- 1. Re: [BRHSlist] Atlas Q Hart Ballast cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:38:16 -0600
- Jeff, Never saw a car in that series painted either the Atlas color or orange. Go to the SP&S car on that page and you will be close to the right color. Also never saw a car with trucks painted to ma
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00035.html (10,723 bytes)
- 2. [BRHSlist] Personal Commercial Posting (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:43:19 -0600
- All: Am still on a computer building spree. Just starting a Pentium4 1.6 Ghz machine. Have no particular use for it so would plan on selling. Now I did not say these words but it may include installe
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00085.html (8,780 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CBQ] Reason for name change (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 17:09:32 -0600
- List members, One of the good things about this list is things can be discussed without being viewed in some arbitrary "On Topic" or "Off Topic" context. I subscribe to another group where by the thi
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00145.html (10,014 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CBQ] The Big Cut... (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 04:47:29 -0600
- Jan, Think there is a spot called that between Savanna and Burke. I've recently aquired a photo of a CB&Q crane in "the Big Cut". Anyone know where that is at? Cheers! Jan [Non-text portions of this
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00169.html (9,420 bytes)
- 5. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q divisions (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:03:00 -0600
- There are 40's versions of every CB&Q employee timetable at www.thevlbg.com Site is not very up to date but I know that the timetables are there. I have been trying to determine the boundries of seve
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00193.html (9,422 bytes)
- 6. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q divisions (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:13:49 -0600
- As an interesting aside the dividing point between the Lincoln and McCook Divisions in the mid 40's was between Kenesaw and Heartwell. Why is that interesting? When Digicon set up the currently used
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00194.html (9,750 bytes)
- 7. Re: [CBQ] Re: Oquawka, ILL (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:59:16 -0600
- Ed, That should not be a problem. The CB&Q usually showed at least part of the abandoned trackage with it crossed out and usually showed a date and AFE. Glen: I thought that I could help and dug out
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00205.html (10,066 bytes)
- 8. Re: [CBQ] BN 1-4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:07:39 -0600
- Jim/Keith, These was no BN 4. BN 9920 was retained and could have gotten that number but it never did. BN 3 was not an operational unit. When it was being painted at Independent Locomotive Service an
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00206.html (9,272 bytes)
- 9. [CBQ] Big Cut (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:06:00 -0600
- The "Big Cut" depot was located at MP 138.54 East of Savanna. Depot was on the South side of the Main track and almost at the West end of the siding. Russ [Non-text portions of this message have been
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-12/msg00233.html (7,622 bytes)
- 10. Re: [BRHSlist] Station Signs (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:14:13 -0600
- Archie, I have in my garage the sign from the West end of the West passenger shelter and stairwell at Congress Park and the East end sign from the Cochrane WI depot. They are very heavy and not in a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00089.html (10,452 bytes)
- 11. Re: [BRHSlist] How does an F40PH work? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:59:31 -0600
- Engine RPM can not be directly correlated to HP output. As has been mentioned before in this forum neither the traction motors or the main alternator have built in fields with permanent magnets. Powe
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00103.html (11,027 bytes)
- 12. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: How does an F40PH work? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:43:21 -0600
- In essence, yes. Whether it is running at a constant speed or is being controlled by the throttle all diesel-electric engines operate pretty much the same way. The governor supplies fuel to the diese
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00105.html (13,657 bytes)
- 13. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: How does an F40PH work? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:48:20 -0600
- Air compressors do have a clutch. Increasing engine rpm will increase their output which is why in cold weather charging an empty trainline might be done in the third notch with the generator field s
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00111.html (16,036 bytes)
- 14. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Foreign Line Coal Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:02:12 -0600
- Bill, At least in the mid-sixties there was no effort made to get foreign hoppers off-line. Some trains might be up in the 50% foreign area. For an example there was a regular movement in SLSF 9xxxx
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00113.html (10,851 bytes)
- 15. Re: [BRHSlist] How does an F40PH work? Additional Comments (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 08:16:46 -0600
- In regards to the information below; that is correct. Somewhere in translating a question into an answer I lost my way. Blame it on old age. (It's not all bad, get a discount at the movies) Since it'
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00125.html (9,414 bytes)
- 16. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Foreign Line Coal Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:22:42 -0600
- Sorry, the above was not meant to mean what it appears to. The gondola paragraph means just what it says but the comment about 40' common box cars should have been above it, not below it. 40' common
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00135.html (9,857 bytes)
- 17. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: New Passenger F3s (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:31:19 -0600
- The passenger F3 sets were bought specifically to power the California Zephyr, most likely because D&RGW and WP were buying F3's for that same train. They did not last very long in that service and w
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00159.html (10,327 bytes)
- 18. Re: [BRHSlist] Re:Did they blow up all the 567 turbo motors? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:49:54 -0600
- 1st question: To the railroads I don't think these were "minor details". Don't know all the details, I'm not a machinist, although if you want real facts I could have a machinist answer this. I do kn
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00183.html (11,939 bytes)
- 19. Re: [BRHSlist] Accuracy of Walthers CB&Q Sugar Beet Quad Hoppers? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 17:40:01 -0600
- Rawil, Have never seen the actual model but can offer a general viewpoint: This does seem to be a fairly accurate model of a CB&Q 16xxxx series hopper built in the 60's by Bethlehem Steel at Johnstow
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00247.html (12,525 bytes)
- 20. Re: [BRHSlist] Different Empire Builder question (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:44:32 -0600
- In the 65-67 period 25-31 and 26-32 were usually combined during the late fall to late spring with the possible exception of around holidays. The heavy ridership was during the summer. These trains w
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00275.html (10,017 bytes)
This search system is powered by
Namazu