To all: I haven't seen any comments on the ATSF 4-6-0 timeline yet, but let's move on to a first cut at an ATSF 4-4-2 (Atlantic type) timeline. By the way, I...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 15, 2012 6:33 pm
To all: I was pleased to receive Don Richardson's new softcover book in the mail yesterday. The title is "Santa Fe Operations in Southern California from...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 16, 2012 4:11 am
To all: In relation to our work on locomotive timelines for Cajon Pass, it might be helpful to consult any Locomotive Assignment records that we have. There is...
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gabriel perez
sbgabe
Jun 16, 2012 4:47 am
What does the "HFD" stand for after some of the division locations? Also the "c" after some engine numbers? Â g perez ________________________________ From:...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 16, 2012 6:00 am
To all: Replying to Gabriel Perez's questions (below) about the assignment listings, HFD means "Held for Disposition" (out of service until they decide what to...
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Bowenaj@...
Bowenaj
Jun 16, 2012 1:48 pm
Gentlemen, After the initial orders have been received, the following books remain available for you rail book collectors. I have reduced the price in some...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 16, 2012 8:13 pm
To all: ... The Redondo Junction roundhouse registers I'm reviewing so far show three 4-4-2s as being in Los Angeles in 1944. They are listed below: 1420, a...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 16, 2012 9:23 pm
To all: ... When in Jr. Hi school - 1940-1943, we lived in the Montebello Park area. I would ride my bike east to Bluff Rd and south to the road crossing to...
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Lindsay smith
wlindsays2000
Jun 17, 2012 12:36 am
this is pretty intense you should give it a look http://www.incomedi15news.com/work/?article=66271...
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roblmclear
Jun 17, 2012 6:00 am
Hello to all Hoping someone can help, have recently come back to HO after a stint in N scale and need to find or to find out if the Mountaineer model of the...
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Ted York
tedyork52
Jun 17, 2012 6:50 am
I haven't heard from them in a long time Rob. I wouldn't count on them. Unfortunately it was not his day job and I suspect he got over whelmed after Walther's...
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Dieter Unger
dieter_unger
Jun 17, 2012 9:29 am
I ordered the Sandhouse in N Scale at MPP and paid via Paypal in the year. Since my order there is no response and the money is gone.  Now i have the kit...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 17, 2012 5:52 pm
To all: ... Hi John, A word of caution concerning Locomotive Assignment Sheets. Locomotive assignment sheets alone are often not definitive sources of actual...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 17, 2012 6:00 pm
To all: ... John: You are correct that I meant high seniority. I don't think that catching the 1468 was the appealing part about that assignment. Trying to...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 18, 2012 3:37 am
To all: ... John - When assigned as General Clerk summer 1948, at Fullerton, one of the Santa Ana switch jobs did have the 1816 2-6-2 with Condr Pike and Head...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 18, 2012 5:06 am
To all: I've been doing some timeline research on the 4-6-2 Pacific types on Cajon Pass, based on the photo indexes. It's a large topic, so I've decided to...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 18, 2012 11:40 pm
To all: ... John: The locomotive register at the Redondo Jct. roundhouse shows the following 4-6-2s in 1944: 1297 class (built 1910) 1305, 1308. 1309 class...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 20, 2012 5:00 am
To all: ... John, just got my copy from Bulldog News in Seattle and wanted to thank you for lerting us to this issue. I am currently trying to get the ballast...
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roblmclear
Jun 20, 2012 8:16 am
Thanks Dieter and Ted, I have managed to get one of the old HO kits from John Parker here in Australia. Thanks to this list of course. Regards and thanks to...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 21, 2012 6:47 am
To all: John Barry sends this note (below) and attached spreadsheet. I've stored his spreadsheet in our Files area, with the name...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 22, 2012 4:48 am
To all: Returning once more to the 4-4-2s, is it safe to assume that the 1468 was the last one running in the area? Does anyone know when it made its last...
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Ted York
tedyork52
Jun 22, 2012 4:51 am
For those of you who are out of the armchair, I thought I would change gears and talk about modeling. Years ago I acquired a 1600 class 2-10-2 from Keith...
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Guido Cherici
guidocherici
Jun 22, 2012 5:26 pm
That "keep alive" feature sounds a lot like a solution I've recently heard about. When running a locomotive that had no flywheels and thus very sensitive to...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 22, 2012 7:18 pm
To all: ... John: I've been waiting to jump in to this discussion on locomotive timelines until I got into the postwar years where I can refer to my log books...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 23, 2012 12:45 am
To all: Let's get started on the various classes of ATSF 4-6-2s now. The earliest class was the 1200 Class, numbers 1200-1225, built by Baldwin in 1903 and...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 23, 2012 11:28 pm
To all: ... Was it the 1468 that sideswiped the San Diegan by fouling the Fourth Dist main line while on the wye at Orange? Bob ... The accident I'm referring...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 24, 2012 4:14 am
To all: ... John: This wreck occurred about 1943. I have four photos of it from Phil Middlebrook and both engines, 1468 and 3, have wartime headlight shields. ...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 25, 2012 10:28 pm
To all: ... John, I further checked my information and the sideswipe at Orange with 1468 and the 3-Spot was April 18, 1942. That also happens to be the day of...
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otto kroutil
ottokroutil
Jun 26, 2012 4:22 am
I picked up a copy of Don's book in person and enjoyed chatting with Don, who was a very gracious host. The book is of great interest for us LA Division nuts...
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JThomp1945@...
jthomp1945
Jun 26, 2012 6:23 am
To all: I just came across a very interesting online Trains magazine blog article by Fred Frailey, "The Santa Fe's Transcon in 1953": ...
