Ben, Where do I find the TKM articles you're referring too. Thanks George Walls

Anyone looking for Speedwitch kits contact me off list for a list of kits that I am selling. No gons or tank cars. George Walls

Jon, Tichy is now located in North Carolina. They have a web site and will take orders on their web site. TICHY TRAIN GROUP P.O. BOX 220 ALAMANCE, NC 27201-0220 George Walls

I believe that several of those RR's mentioned did not actually go into Omaha. Milw, CGW, and Wabash all terminated their traffic in Council Bluffs. I seem to remember that C&NW and Rock Island did th

Tony, If you look on page 314 in the roster it lists the Ft-V as a 50 ton car, which is what I was looking at when I wrote to Andy. And I have since sent Andy a correction to my earlier message. Also

The mining in the Missabe mines is somewhat seasonal because of the weather, the lakes freeze up. Maybe because of the war they are hauling ore to Kaiser mill or they could be lease cars so they are n

Mike, Many railrads hauled Coal into the south primarily for power plants and some for the steel industry around Birmingham AL. N&W hauled into North Carolina. Clinchfield/C&O coal to Spartanburg, SC

Eldon, I would think that all of this stuff coming form other sources would be as processed metals and not as raw ore. Even the Iron Ore from the Great Lakes area comes in as pellets. Doesn't make muc

All the 8K Tank Cars are gone. Still have 6 10K cars left. George A Walls All

If anyone needs anymore of the P2K Tank Cars, contact me off list. All undec's, 8 & 10k. Same price as Andy's. George A Walls

Hi Folks, I've got 5 Sunshine Kits I would like to sell. Please contact off list for info and prices. George A Walls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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