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Rio Grande Oil Company HO decals special run
The exact same cars, with the same car numbers, appear as RGOX cars in the 1936 tariff, and as ROX cars in the 1955 edition. These were cars 201, 203-210, 226-240. These were (very likely) all 10-kgal
The exact same cars, with the same car numbers, appear as RGOX cars in the 1936 tariff, and as ROX cars in the 1955 edition. These were cars 201, 203-210, 226-240. These were (very likely) all 10-kgal
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[Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Help Identifying Unusual Boxcar (MoPac coke service?)
Guys; Absolutely agree. Mis-routing was more common than many folks think. I stumbled across stacks of correspondence trying to find out where cars disappeared. Sometimes it was intentional, like the
Guys; Absolutely agree. Mis-routing was more common than many folks think. I stumbled across stacks of correspondence trying to find out where cars disappeared. Sometimes it was intentional, like the
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Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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If it were misdirected it wouldn’t have been too difficult to confuse Toledo, Or with Toledo. Oh. But didn’t waybills designate routing?
If it were misdirected it wouldn’t have been too difficult to confuse Toledo, Or with Toledo. Oh. But didn’t waybills designate routing?
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Richard Townsend
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The CN used old wood second-class coaches in commuter service out of Toronto Union Station into the mid 1950s. Some of these old cars were gas-lit. John Riddell Sent from Mail for Windows 10
The CN used old wood second-class coaches in commuter service out of Toronto Union Station into the mid 1950s. Some of these old cars were gas-lit. John Riddell Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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John Riddell
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Help Identifying Unusual Boxcar (MoPac coke service?)
Hi Jim and list, The railroads were notorious for mixing up destinations. I was shipping rail out of Casper Wyoming in the 1990's to Crawford, WISCONSIN. About half the loads went to Crawford, NEBRASK
Hi Jim and list, The railroads were notorious for mixing up destinations. I was shipping rail out of Casper Wyoming in the 1990's to Crawford, WISCONSIN. About half the loads went to Crawford, NEBRASK
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Ted Schnepf
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Thanks, Dennis, for clarifying that it was Fred Brummet, who was the tool maker. I remember (NOW, of course) that he was in at the beginning of Intermountain. The practices of Mr Becker certainly leav
Thanks, Dennis, for clarifying that it was Fred Brummet, who was the tool maker. I remember (NOW, of course) that he was in at the beginning of Intermountain. The practices of Mr Becker certainly leav
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Schuyler Larrabee
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Help Identifying Unusual Boxcar (MoPac coke service?)
Like the Merchandise boxcars, the MP built cars in two different lengths. The MP had thousands of 21000-series 36' boxcars they seemed to use a lot for building new classes of cars, including a lot of
Like the Merchandise boxcars, the MP built cars in two different lengths. The MP had thousands of 21000-series 36' boxcars they seemed to use a lot for building new classes of cars, including a lot of
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Jerry Michels
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Maybe the coke car was lost. One of the things that did happen with alarming frequency is a car would get misdirected. On the MoPac there was an El Dorado, Kansas and an El Dorado, Arkansas and both w
Maybe the coke car was lost. One of the things that did happen with alarming frequency is a car would get misdirected. On the MoPac there was an El Dorado, Kansas and an El Dorado, Arkansas and both w
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Jim Ogden
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Flat Car Deck: What Color?
Somewhere I recall (RPM meet? Sunshine kit instructions?) that the STMFC era Santa Fe used creosoted wood decks.
Somewhere I recall (RPM meet? Sunshine kit instructions?) that the STMFC era Santa Fe used creosoted wood decks.
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Tim O'Connor
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I found that railroads were not the only users of Pintsch Gas. It was also used to light coastal buoys and such. The pictured car could therefore be delivering gas for those uses as well as rail needs
I found that railroads were not the only users of Pintsch Gas. It was also used to light coastal buoys and such. The pictured car could therefore be delivering gas for those uses as well as rail needs
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Charles Peck
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Rio Grande Oil Company HO decals special run
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Rio Grande Oil Company HO decals special run
Disappointment, yes and no. Yes about not lettering a car in Andy's colorful livery. No in that I have insight into tank car traffic for my layout. Richfield Oil had a tank farm served by the Santa Fe
Disappointment, yes and no. Yes about not lettering a car in Andy's colorful livery. No in that I have insight into tank car traffic for my layout. Richfield Oil had a tank farm served by the Santa Fe
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John Barry
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L&N Woodrack -- 4
Well done Chris, good looking cars
Well done Chris, good looking cars
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O Fenton Wells
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BOILER LOADS
Multiscale Digital also makes the finest scale model (my opinion) of the GE Turboencabulator that has ever been produced!
Multiscale Digital also makes the finest scale model (my opinion) of the GE Turboencabulator that has ever been produced!
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Help Identifying Unusual Boxcar (MoPac coke service?)
Thanks to Ed Hawkins and everyone who chimed in with this interesting puzzle. Just to summarize what has been said: 1. Ed provides an airtight indentification. Bravo! 2. I checked all my SP resources
Thanks to Ed Hawkins and everyone who chimed in with this interesting puzzle. Just to summarize what has been said: 1. Ed provides an airtight indentification. Bravo! 2. I checked all my SP resources
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Ken Roth
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An unusual car - compressed gas
It does seem rather late, but CN had lots of little branchlines where they had to continue passenger service. Electric lighting of passenger cars in this service was always problematic because the car
It does seem rather late, but CN had lots of little branchlines where they had to continue passenger service. Electric lighting of passenger cars in this service was always problematic because the car
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Dennis Storzek
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An unusual car - compressed gas
Pintsch gas was use to light passenger cars at one point. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)
Pintsch gas was use to light passenger cars at one point. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)
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BRIAN PAUL EHNI
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Surprised to see one in service in 1961 (a year after this list’s end date). Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)
Surprised to see one in service in 1961 (a year after this list’s end date). Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)
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BRIAN PAUL EHNI
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Flat Car Deck: What Color?
Flat Car Deck: What Color? I have a Tangent Scale Models HO scale GSC sixty-foot flatcar. The car is supposed to be a Santa Fe Class Ft-7. It has a build date of 4-56 which is perfect as I model 1956.
Flat Car Deck: What Color? I have a Tangent Scale Models HO scale GSC sixty-foot flatcar. The car is supposed to be a Santa Fe Class Ft-7. It has a build date of 4-56 which is perfect as I model 1956.
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Bob Chaparro
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An unusual car - compressed gas
And, my heavens, the same photo shows up on Fallen Flags: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cn/cn51845jpa.jpg Ed Edward Sutorik
And, my heavens, the same photo shows up on Fallen Flags: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cn/cn51845jpa.jpg Ed Edward Sutorik
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