. Please contact off list. All i

You can get new stick on Wheel Weights at most NAPA parts stores. Some Trap and Skeet ranges have reclaimed shot that they sell for reloading. 15-20 bucks for 25#. Or buy new shot at Gun Shops. About

Mike, There was alot of metallurgical grade coal mined in Arkansas. Between Little Rock and Fort Smith on the MP, South of Fort Smith on the Frisco and some in eastern Okla. Since MKT served the area

Probably grain, Corn, Wheat or Rice. Might have been Cement or Sand. George A. Walls the Frisco have been shipping in

Hi Folks, Changed scales and have a bunch of Red Caboose Kits for sale. Please contact off list. George A. Walls

Have several Southern, Nickle Plate Auto cars and a 40 ft Mather Box car for sale. Please contact off list. Thanks George A. Walls

Russ, Having worked in the Oil Fields in Southern Calif and Texas up thru 1967. All the Drill Pipe, Pump Tubing and Pump Rods were 30 ft. Portable Rigs are either doubles or triples, it's either 60 ft

Wasn't Meat company reefers handled as LCL traffic in smaller towns? Seems like I have seen something to this effect in earlier messages. George A. Walls vegetables to a carload of of celery, the Jack

Okay. But somehow I always thought meat was perishables. Now, was meat handled as LCL or was it like Larry discribed? George A. Walls towns?

I added the question about meat because of the area I model (Northern Arizona)towns were not large enough to support wholesale grocery dealers. I have been trying to determine how these small towns re

Mike, There were Coal Mines around Russelville, Clarksville, Ozark, and south of Ft Smith around Greenwood. I have pictures of the MP yard in Van Buren with many Coal Hoppers/Gons in the yard. I have

Tom, There is more information on this program in a book, primarily dealing with CB&Q, I believe the name of the book is Granger Country. I think you will find that these program where funded by USDA

Al, The Clinchfield sent most of it's Coal south to Spartanburg,SC where it interchanged with the SAL and Southern RR's. It also interchanged Coal loads with N&W at St. Paul, VA, C&O at Elkhorn City,

No doubt, Al. You could probably find Clinchfield hoppers in any of the major coal road yards and trains. The CRR functioned as a major bridge route for several different roads as well as having it's

This law was put in place by the people of AZ when developing the AZ State Constitution in 1912 and voted on by the people of AZ. I've not seen any reference to union involment. Santa Fe and SP railro

Gary, I think it probably had more to do with economics then any thing else. The big voter turnout was from Cochise Couunty, which had large mining interests, a lot of railroads. Shorter trains means

Wasn't the Volstead Act still in place in 1931? If so, the car would not have been used for Beer transport. During this time Pabst Brewiing Co. was making cheese. A load of cheese being iced? George A

Michael, The Volstead Act or 18th Amendment allowed no Beer, Wine or liquor above 0.5 percent Alcohol until after the 21st Amendent was passed in 1933. Each household was allowed to make a certain qua

Hi Folks, The Santa Fe hauled Coal and Coke into Central AZ to support the Gold, Silver and Copper mining industry around Prescott AZ. Most of the Coal/Coke coming from on-line mines at Gallup or the

Brian, Cudahy Packing Co home offices were in South Omaha, NE. Had a plant in Phoenix, AZ in the time frame you are refering too. Plant was served by SP trains. I believe Cudahy took over the old Tovr