On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:40:53 -0600 Paul/Celine Kossart ... Don't know what the problem would be....I posted to the list early Wednesday morning and have...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 11, 1999 1:36 pm
Just a not to inform you that there should be no interuption in the list should I have to sign off temporarily. Things are still up in the air but are solid...
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John DePauw
johnd@...
Mar 11, 1999 4:40 pm
To All Any one have experience with operations on the EJ&E. Like industries that they switched or any particular Interchanges they worked. How about any ...
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Jeff Aley - FDC / MD6...
jaley@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 11, 1999 9:09 pm
... Depends on the elevator & whether it's a "Terminal" elevator. Generally, grain was brought in by truck to "smaller" elevators found in many midwestern...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@xxxxxxxxx....
Mar 12, 1999 1:38 am
Ok... The little prarie skyscrapers. The little old metal elevators or the new concrete ones that replaced them received the grain from the farmers. It was ...
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Grant Morgan
Morgang@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 12, 1999 1:58 am
Hi, Grains of all sorts were taken to elevators to be sold. In the name of competition, several grain buying companies would locate an elevator in the same...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@xxxxxxxxx....
Mar 12, 1999 2:47 am
OK more. My last post was about post 1950 or there about. By the late 40s the farmers were producing more wheat than needed. The price found new bottoms. The ...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Mar 12, 1998 3:16 am
TO: Grant Morgan Jeff Aley Lawrence Jackman Just wanted to say "Thank You!" for providing that info on the grain elevators! I will be modeling the Canadian...
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Elliot Fishbein and/o...
fishbein@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 12, 1999 3:32 am
To everyone who responded to my cry for help on my missing email, thanks. In case you're interested, my isp pleaded guilty to blowing it. The mail has since...
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jjb99@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Mar 13, 1999 8:46 pm
Hello everyone, Just wondering where in the archives can I find discussions on CTC orany other types of operations. I'm glad your list caught my eye and look...
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PWhite0130@xxx.xxx
Mar 13, 1999 9:00 pm
Well folks, I finally got off my butt and uploaded the Automobile Industry Database today. This is a ZIP compressed ASCII text file delimited by the tab...
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PWhite0130@xxx.xxx
Mar 13, 1999 9:12 pm
... I would suggest you join the Layout Design/Operations SIG on the Internet. There is a lot of activity of this list so be prepared! They also have archives...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 15, 1999 7:39 am
... Smaller elevators had single spouts and grain was poured as far to each end as possible and then could require some shovelling to get more into the ends....
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@xxxxxxxxx....
Mar 15, 1999 12:39 am
Down here in the States they were called paper grain doors even though you are right, they were heavy like cardboard. Larry...
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Grant Morgan
Morgang@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 15, 1999 2:38 am
Hi all, I am interested in modelling some team track facilities during the transition years. My prototype is the CNR's Winnipeg East Yard. The team tracks...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Mar 16, 1998 1:03 am
If you want a great source of info, or at least pictorial info....I just received Greg McDonnell's book "Wheat Kings" in the mail today and I highly recommend...
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Walt Gay
waltrail@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 16, 1999 1:40 am
What else would be shipped in the 2-bay 70 ton covered hoppers (Atlas, Bowser, Kato etc.)besides cement? Walt...
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Jeff Aley - FDC / MD6...
jaley@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 16, 1999 2:03 am
... Any high-density bulk material (e.g. sand) that needs to stay dry, and is granulated enough to flow without the help of pneumatics (e.g. not flour). Low...
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Tim Green
t.green@xxxx.xxxx
Mar 16, 1999 12:46 pm
The March issue of "Branchline (Canada's Rail Newsmagazine)" published by the Bytown Railway Society (same people who publish the Canadian Trackside Guide) has...
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Walt Gay
waltrail@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 16, 1999 6:39 pm
... Jeff, I'm trying to see if ther would be something that would be shipped from the northeast to the south that would require the use of these cars. Some...
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Ken Pebesma
kpebesma@xxx.xxxxxx.x...
Mar 16, 1999 7:07 pm
If you expand your shipping area to include the midwest, SOO has a large facility that loads silica sand for glassmaking. Some of the cars used to carry this...
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Paul Cooledge
cooledge@xxxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 16, 1999 7:35 pm
Walt- There was a fertilizer company on the Lima Branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad that received ground limestone from a plant in Botts, PA. This product...
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Walt Gay
waltrail@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 16, 1999 8:04 pm
... Paul, Me too. I just finished a three pack of E-L Covered hoppers, that I plan to use along with Atlas LV and CR cars for this service. Sounds good. Walt...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 17, 1999 8:05 am
... between 2 ... this ... If memory serves me correct the door manufacturer name and instructions for installation/removal were on the outside face on the...
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Grant Morgan
Morgang@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 17, 1999 12:51 am
... From: Ken Pebesma <kpebesma@...> To: Ry-ops-industrialSIG@onelist.com <Ry-ops-industrialSIG@onelist.com> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 12:19 PM ...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Mar 17, 1998 2:07 am
Guys: Yep, it's called "dunnage" and the only special facilities needed would be a car cleaning track somewhere in the yard. So, that would add another level...
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Ken Pebesma
kpebesma@xxx.xxxxxx.x...
Mar 17, 1999 2:15 pm
Good question. If you can get a car number, you can go to the CP web site and trace its movement. Most of the time these cars are in captive service carrying...
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Mark Holmstrup
mark_holmstrup@xxxxx....
Mar 17, 1999 2:38 pm
Could these also be used for grain loading? (I sure hope so; I just bought 10 of them for this purpose.) Mark Holmstrup...
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Jeff Aley - FDC / MD6...
jaley@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 17, 1999 11:38 pm
... Mark, Sorry, it is not likely that a 2-bay 70-ton car would be used for grain loading. Because of the low volume of the cars, the cars would fill up long...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 9:33 am
... CN and CP both used 70 ton cars in grain service after larger 90 ton cars took over the original commodity shipments hauled in the smaller cars. These cars...
