I thought of that, but how common were they back then? CJ Riley

Thanks, good thought. Since my interests predate most hump yards, that never occurred to me. CJ

Group, While studying truck weathering in several color photos, I realized for the first time, the wheel rims (as different from the treads) were also polished as if the were rubbing on something. I h

North Bay is south from some parts of Quebec! CJ Riley

North Bay is west from Quebec. CJ Riley --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wroteBob That's an interesting interpretation of "general direction" of the Santa Fe... I suppose a s

Are we going back to the coal tar discussion? CJ Riley

Thanks Mal, for confirming what I long suspected. Having lived in Pittsburgh for many years, The smell of leaking coke furnaces is very familiar to me. CJ Riley

--- On Mon, 2/16/09, spsalso <Edwardsutorik@...> wro It's interesting that the "hotbeds" of chlorine production are Tacoma and Niagara Falls. I'm figuring it's the electricity (Tacoma and Bonnevil

For any of you in the Seattle area, the NMRA division has this in their video library. I have a copy and highly recommend it. Lots of freight cars in the back ground. CJ Riley

I think you'll find that the requirement for membership voting was done away with a while back (by membership vote), leaving technical changes in the hands of those who have (perhaps) appropriate know

"What's with this gratuitous sneer at weather in the Northwest??? " I don't know what you mean, Mike. I have lived here long enough that I haven't worn a raincoat in several years. I did put my down v

Would the ban include the shipment of smoking tobacco pipes in steam era freight cars? CJ Riley

--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrot Most T&G siding had a modest V-groove at each edge, so there SHOULD be a groove on such sheathing. OTOH, most single-sheathed

It's that slow connection. Can't get through thr rain drops. CJ

Larry, We freight car guys in Seattle welcome you warmly. It doesn't rain as much as you might think....it just seems that way. CJ Riley Bainbridge Island

Tony, I have been sadly remiss in not thanking you profusely for the reefer book. Too many other things going on. I liked it greatly (always been a fan of the advertising) and I'll just have to find a

Thanks, Richard. I noticed the lack of class designation, making research a little tougher. Cj