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1. Painting legacy locomotives (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 18:48:00 -0500

i think you may be tilting at windmills thinking BNSF will listen to a plan to alternatively paint locomotives. They have way too much on their plate right now to bother with it. On the other hand, t

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2. Re: [BRHSlist] CB&Q Heavyweight Passenger Car Plan & Roster Books (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 17:48:12 -0500

I think the name was Bill Glick - in any case, the Train Shop in Cupertino has them for sale....

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3. Re: [BRHSlist] GN cars (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 20:37:39 -0500

If I'm not mistaken, these were built for the first streamlined Builder, and when they got bumped in the re-equipping, they lost the train name.

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4. Re: [BRHSlist] CB&Q Heavyweight Passenger Car Plan & Roster Books (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 19:57:48 -0500

Hi Don, I finally found it although it seems like you might want to get it from Bill himself. The phone number is (408) 296-1050 - and I made a slight error - it is in Santa Clara, not Cupertino (a f

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5. E5s (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:26:45 -0500

When the Lifelike E-6s came out, there was some talk about how to make it into an E5. Delta models has listed, on their future products list, a resin kit to modify the LL P2K E6 to become an E5. http

/archives/BRHSLIST/2000-04/msg00182.html (6,200 bytes)

6. Re: [BRHSlist] To Dave Lotz and listers-virus (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 21:08:50 -0600

The virus is not being sent through this list - but, by worms acting on members' PCs. Only those members using Outlook or Outlook Express will propagate the virus(worm). NO virus scanner will work, u

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7. RE: [BRHSlist] Chicago Railroad Fair (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 09:15:15 -0600

Dave\ Gunnison. The cars are also still extent. The first issue of the DSP&P HS newsletter detailed the C&S NG equipment.

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8. RE: [BRHSlist] Chicago Railroad Fair (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 14:02:07 -0600

The first issue of the DSP&P HS newsletter detailed the C&S NG equipment. BTW, I can load the article to the file areas if there are any interest.

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9. Re: [BRHSlist] OS - Was Suggested Reading (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:17:33 -0600

The Rocky Mountain Railroad has used this verbiage for years, with an indication that it came from "On Sheet" from dispatchers. At 06:13 PM 12/27/2001 -0500, you wrote: As someone that has been resea

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10. Re: [BRHSlist] OS - Was Suggested Reading (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:38:43 -0600

" "OS" are the initials for On the Sheets, a reference to what station agents did to notify the train dispatcher that a train had passed his/her station and been noted on the train register."

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11. Re: [BRHSlist] OS - Was Suggested Reading (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:42:39 -0600

BTW, should anyone have a BR rule book, it will be identified. In the 1938 D&RGW rule book, OS is the abbreviation for "Train Report" - said report being made by station agents as the train passed th

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12. Re: [BRHSlist] OS - Was Suggested Reading (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 19:11:30 -0600

The D&RGW 1908 rule book has exactly the same verbiage. I suspect you'll have to locate earlier rule books to find the complete answer. The OS description (I sent), and the abbreviation are as they a

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13. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Badger Paint (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 12:17:45 -0600

I fail to see any logic in the concept. Forget for a moment the price. A model paint manufacturer is bringing out a prototypically correct paint, yet is only running it for a limited time. Why? Were

/archives/BRHSLIST/2001-11/msg00005.html (7,004 bytes)

14. Re: [BRHSlist] Painting brass (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:15:33 -0600

Basically, it comes down to the coat that was applied. If it is smooth (i.e. no wrinkles or obvious buildup), there is no reason not to paint on top of it - assuming that the base isn't such that pai

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15. Re: [BRHSlist] New Index -list settings (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 17:58:07 -0500

Mr. list moderator - & list - would it be a reasonable idea to include links to both the file section of this list and the BRHS web page in the footer of each message? It would certainly help in area

/archives/BRHSLIST/2001-09/msg00015.html (7,166 bytes)

16. Q history for sale (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:31:44 -0500

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1176883488

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17. Re: [BRHSlist] Cab Roofs (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:06:33 -0500

Many, and of those (like PRR on some divs) were iron oxide - it was partially to protect against the ash content in the smoke. My guess is (and not remembering much) you'll see this far more on a coa

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18. Re: [BRHSlist] Amtrak Incident (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:22:57 -0500

At 06:17 PM 7/22/2001 -0700, you wrote: Hi! Did anyone hear of a little incident at Union Station the other day involving an Amtrak train stopping a little too late? I heard something about it and I

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19. West Lines (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:09:13 -0600

While I would be happy to set up a group for the C&S & the FW&D and Lines West, i wonder if it is needed. I haven't seen anyone complain about the content when there are notes on these topics, and I'

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20. RE: [BRHSlist] Zephyr MIA (score: 1)

Author: Bob Webber <rswebber@c...>

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 08:41:34 -0600

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