Dave and listers I did some preliminary rummaging today in search of information on the (400-411) series SD7's. I did find the photos of the funeral train I observed at Nishnabotna and Langdon MO in
Summer 1958 After having been forced on No. 93 and 94 (The Lincoln-Wymore local), a most detestable job albeit long hours and good overtime, and suffering there under 2:30am calls for 4:00am on duty
Warren and list Speaking of FTD....not Floral Telegraph Delivery, but Final Terminal Delay I guess it isn't Floral TELEGRAPH Delivery anymore, but the initials are the same whatever it is.. When comi
Ken The picture you refer to is one of my all time favorites...I'm not looking at it now, but I believe it was the June 1992 photo on the BRHS calendar. The combine was one of the converted motor car
Dave...Ken and List I'm 92% sure that the picture you have is that one featured for June 1992 on the BRHS calendar. I pulled calendar out while at home a while ago along with my Burlington In Transit
Ken In my recent diatribe and after checking Jonathan's comments re 9839 which I had overlooked in checking BIT even though I had marked it, shows converted to PB&M No. 2715. If you have a good magni
There is a book .....My memory is a total blank now, but maybe something will come up...regarding the Pullman Porter and his role in the areas mentioned. It may be the biography of A. Phillip Randolp
You might contact Robert Brown rcbmeb@a... He is not on the BRHS list, but you can e mail him as above. He is a retired Agent-Operator and worked at several small town depots. He has lots of photos a
Dennis Thanks....I should have remembered Moedinger's series. I recall it well...My old TRAINS are too well stored. I'm in the process of getting my old magazines in a more accessible mode so I can r
Dave No operating TT would ever show two trains on the same schedule...That would have been a big time no no and would not ever have happened. How the number of the train to be shown was arrived at I
Seems like a couple of years or so ago Mike Spoor gave a presentation at the Sunday morning breakfast at a BRHS meeting about foreign headend cars on Q trains. He had a multi page handout. Perhaps so
Charlie and list Here's a little "aside" which was triggered by the irrigation lines matter. Years ago...before my time even....and in the days of all friction bearing cars there was a method of "nur
Charlie and list The tank you refer to in your post could have a Keeley application. My understanding of a Keeley...primarily from stories in the old RAILROAD MAGAZINE was that a Keeley would be just
In 1951 my Buddy, Jim Christen and I had taken our first overnight branch line train trip from Corning to Villisca. We had joined the train crew for supper and had walked down the street afterwards w
Don You should have been at LRC last Tuesday evening when I told the boys that railroading wasn't fun or interesting anymore, and that I didn't have any interest in looking at or photographing coal t
The Wabash certificate was, no doubt, issued to your GP certifing that he was qualified on the Wabash rules and special instructions and was therefore able to operate CB&Q trains over Wabash trackage
Warren and Steve I'm always wanting to know more than I wanted to know when I originally asked, but I'm really puzzled re your statement regarding the difference between Q and Wabash orders. You say
Warren Thanks for the additional input....I'm still not quite understanding the whole thing, but it is not going to effect the quality of my life for the foreseeable future. I recall a "true tale" in