Another thing worth noting is the the spacing between the numerals on the reporting mark on the car end. There's a gap between the 2nd and next to last number position. Todd Horton From: "Bill Daniels

And the B&O as well, I was trying to narrow down the location. Todd Horton

Are those PRR position light signals on the right? Todd Horton

I would assume this would have been from chalk markings? Todd Horton

Rich, thanks I was just having some fun. I'm not sure how PSC missed that one but they did Todd Horton

I have one of the PSC G26 PRR gons they did. It came in the standard PRR freight car "black" :-) I bought it cheap................... Todd Horton

How common was it for these cars to travel off line? I have a photo of a C of G freight train at Perry Ga in Oct 1952 with one of the Merchandise Service X29's in it. Todd Horton

The early C of G gons were painted black. The color change to FCR stated about 1948. I photographed a former C of G USRA clone in NS MofW service back in the 90's still in black paint. Todd Horton

The C of G official lists shows the following 1941 1949 1954 1957 Vent Cars 4168 2412 83 8 Vent Cars Turned Into Box Cars 194 686 348 13 Todd Horton

In later years, after the produce traffic died off, they were used in general service to haul most anything. I have a photo in my collection of one stenciled "For Pulpwood Loading Only" Labor was chea

http://www.monon.org/documents/07-27boxcar1scedule.jpg I forgot to include this one Todd Horton

http://www.monon.org/documents/07-27amazing1-5-8-48.jpg Could this be what you had in mind? Todd Horton

I think you're correct Ed. Todd Horton

Here's a video (may be old news to some) about grain elevators in Canada. The guy working the elevator is able to start moving, what appears to be plain bearing trucks under a box car, with the help o

You should have been there :-) JK Todd Horton

Yes, I agree Dennis, the temperature of the oil has a big effect on the amount of drag a bearing has. I have watched V8 engines on a dyno pick up 20-30 hp from the oil temperature going from 150 degs

Dave, all those Kawasaki KZ 900/1000/1100's & Suzuki GS 1000/1100/1150's all used roller bearing cranks and rods. The Japanese started phasing them out in the late 80's. None of the new bikes today us

Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed. The initial start up from a dead stop might favor roller bearings but the mechanical drag of metal against metal in a roller bearing causes

My mistake, I saw rungs and that translated into rivets somehow. I apologize for the error. Todd Horton

I think you mean the rivet heads are 3/4" in diameter, a 3/4" rivet isn't going into a 5/8" hole, at least not without a LOT of force. Todd Horton From: "Mark Landgraf mark_landgraf@... [STMFC]"