- 1. Re: [CBQ] Re: Heavyweight Q Decals (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:21:47 -0600
- With regard to the Pullman lettering issues ("bronze gold" vs "Dulux Gold"). If you look at photos, movies and actual cars lettered with gold leaf ("Bronze gold") you will see that as time goes on, t
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- 2. Re: [CBQ] Re: Heavyweight Q Decals (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:47:42 -0600
- As described earlier, the best method for this is to emulate what the SLHS has done - bring in volunteers who can aid in the research and physical effort required. As the last few times anything like
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-12/msg00113.html (14,200 bytes)
- 3. RE: [CBQ] Re: Heavyweight Q Decals (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:50:50 -0600
- Actually, Gerald, I have brought up the matter of membership and society up to you via email correspondence, and (if you look in the archives), Ted Andersen & I have brought up this specific subject
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- 4. Re: [CBQ] Re: Heavyweight Q Decals (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:57:11 -0600
- Charlie, as you know Ted is the curator, and everything of such a nature should be passed through him. We have to schedule work parties for such things due to the lack of "free" time at the Library -
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- 5. Re: [CBQ] Train Consist Info (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:56:53 -0500
- I've yet to really check the car types (I know, for instance) I have a problem with SILVER GULL vs GULL - two cars that ran occasionally on the Blackhawk, but are very different cars) - also spell ch
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- 6. Re: [CBQ] E6 kit- New Poll Created (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:10:38 -0500
- Dave - does the E6 have the same issues as the earlier E7 in terms of the non-level nature of the frame & trucks? Until the latest release of the E7, you had to do extensive work in leveling the loco
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00023.html (11,817 bytes)
- 7. Re: [CBQ] Silver Charger (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:44:13 -0500
- Unfortunately, Jim passed away a few months back - he had a great railroad mind and told some of the best stories. He will be missed. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! G
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00043.html (10,311 bytes)
- 8. Re: [CBQ] Hallmark Silver Charger. A successful upgrade. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:51:28 -0500
- Denny, While at iHobby this year, I noticed a product that could have numerous applications for this sort of procedure. If you look here: http://www.deluxematerials.com/newitems.html and look at the
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00064.html (12,557 bytes)
- 9. Re: [CBQ] XB-1 Progress (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:00:41 -0500
- The Soo Line Hist. Soc. has launched a project with the Pullman Library to index Soo Line-related drawings from Pullman, Haskell & Barker & Standard Steel (freight & passenger cars). As the collectio
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00088.html (13,634 bytes)
- 10. Re: [CBQ] Re: Book on freight ops (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:00:29 -0600
- Between Peach Creek Shops and the sales at Timonium - not to mention the annual sale at Gaithersburg - the opportunity to purchase books at less expensive prices is great (and there are a lot of used
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00112.html (11,751 bytes)
- 11. [CBQ] HO Proto 2000 Shells (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:22:03 -0600
- Remember back a year or so ago when Proto 2000 brought out the HO CB&Q version of their F7? The grabs and rails were installed in the wrong place. Well... if anyone is interested, you could get a cas
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00135.html (10,015 bytes)
- 12. Re: [CBQ] Pullman 14 Section Interior Colors (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:15:56 -0600
- Which car? Which year? Cars were modified over their lives, and even cars in the same Lot had different interior schemes. How exact do you want to get it? If you wanted as built, the Pullman Library
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- 13. Re: [CBQ] Re: Burlington Annual Reports (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:00:58 -0600
- I think Northwestern's Transportation Library has one of the larger collections of all Annual Reports in Evanston. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00175.html (10,566 bytes)
- 14. Re: [CBQ] Car 57 master pictures (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:53:53 -0600
- It is 51' 6" - remember, this is a wooden car, and the length is end beams, not overall length. Overall length, add 3'2" on each end, so 6' 4" + 51' 6" - 57' 10". [Non-text portions of this message h
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-11/msg00220.html (11,664 bytes)
- 15. Re: [CBQ] Pullmans of C&S #29 & #30 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:01:18 -0500
- In 1951 LAKE GENEVA was used. It is possible LAKE BARON was also used. You will also see these cars on the Billings-Omaha lines. The information is actually at the Newberry Library. I (still) haven't
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-10/msg00030.html (11,571 bytes)
- 16. Re: [CBQ] Pullmans of C&S #29 & #30 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:03:23 -0500
- The cars changed over time - they sometimes were a 6-6 and a 10-1-2, sometimes an 8-1-2 - it varied depending on year & season. The 6-6 was the 4084-B variety (originally for the Empire Builder, rebu
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-10/msg00043.html (13,189 bytes)
- 17. Re: [CBQ] heavyweight kit-bashing (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:28:08 -0500
- The 60' cars (C&NW prototypes) were made by (and now exclusively marketed by) Rivarossi (now a division of Hornsby). You may be able to find them in their red boxes. They may still be found in places
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-10/msg00074.html (18,956 bytes)
- 18. Re: [CBQ] Atomic trains in the 50s (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:56:00 -0500
- Norm, could also be the shipments going to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal guarded by the "infamous" SCL combine, 666. (Said car being placed on the CZ at least once - the CZ had HW cars more than a few t
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- 19. [CBQ] Budd specifications (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:39:39 -0500
- For those interested, the Pullman Library now has the original specifications for the Budd-built Denver Zephyr cars, and the Gallery cars. There are well over 180 pages for the DZ cars, and a wealth
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-10/msg00117.html (9,945 bytes)
- 20. Re: [CBQ] Budd specifications (score: 1)
- Author: Bob <drgw18@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:53:15 -0500
- Sorry, should have been more explicit. 1956. And the Gallery cars are in two different "Jobs". (Interestingly, the box for these specifications reads "Older Budd Specifications" - I wonder what it wo
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2010-10/msg00119.html (11,194 bytes)
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