I just saw an Iowa Interstate train taking cars from its yard here in Council Bluffs over to the Union Pacific pool yard. In the consist were two (at least...
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SD9E@xxx.xxx
Apr 2, 1999 6:05 am
First guess is low density plastic pellets as feedstock for an injection moulding or extrusion operation. Many petroleum and chemical companies are in the...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Apr 7, 1999 8:13 pm
I'd noticed that, up until a couple of days ago, for about the passed month or so the Mid American Energy power plant outside of Council Bluffs wasn't getting...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 8, 1999 11:11 pm
... Winter and Summer are the two peak seasons for electrical use. During the fall and spring, furnaces and air conditioners are not running thus the lowere...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Apr 9, 1999 3:39 am
Peter- Thanks for the reply. I just noticed the first coal train into the plant this afternoon on my way into work. Anyway, the point of all of this was if...
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Ed Barry
barry@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 14, 1999 3:05 pm
Hi all This is a reminder to all in the Toronto area that this Saturday the 17th of April is the annual Prototype Railway Modellers meet. For more information...
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Ed Barry
barry@xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 14, 1999 3:08 pm
Hi all This is a reminder to all in the Toronto area that this Saturday the 17th of April is the annual Prototype Railway Modellers meet. For more information...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 17, 1999 10:11 am
From: ONElist Tech Support <admin@onelist.com> Hello, The ONElist system will be down for scheduled maintenance Saturday evening, April 17, 1999. We will be...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Apr 19, 1999 2:28 am
Hi group! I was checking my e-mail last night and came across a post from Tim Green on CNet asking about Indusmin cylindrical hoppers. He wanted to know who...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 20, 1999 12:07 am
... This is the correct spelling. ... Nepheline syenite is an intrusive igneous rock composed of nepheline, albite and microcline feldspar plus minor amounts...
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Paul Barker
pbarker@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 21, 1999 6:14 am
I have recently noticed coal trains through Bellevue, Nebraska (a southern suburb of Omaha) operating with one locomotive on each end, sort of like I'm used to...
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Paul Barker
pbarker@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 21, 1999 5:17 am
... Jack, I used to see the cylindrical hoppers at the Dal-Tile plant near Gettysburg, PA but I can't swear they were Indusmin cars. If somebody still has the...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Apr 21, 1999 12:00 am
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 01:14:14 -0500 "Paul Barker" <pbarker@...> ... Paul, That's not "push-pull", that's Union Pacific's "Distributed Power". It's...
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RRSPKEN@xxx.xxx
Apr 21, 1999 11:58 am
This is known as distributive power. The rear locomotive is considered to be a helper controlled from the lead locomotive. This practice has been in use for...
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jhediger@xxxxx.xxxxxx...
jhediger@xxxxx.xxxxxx...
Apr 21, 1999 11:58 am
... The Dal-Tile article was in the November 1996 issue of MODEL RAILROADER. There's a cylindrical covered hopper in the prototype aerial photo, but I cannot...
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jjb99@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Apr 21, 1999 8:23 pm
Another commodity question for my learned collegues, while I was chasing a small GTI train thru to Waterbury, CT. I spotted an ex-D&H 2 bay open hopper...
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Dave Nelson
muskoka@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 22, 1999 3:29 am
... A fair amount of info can be gleaned from the web for questions like this. I learned ilmenite is a "Anhydrous Iron Oxide (FeTiO3) which is a common ore of...
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tinas
tinas@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 22, 1999 8:14 pm
One of the few places that it's mined is in northeast Florida, sorry, but it's sent out by truck not rail, from this mine (which is really a huge dredge that...
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Chuck Batherson
cbatherson@xxx.xxxx
Apr 24, 1999 11:27 pm
Can anyone help with the type of traffic, both loads and cars at a Starch Plant? Thanks in advance Chuck Batherson...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
Apr 25, 1999 9:12 am
... At a local starch plant (NaCan) about 50 miles from me, corn came in by covered hopper and starch went out out by boxcar. I haven't been near the plant in...
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john falconer
falconer@xx.xxxxxxxxx...
Apr 25, 1999 9:22 pm
... John Falconer...
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Jeff Aley - FDC / MD6...
jaley@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
Apr 30, 1999 8:29 pm
... Starch ... the ... rather ... Some speculation for 'ya: bagged starch (either industrial sized, or consumer-sized) would go out by box car. Industrical...
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PPfoten211@xxx.xxx
May 3, 1999 2:12 am
I'm looking for information on railroad served sawmills. I want to know how many spots would exist for cars in a typical large, relatively modern mill. My...
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Terry & Jan Taylor
jtntaylor@xxxxxxx.xxxx
May 3, 1999 6:22 pm
Saturday, Paul Deis and I attended the Pacific Coast Region Daylight Division meeting in Santa Barbara hosted by the South Coast Society of Model Railroaders...
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Jeff Aley - FDC / MD6...
jaley@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx
May 4, 1999 10:35 pm
The June 1999 issue of RMC has an article on [quote] Modern logging trains by James Davis There are still logging operations in the Pacific Northwest that use...
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MARK "PAN MON" PETTEY
mark.pettey@xxx.xxxx
May 7, 1999 7:06 pm
Hey folks, Just joined the list and wanted to introduce myself. I am an HO modeler who is building a point-to-point layout in a 12'x24' room. The layout...
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Paul/Celine Kossart
kozys@xxxxxxx.xxxx
May 9, 1999 5:04 am
Hello all, I have transfered a post I got off the Burlington Route Historical Society (BRHS) list which may be of interest to us on this list. Along the same ...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
May 14, 1999 11:28 am
Just a note to remind members that if you have photos topical of the list you can upload them through the members "list center." Just go to the list page and...
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Peter Bowers
pbeservx@xxxxxx.xxxx
May 14, 1999 12:12 pm
Just a note to remind members that if you have Bookmarks or Events that would be of interest to the list you can list them through the members "list center."...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
May 21, 1999 9:52 pm
I was reading the article on CP's Sunbury Line in the July issue of Railfan & Railroad and I had a question regarding the pic on page 8. It shows "CP RAIL...
