I think that Leo established the "paramaters" for this little exercise...It's basically a "cover up" which would eliminate the calling out of the mechanical department and other "by the book" techniq
Ray...I'm not an engineer...let alone a steam engineer....but I've read quite a few of the old RAILROAD MAGAZINES and have some idea of the procedures used....I don't have time now, but later this ev
All right let's have a try at the details of steam double heading and answer some of the specific questions originally asked on this post. What I'm positing here is what I recall from some of the old
On the Lincoln Division in the? 50's during county fair time "westward trains via Crete" would get an order reading something like this. Run carefully and use whistle freely while passing through Cre
STeve I've got a few from the old Wymore Division if you would like them let me know. Pete Pete I am still working on the telegraph call signs SJH On the Lincoln Division in the? 50's during county f
Leo RE: your PS.....Like the total solar system compared to our puny earth Pete Only because I'm planning on modeling the "aurora terminal" and the movement of stock is one of the interesting items
Leo...I believe 1948 was the year...IIRC that's also the year the 40 hour week went into effect for OPerators clerks etc. Pete Today we take paid vacations as a normal paid benefit. For many decades
Leo et al Here's an example of the 6 day job with a five day crew.... I assume that this arrangement began in 1948, but I don't know for sure, but it was in effect in? 1956. The Ravenna, NE switch en
A few years ago when the BRHS held a meet at Aurora we were treated to a trip to the Illinois Railway Museum and a ride on the Nebraska Zephyr.? While on the ride lunch was served in the dining car..
ANother name for a Team Track was "Public Track"...The name, as you might suspect, goes back to the days when "teams of horses" were used by "draymen" to haul freight from railroad "sidings" to busin
Not being familiar with Galesburg, but assuming that the "Business Stub" you referred to was at the passenger depot and would be a likely spot to place Business cars, that, in that case your assumpti
Leo et al IIRC there were two (at least) different penalties or "arbitraries" when a double was made Just a "regular" double would pay the lower amount...probably 25 miles If you picked up at the las
The Q bridge at Nebraska City, NE as originally built, now gone...dynamited in Dec 81 was a?shared operation.... with "highway"...mostly horses, wagons buggies etc.? It was not a double deck bridge a
Tom M. is correct...Tom you're "Right for Eversharp"...and we'll give that man " 5 Silver Dollars". Another question...you have to be reallly old to remember...Where did these comments come from. Pet
Yes it was...1991 St.L. Pete I don't know about the Texas meet, but wasn't the St. Louis meeting in 1991 a joint meeting with RITS as well? Regards, Al Kamm ________________________________ From: G
Ray and listers Indeed I do know what a "fountain pen" is.?? We have a local business man here in Lincoln who is quite a history expert and writes a column each week for our Sunday paper...His headli
Thanks guys...My little post envoked the response that I had hoped..All who replied supplied good and correct information regarding Quiz Kids..,Train orders and Schaeffer's SCRIPT ink. I didn't think
Gerald et al I think that there was a "all trains stop" train order for Murphy's death...I think it was 1968 or so...I'm sure I've seen a copy a fellow railfan here in Lincoln has.. I'll try to get
You historically minded guys...we're all supposed to be of that "ilk"? aren't we?? pull? from your old calendar files the BRHS calendar from 2005 and compare the July photo with the Feb 2009 photo. N
As a former "box packer" I can say with 9944%? certainty that what is referred to as a "dope wagon" would have been a cart to carry the waste "packing" used in friction bearings...Believe it or not a