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1. [BRHSlist] Grain in Box Cars (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:24:27 -0600
As I remember, when the doors were closed, there was no evidence that the box contained grain unless it was leaking. The first thing done at the elevator was to open the door over the pit so we could
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00070.html (8,076 bytes)

2. [BRHSlist] A Model Painting Question (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:48:38 -0600
In normal use of Testors Dulcoat, I often wish for something that I could brush rather than spray. Does anyone know of an available substitute? Is Badger Modelflex #16-601 Clear Flat suitable for wea
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00277.html (8,671 bytes)

3. Re: [BRHSlist] FW: Commercial Post - Grain doors & load in HO scale (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:08:25 -0500
Pete and Others: One thing I remember from the days that I worked in the grain industry was that we could drop into an elevator silo that was almost full and check for water leaks between the sides a
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-10/msg00234.html (10,935 bytes)

4. Re: [BRHSlist] BRHS meet (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:28:41 -0500
Richard: I regret to tell you that the answer is no regarding getting from airport to Bandana Square. There is a city bus from airport to downtown St. Paul but I am not sure if a bus operates on or c
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00184.html (9,604 bytes)

5. [BRHSlist] Driving directions from MSP Airport (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:54:19 -0500
This may be too late but Rich G. decided not to post my driving directions on the site. Rental car is probably the best bet and hopefully there can be some pooling. Leaving the airport, take the exit
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00186.html (8,950 bytes)

6. [BRHSlist] Shipping grain by boxcars (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:44:49 -0500
I worked for a malting company in Minneapolis in 1964/65. Up until that time, all grain coming in from the country elevators was shipped in boxcars. In 1965, we had to lengthen our track-scale tracks
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-09/msg00290.html (9,832 bytes)

7. [BRHSlist] Solvent for removing letters (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:04:14 -0500
I had good luck in removing letters/numbers from Walthers models with acetone. I keep a bottle of super glue remover handy in case I get careless and stick my fingers together. The small bottles cont
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-08/msg00312.html (8,285 bytes)

8. Re: [BRHSlist] St. Paul annual mtg (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:29:21 -0500
Gerald: BRHS rooms are at the Holiday Inn Express at Bandana Square. If they are full, another option would be the Super 8 in Arden Hills as it is on Lexington Ave and would be an easier drive to Ban
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-07/msg00083.html (9,465 bytes)

9. Re: [BRHSlist] re: St Paul meet (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:55:56 -0500
Gerald, I do not remember seeing any alternate listed to the Holiday Express. That would be something to check with Rich G. about. Are you seeing this Rich? I am working on driving directions to Band
/archives/BRHSLIST/2003-07/msg00086.html (9,436 bytes)

10. Re: [CBQ] Burlington Business Car (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:13:24 -0600
Tom: Were you able to check with your friend regarding the installation of a decoder in a Burlington Business Car? Or, could you tell me who did it for you? Mine is a Christmas present from my wife a
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-12/msg00226.html (10,908 bytes)

11. [CBQ] Burlington Business Car (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:26:30 -0600
I have purchased the beautiful car and the lighting kit from Kato. The instructions for the lighting kit say that if control of the interior lights is desired on a DCC system, a decoder is needed. Ha
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-11/msg00178.html (8,617 bytes)

12. [CBQ] Work Train (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 21:35:22 -0500
I have what I hope are some easy questions for someone: While looking for something else in a local hobby shop I found their closeout section. There is a Walthers Work Train kit in CSX orange and I h
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-09/msg00074.html (8,402 bytes)

13. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Industry Question (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 19:07:59 -0500
Tom: Paper mills use lots of chlorine to bleach wood pulp. Bob Sorensen -- Original Message -- From: <bberry@terraworld.net> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: Re
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-05/msg00183.html (11,537 bytes)

14. Re: [CBQ] History question: meat packing plants (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:41:33 -0600
Doug: I believe that the Bartusch Packing that you listed for St. Paul, MN, was the only place where they actually killed and dressed. All of the others were branch distribution operations. I worked
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-03/msg00135.html (13,564 bytes)

15. [CBQ] New Engines (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:55:08 -0600
Group: This may be off the normal subject but is a question that I have often wondered. In the delivery of a new engine from the final assembly plant, is the engine run or is it a dead haul? And, if
/archives/BRHSLIST/2004-01/msg00206.html (8,098 bytes)

16. [CBQ] Nebraska (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:16:00 -0500
Will someone in the Grand Island or Kearney area please contact me off-list? I plan to go thru there this August on a trip to Colorado and would like local tourism info. Thanks, Bob [Non-text portion
/archives/BRHSLIST/2005-06/msg00017.html (9,338 bytes)

17. Re: [CBQ] Digest Number 2390 (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:28:15 -0500
I visited the museum last year. It is in the original Rock Island station. There are two models. A Lionel for kids on the lower level and a beautiful club model on a mezzanine. It is open to the publ
/archives/BRHSLIST/2005-04/msg00156.html (12,205 bytes)

18. [CBQ] CBQ Shops (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:38:27 -0600
Without doing a lot of digging in the books, where were the main shops located? Both engine and cars. I know West Burlington, Iowa was an engine shop and that steam engines were built there. And that
/archives/BRHSLIST/2005-03/msg00092.html (8,821 bytes)

19. [CBQ] Digest Number 2344 (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:09:39 -0600
I thank those who have given information. However, I have a new question. When a new steam engine was built, at any shop, where did the tender come from? Was it built at the same time to "match" the
/archives/BRHSLIST/2005-03/msg00159.html (10,211 bytes)

20. Re: [CBQ] Re: Red Owl truck in the new Zephyr (score: 1)
Author: "Bob & Marian Sorensen" <rksmes@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:53:49 -0600
Red Owl Stores was a large regional organization home based in Hopkins, Minnesota. Their central warehouse and main offices were across the street, and railroad tracks, from Super Value. They were th
/archives/BRHSLIST/2006-01/msg00040.html (11,949 bytes)

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