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41. Quiet trains (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:06:18 -0500; This cannot be emphasised too much. "Tis an awesome phenomenon. Moreover, kicked cars can roll great distances at exceedingly slow speeds. Therein lies the efficiency of the physics -- and the danger; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-10/msg00064.html (6,163 bytes)
42. proto 2000 GP7s (score: 1): Author: jas@s...; Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:36:33 -0600; I don't have easy access to lots of information so need some quick help. Are the Proto 2000 GP7s phase 1 or phase 2? Are they accurately modeled and numbered? Thanks.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-10/msg00151.html (6,503 bytes)
43. Re: Proto 2000 GP7s (score: 1): Author: jas@s...; Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:01:31 -0600; Thanks to those who responded to my inquiry about Proto 2000 GP7s. There are a fair number of them for sale on eBay but the pictures there do not always tell the story. Anyone looking to unload a Pro; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-10/msg00161.html (6,763 bytes)
44. KCZ at KC US (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:19:59 -0500; I have some questions regarding the Kansas City Zephyr in its early days of operation (Spring 1953) at Kansas City Union Station. The train arrived around 8 p.m. after an approximate eight-hour trip; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-08/msg00081.html (7,007 bytes)
45. message for Jeff (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:47:35 -0500; Jeff Worones, would you please contact me offline soon. Thanks; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-07/msg00041.html (6,009 bytes)
46. reefer ice hatch platforms (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:06:44 -0500; Looking at several old pictures of meat packing plants it appears that some ice reefers had extra platforming around the ice hatches, while others did not. Will anyone explain their utility? Was ther; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-06/msg00103.html (6,291 bytes)
47. The Good Samaritan (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:30:30 -0500; John and Carmen Jacobs are members of this list. I am sure they are too modest to make a much of this but it certainly deserves our attention, admiration and respect. I, for one, am awed by such a du; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-05/msg00055.html (11,815 bytes)
48. LaBelle quitting; ART reefers (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 10:22:18 -0500; Many of you may not know but longtime model railroad manufacturer LaBelle Woodworking is planning to become a fallen flag on June 1. The enterprise is looking for a buyer, absent which they will simp; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-05/msg00059.html (7,204 bytes)
49. Hamiltons vs. Balls (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 10:47:27 -0500; Will anyone weigh-in with opinions regarding the relative merits of old railroad pocket watches? While I am sure there were other brands (e.g., Bunn), Hamilton and Ball are the two with which I am mo; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-05/msg00210.html (6,619 bytes)
50. Old-Time box cars and 100 year bridges (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:34:01 -0500; The Roundhouse line of old-time 36? boxcars has the brake wheel atop a vertical shaft on the end of the car. However, as designed it only extends about 12-18? above the roofwalk. Is this accurate for; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-04/msg00029.html (7,711 bytes)
51. Trouble creating file (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:25:27 -0500; Would like to share with the group some photos of the concrete bridges near Chillicothe, Mo., which were discussed several weeks ago. Have folder of them in my computer. Can't seem to get them transf; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-04/msg00242.html (6,249 bytes)
52. concrete bridges Files; BREX (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:19:12 -0500; Several weeks ago I inquired of the list about the very unique and distinctive concrete bridges found just west of Chillicothe, Missouri on the old C.B.&Q. line to St. Joseph where it crossed the Gra; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-04/msg00254.html (7,619 bytes)
53. various questions (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:05:31 -0600; Some various questions today. -- The California Zephyr traversed the Altamont hills near Tracy, California. Does anyone know if any of the old depots served by the CZ in that area still stand? Where; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-03/msg00005.html (7,382 bytes)
54. Wooden boxcar XM? (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 21:03:51 -0600; Recently I was having a friendly discussion with another railfan when the subject arose as to whether or not the C.B.&Q. ever had a series of wooden box cars that incorporated both outside bracing an; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-03/msg00066.html (6,841 bytes)
55. roundhouse accident (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:19:53 -0600; Does anyone on the list have any photographs of or information about the accident which happened at the Brookfield, Missouri roundhouse in the early '50s? The tale is that a large steam locomotive (p; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-03/msg00310.html (6,254 bytes)
56. Re: What Happened Today (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:57:27 -0600; The idea of a calendar noting significant events in C.B.&Q. history is an interesting one. It has the potential to stimulate both inquiry and dialog. For what it's worth, I believe that today (Februa; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-02/msg00006.html (7,420 bytes)
57. Re: HO scale Nickel Plate K-2 (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:02:31 -0600; Others may have had a different experience. I hope so. But from what I have seen and heard about NPP C.B.&Q. K-2, 4-6-0s, many are notoriously poor runners. In a lot of cases, they require extensive; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-02/msg00029.html (7,598 bytes)
58. a digression (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:01:40 -0600; I know this is not C.B.&Q. related but I hope an occasional digression is permitted. It is certainly an interesting question concerning an arcane bit of railroad history. For a few days I've been per; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-02/msg00187.html (7,191 bytes)
59. UTLX tank cars (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:14:15 -0600; Here's one for Leo, or any other knowledgeable person. I usually associate UTLX tank cars with gold or yellow reporting marks. Please tell me more about them. Have they always been that color? Do som; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-01/msg00044.html (6,608 bytes)
60. truing steam engine tires (score: 1): Author: "John A. Swearingen" <jas@s...>; Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:18:12 -0600; The other day I saw a picture of a Santa Fe steam engine having its tires "trued" near Fort Madison, Iowa in 1950. This was not being done in a shop but was accomplished "in situ" -- the locomotive b; /archives/BRHSLIST/2001-01/msg00070.html (6,916 bytes)

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