Alum treated the surface water to removed solids, makes the water clear. Rich Chapin

try this link from the Smithsonian https://siarchives.si.edu/.../collections-care-guidelines-resources/ive-got-mold-my-files I found it by goggling how do I remove mold from old paper

Railmodel Journal Sept 1989 says RI converted 222 if those outside braced gons into piggy flats. Doesn't say when, but the pic with that article says "circa 1962" Rich Chapin

That's a Great Photo!! THX!!! Rich Chapin

both are bases, anhydrous ammonia weak, caustic strong, net result of mixing would be to drive ammonia gas out, not good it uncontrolled conditions. now in a production facility with controls?, could

Has look of a large air-handling system. Structure doesn't look heavy enough [i.e, the cross-sections of the sheet metal] to handle water. Nice shot, love gon loads, Thx Rich Chapin Basking Ridge, NJ

A search of the Trains Index for “Lofton” yielded 26 articles in Mainline Modeler; these are the closest to you query on a “Rock Island war time hopper” War Emergency Gons - 41' AAR design by Martin L

Google “calcium carbide container” and you’ll see drums [55 gal] and 5 gal plastic pails and some neat container cars—all currently used; use the wayback machine then imagine the interior of the car w

The IC HS “Green Diamond” issue for Apr 1997 has feature on banana traffic Rich Chapin

This is from the General Notice Section of the 1912 regs. It ID's sequence of the Regs, back to the 1909 law Rich Chapin Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2017 5:40 AM To: 'STMFC@yahoogroups.com' <STMFC@y

Bob, et al., Copy of cover from first ICC Regulations; Bureau of Explosives publication[s] may have preceded but this earliest Federal regulation I know of. ICC was authorized to use Bureau of Explosi

I have a copy of “Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Freight including Specifications for Shipping Containers”, issued 12/11/1922, effective 1/1/1923. Required by a 3/4/1921

The July 1931 ORER lists a first time entry, cars # 50000 to 50017 listed as “cement, steel hopper bottom”, no class designation. In the May 1932 ORER, this car series had been expanded to 50029, assi

Thx for the link Bob, in addition to the RDG gon and that special HD flat, found number of other interesting shots, including a PRR HD generator wheel, Erie flat with transformers and two GN boxcars o

The Lehigh Valley May 1932 ORER lists 30 hoppers (#s50000 to 50029) as “Special Type, Steel Hatchway Roof, Hop. Bot.” with LO designation. The series shows up in July 1931 ORER as “Cement, Steel, Hopp

Last B&O Modeler Issue I downloaded was 2nd Qt 2014, vol 8, #2. Was this the last?? And yes Tim, Mr. Sherman would be proud of your Wayback. Thx Rich Chapin

Schuyler is right. Most people have now clue that cement is just an ingredient of concrete, and give a “look’ when you point that out. 1 bag of cement = 1 cubic foot of cement = 94 lbs Atlas cement, N

Tables of Containers from LCL Corp Rich Chapin 27 Quincy Rd Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-2222

Tim, Containers were owned and leased from L.C.L. Co. I know the NYC and LV owned the gons. The air activated cement containers had constant diameter [7’ 6”], but the heights varied. Rich Chapin

I have a copy of the L.C.L. Container Corp “Diagrams and Descriptions L.C.L. Containers” dated 1/31/1956 [obtained from Smithsonian while researching LV container ops] It lists these roads with contai