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Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago
To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago Egg production is an industry which relies on several sources of substances to feed the c
To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago Egg production is an industry which relies on several sources of substances to feed the c
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago
To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 5:31 PM Subject: [STMFC] Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago [photo link elided] That tickled a minor obsession of mine -- I have several connections with
To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 5:31 PM Subject: [STMFC] Shipping Eggs 100 Years Ago [photo link elided] That tickled a minor obsession of mine -- I have several connections with
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Table Saw
To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:46 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Table Saw I like the micrometer-like adjustment for the fence. Too many distractions! My mind is overflowing with
To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:46 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Table Saw I like the micrometer-like adjustment for the fence. Too many distractions! My mind is overflowing with
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Boxcars At Auto Plant
To me the building is as interesting and significant as the adjacent rolling stock; it's a classic example of industrial Art Deco, with the curved roofs of the sawtooth skylights and the vertically-st
To me the building is as interesting and significant as the adjacent rolling stock; it's a classic example of industrial Art Deco, with the curved roofs of the sawtooth skylights and the vertically-st
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Nolan Hinshaw
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O scale bridge girders
Better yet, delimit the URL with characters not in the string (brokets work well) cosi: <http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-new-sp-bridge-for-shumala-part-3.html> -- "Not only is it not right
Better yet, delimit the URL with characters not in the string (brokets work well) cosi: <http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-new-sp-bridge-for-shumala-part-3.html> -- "Not only is it not right
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Different terms for the same thing ...Friction and other types of bearings
On Jun 5, 2016, at 7:56 PM, 'Mike Brock' brockm@... [STMFC] wrote: {bearably decent treatise on terminology appreciated and trimmed] > BTW, for what its worth, the term "Turnout" is NOT a model
On Jun 5, 2016, at 7:56 PM, 'Mike Brock' brockm@... [STMFC] wrote: {bearably decent treatise on terminology appreciated and trimmed] > BTW, for what its worth, the term "Turnout" is NOT a model
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Southern Pacific Freight Cars vol III
Bookfinder.com has 9 listings for new books and a dozen for used. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
Bookfinder.com has 9 listings for new books and a dozen for used. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Railway Mechanical Engineer.
Why not start at Google Books? I see three volumes there already. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
Why not start at Google Books? I see three volumes there already. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Barge Cement
Weldwood is (or at least was) a urea-formaldehide resin which, when set, formed a plastic. Barge cement, on the other hand, is a rubber-based contact cement similar to Goo. -- "Not only is it not righ
Weldwood is (or at least was) a urea-formaldehide resin which, when set, formed a plastic. Barge cement, on the other hand, is a rubber-based contact cement similar to Goo. -- "Not only is it not righ
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Classic Freight Cars, Vol III- Refrigerator Cars
Bookfinder.com lists several copies from an assortment of vendors starting at a bit less than $60. -- Nolan Hinshaw San Francisco "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli,
Bookfinder.com lists several copies from an assortment of vendors starting at a bit less than $60. -- Nolan Hinshaw San Francisco "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli,
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Malt Shipments
My experience (slim and dated though it is) tells me that malt is much less durable than the unmalted barley. I know that at least in San Francisco the barley came to one or more commercial malt house
My experience (slim and dated though it is) tells me that malt is much less durable than the unmalted barley. I know that at least in San Francisco the barley came to one or more commercial malt house
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Truck farming & reefers
[nifty photo links snipped] I had a vision when I read the Subject header of freight car undercarriage bits growing in a field, even though my Grandad had truck farmers leasing land on his 1,000 acre
[nifty photo links snipped] I had a vision when I read the Subject header of freight car undercarriage bits growing in a field, even though my Grandad had truck farmers leasing land on his 1,000 acre
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Rivet Counter and truss rod counter!
One! One truss rod! Two! Two truss rods! -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
One! One truss rod! Two! Two truss rods! -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclusion Principle
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Richard...on the "lighter" side
Lovely bit of tribute, Mike. Meanwhile, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Think_We%27re_All_Bozos_on_This_Bus> and <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWFrMq3qNY>. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not
Lovely bit of tribute, Mike. Meanwhile, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Think_We%27re_All_Bozos_on_This_Bus> and <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWFrMq3qNY>. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not
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Nolan Hinshaw
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new book on the State Belt
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I consider this book to be my 70th birthday present to myself. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclus
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I consider this book to be my 70th birthday present to myself. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli Exclus
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Nolan Hinshaw
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HO Scale Truck Document
[...] You mispronounced "St. Stupid's Day". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stupid's_Day_Parade> -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli E
[...] You mispronounced "St. Stupid's Day". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stupid's_Day_Parade> -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" From Wolfgang Pauli, perpetrator of the Pauli E
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Excellent Article on PFE Operations in Sept issue of Model Railroad Hobbyiest Magazine
I read the whole thing this morning; Tony's done it again!
I read the whole thing this morning; Tony's done it again!
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Looking for a Short Line
On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:46 PM, Pat Wilkinson wrote: [...] > If you really want to go off the grid, the Chicago, South Shore and > South > Bend was electric, hauled lots of freight, and was/is only 80 mil
On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:46 PM, Pat Wilkinson wrote: [...] > If you really want to go off the grid, the Chicago, South Shore and > South > Bend was electric, hauled lots of freight, and was/is only 80 mil
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Nolan Hinshaw
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Looking for a Short Line
Annie & Mary (Arcata & Mad River), since Humboldt Bay is in that geographic span, or Tidewater & Southern, Amador Central, Camino Placerville & Lake Tahoe, a standard gauge Never Come Never Go (Nevada
Annie & Mary (Arcata & Mad River), since Humboldt Bay is in that geographic span, or Tidewater & Southern, Amador Central, Camino Placerville & Lake Tahoe, a standard gauge Never Come Never Go (Nevada
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Nolan Hinshaw
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amazing freight house
<westerfieldalfred@...> wrote: The steam dummies really set the scene. It'd much easier to model than what Tim "Fast Tracks" Warris chose. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!"
<westerfieldalfred@...> wrote: The steam dummies really set the scene. It'd much easier to model than what Tim "Fast Tracks" Warris chose. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!"
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Nolan Hinshaw
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