- 1. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington Route Across the Heartland (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:57:55 EST
- << A couple great CUS shots, especially two of the Zephyr Pit. Buy this book, grab your Optivisor, and get crackin'! I have to add my 2 cents.... Jeff Wilson put out an incredible book here. Not only
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00031.html (6,686 bytes)
- 2. Re: [BRHSlist] Burlington Route Across the Heartland (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:09:52 EST
- << So what does BNSF call the Zephyr Pit today -- the Pumpkin Patch? <g> Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA ~ >> Paul: I think it is still called the Zephyr Pit Loren Johnson
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00062.html (6,598 bytes)
- 3. Re: [BRHSlist] Locals (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:01:04 EST
- << Photos of geeps on Galesburg locals 2 and 15 have also also been published. I have slides of both Black and Red GP's on the Galesburg Local. I bought them from Dick Wallin. Interesting train to mo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00070.html (7,405 bytes)
- 4. Re: [BRHSlist] Locals (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:35:15 EST
- << Not to mention the fact that it was also 90 MPH territory. I'll bet the GP-7's were hard pressed to make time with passenger trains on that segment of track and those traction motors must have rea
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00074.html (7,966 bytes)
- 5. Re: [BRHSlist] Locals (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 00:13:17 EST
- << Loren: Don't overlook the fact that the E units had different gear ratios than the geeps. The fact that an E unit also had 500 to 750 more horses under the hood may have also contributed to the ac
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00090.html (7,656 bytes)
- 6. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Beyond the Q Merger (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:30:34 EST
- << Wow - the striping is reminiscent of the WP's 480-class . . . if only the feather rectangle were on the tender <grin> Marshall 4449 hasn't looked that good since she was in the Red White and Blue!
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00100.html (6,170 bytes)
- 7. Re: [BRHSlist] Dinky Power. (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 00:30:40 EST
- << Someone mentioned GP7's being unable to accelerate a train with sufficient quickness to justify the assignment to suburban service. I will guarantee the ability of five E8/9's in maximum field wit
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00107.html (6,454 bytes)
- 8. Re: [BRHSlist] Train Heaven (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:46:11 EST
- << I also keep Corbin's "Steam Loco" book and Bill Glick's Passenger car roster close at hand. Ken Martin Don't forget Wayner's Car Names and Consists and also Corbin's Burlington in Transition.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00133.html (6,100 bytes)
- 9. Re: [BRHSlist] RE: RITS: RI Sleepers in CZ Service (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:16:46 EST
- << Am looking for consist lists, photos, and other info regarding RI 8-6 sleepers being used on the Cal Zephyr after the Golden State was taken off. Which cars were used, what time frame, etc. I don'
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00271.html (6,830 bytes)
- 10. Re: [BRHSlist] Amtk question (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 05:04:57 EST
- << Those are Roadrailers, they've been around for years, though AMTK has only been handling them for a couple of years. They've been handling mail and express for a while too, and would like to do mo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00279.html (6,645 bytes)
- 11. Re: [BRHSlist] Propane Tank at CUS (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 13:49:58 EST
- << I wouldn't mind hearing about how it was done recently, but I am particularly interested in how it was done in 1950 before the advent of large trucks. >> Rich, Perhaps they used a small truck? Lor
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-12/msg00296.html (6,134 bytes)
- 12. Re: [BRHSlist] Bulletin Philosophy (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 02:42:11 EST
- << I'm afraid I can't agree with Paul and Jim regarding the Bulletins . . . I haven't seen #37 yet (my membership lapsed), but I am sure it will have information and photographs I can use - at some p
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00036.html (8,287 bytes)
- 13. Re: [BRHSlist] passenger cars (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:18:55 EST
- << *Don't* use 4709 Silver Castle . . . in 1949, it was rebuilt to match 4713 Silver Dome (the first dome car - nee Silver Alchemy). >> It is a shame that Silver Alchemy was made into Silver Dome....
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00047.html (6,197 bytes)
- 14. Re: [BRHSlist] Reprints? (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:32:23 EST
- << From an economic point of view, the initial investment to reprint is not recouped for many years (except in special cases like Bulletin 22 - The Trains of the Gods and Goddesses and some other iss
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00097.html (7,913 bytes)
- 15. Re: [BRHSlist] Bulletin 37 (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:30:48 EST
- << I think I remember seeing that Bulletin 37 was mailed out on October 18th. I still haven't received mine here on Long Island, NY (4 weeks). What does the Postal Service do with these things for a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00106.html (6,569 bytes)
- 16. Re: [BRHSlist] CZ Turnaround (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 02:51:25 EST
- << Steve, Great answer. Thanks. On the transcon car, we had talked about this in one of the Q&A's in the Zephyr. The $64,000 question is, how did the NYC discharge it's obligation to the pool if it d
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00130.html (7,585 bytes)
- 17. Re: [BRHSlist] CZ Turnaround (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:27:50 EST
- << Being that NYC kept all of their Stainless Steel Budd cars unpainted (they did not even paint over the stainless steel fluting of their ex-C&O twin-unit diners), I doubt they would have changed th
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00141.html (7,326 bytes)
- 18. Re: [BRHSlist] Beyond the Q Merger (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:07:06 EST
- << Hope Everone had a good Thankgiving, I was wondering if anyone has any Locomotives "build after the Burlington merger" in the Q paint, sd40-2's and so on. I would like to see pictures if it's no t
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-11/msg00164.html (6,852 bytes)
- 19. Re: [BRHSlist] DEPOT (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 13:43:18 EDT
- << Thanks to all those who've helped to get me started. When the first train runs (probably the morning Zephyr Rocket) I'll let you know. Duncan >> WOO HOO Ducan! I hope that the first morning Zephyr
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-10/msg00025.html (6,335 bytes)
- 20. Re: [BRHSlist] U-boat switcher (score: 1)
- Author: Aeolus3@a...
- Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 03:52:53 EDT
- << Gary and Bob Sounds good to me. There is talk Amtrak will install ATS on the Mainline so 3 and 4 can do 90 to Galesburg(thru the yard???) Bob do you have a youngen running now?? SJH I like that id
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2000-10/msg00032.html (6,852 bytes)
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