- 1. Re: [CBQ] Re: Silk Trains (score: 1)
- Author: bbreynolds@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:39:46 EST
- Surprisingly, the Erie and NKP also got a noticeable amount of this traffic In that a good majority of the silk was processed in the mills of Paterson and Passaic NJ, the Erie connection (both cities
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- 2. RE: [CBQ] Re: Silk Trains (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lambert" <dave@dglambert.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:22:39 -0500
- Bruce, Thanks for "closing the loop" on this interesting piece of railroad history. Regards, Dave Lambert (former resident of Oreland, PA) _____ From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
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- 3. [CBQ] Re: Silk Trains (score: 1)
- Author: "Douglas Harding" <doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:42:23 -0600
- in the last century, but disappeared in the 30's. I believe it was invention of nylon that killed the silk industry. The trains did travel under guard, and ran on fast schedules. I think the book on
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00304.html (9,676 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CBQ] Re: Silk Trains (score: 1)
- Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:18:56 EST
- I often refer to the ICC accident reports as those of you "usual suspects" know. There is a report...I think it's 1930's or maybe earlier of a silk train running as a B&O "passenger Extra" over the R
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-01/msg00317.html (9,749 bytes)
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