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Looking for Wisconsin Central Photos
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Tom Makofski <tmak@...>
I am gathering information for modeling the WC 1900-1940. I am
having trouble finding photos of boxcars that they would be running during this period. Any help either with photos or directions would be appreciated. Tom Makofski NorthEastern Wisconsin Free-mo Total Membership of 3 and Growing! tmak@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newifreemo/?yguid=183720262 North Eastern Wisconsin Free-mo Group http://www.pbase.com/tmak2654952/the_menasha_canal_module updated 9/19/07 http://www.pbase.com/tmak2654952/galleries all galleries
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Tom Makofski wrote:
I am gathering information for modeling the WC 1900-1940. I am having trouble finding photos of boxcars that they would be running during this period. Any help either with photos or directions would be appreciated.This is a tough challenge, Tom! You would see, in this time period, everything from 30-foot truss-rod cars from the 19th century, down to the 1937 AAR steel box cars. Are you SURE you want info for this ENTIRE period? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Tom Makofski <tmak@...>
Initially that's the era I am interested in. My challenge so far is
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find boxcar photos useful in modeling so I am intentionally keep the era wide. Tom
--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
This is a tough challenge, Tom! You would see, in this time
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Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...>
--- In STMFC@..., "Tom Makofski" <tmak@...> wrote:
Tom, I can help you narrow that era a lot, since in 1909 the Wisconsin Central was leased by the Soo Line, becoming the Soo's Chicago Division, and totally lost its separate identity. In 1961 the WC and the M StP & SSM (Soo) were merged into the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic to form the Soo Line Railroad Company, and all three former lines lost their separate identities. So, if you want to model the WC any time after 1909, you model the Soo Line. This is a great list for general questions about freight cars, but if you need specific info about the railroads themselves, come on over to the SooLineHistory list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SooLineHistory/ Where we can help you sort out the Soo Line roster. Dennis
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