Wendell- Here is the text....you'll want to modify it and use your own pictures.... Thanks, Charlie Vlk Broadway Limited Operations - The Model Railroad Team...
... Wendell- Here is the text....you'll want to modify it and use your own pictures.... Thanks, Charlie Vlk Broadway Limited ============================== ...
thank you Charlie Wendell ... From: Charlie Vlk To: Ry-ops-industrialSIG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Ops-Ind]...
... class one road, I know of no situation where there would be more than one yard crew working without some authority to play "traffic cop". We had a new yard...
Greetings, Some time ago (like one or two years) I saw some ads for loads that were offered or built by Pete Moffett. Does anyone recall this and is the...
Thanks for the kind words. Comments, corrections, suggestions incorporated into your version would be appreciated as feedback! Thanks, Charlie Vlk ... From:...
I am struggling with understanding LCL service and need some help with the concepts of how these cars were used. I know several RRs had cars designated and...
NYC "Pacemaker" cars were captive on the NYC.....to ensure this, they didn't have the dimensional data required by the ARA for interchange. Charlie Vlk...
... Chris, The especially lettered cars which you cite were but a small minority of the cars in LCL service. Most of the cars in LCL service were ordinary ...
Hi Chris, At one time the New Haven RR had the largest LCL center in the US in Cedar Hill Yard, New Haven, Connecticut. In the 30's through 50's the LCL was...
... service (ie PRR Merchandise Service, B&O's Time Saver / Less-Carload Service, C&O "Cameo Cars," etc. Did a RRs LCL cars stay on the home road, or venture...
I have posted four files to the Files area that those modeling LCL might find interesting. These are LCL interline car routings from 1939, 1948, 1953 and 1959....
... Without a doubt, the New Haven had the most informative Freight and Merchandise Car Schedules released to the public between 1945 through 1968, but to...
Rule 71; a train is superior to another train by right, class or direction. Rule 71-A; Right is conferred by train order; class and direction by timetable. ...
Yes, but once in yard limits rule 93 applies. Only 1st class trains have any superiority in yard limits, and being we are talking about light engine moves,...
Bill -- Good job! The 1953 file is very interesting with 672 records already. Are you interested in getting additions to the file? I have C&O 1953 with lots...
Excellent coverage by all on less-than-carload (LCL) lots. The only thing I would add for the original questioner is that the special paint schemes on some...
... While this is all very nice out on the mainline, once one gets within yard limits an entire new set of rules falls into play. While these may differ...
Yard Limits seems to be a hard term to grasp. My understanding is that "Yard Limits" is area of main track that has been designated within a geographical...
Bob Zoeller wrote: (snip) ... LCL & Merchandise Tons & Carloadings Originated (in 000's) - Note: LCL Tons Originated are the aggregate of tons of those...
Hi Seth, It is www.opsig.org/convention. See you there! Gus PS Will you be at the PCR convention in Napa at the end of this month. We will have a good Op and...
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