The HE&WT ( later the T&NO ) used open gondolas made by adding short sides to flat cars to haul sand for locomotives. They even captured a couple of PRR cars wood sided gondolas that they used for man

The first part of the post about the change to tripple hopper was not by me, but by the person who wrote the original post. It is true that long ago there was coal that moved from the east to Duluth a

tI wondered if they somehow found a way (post-WWII) to process the ore at the mine in such a way that made it purer and denser. That would be the one explanation I can think of for a switch from tripl

Does anyone know what size and shape the pigs (pig iron) normally was, say during the early 1900's? Thanks, Cyril Durrenberger iron paragraph :-)

Tony, I am not familar with the circular 6 information. Who published them and where might one locate one? Cyril Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote: CYRIL DURRENBERGER wrote: Cyril,

I have been studying the annual mileage of tank cars on the Houston East & West Texas (HE&WT) for the period from 1895 to 1912 with a focus on 1909 to 1911. There are a number of companies that have m

Does anyone know how to contact Bob's Photos besides attending one of the shows he attends? Cyril Durrenberger Jon Miller <atsf@...> wrote: Ah, that explains it, members and non-members. Sure wis