... I hear tell that down in Tennessee, they ran a train from the Jack Daniel's distillery :) Seriously, this topic came up on the SooLineHistory list a while...
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Dennis Storzek
dstorzek@...
Feb 1, 2001 1:44 pm
... I think it's become evident from the responses about Shipit that this program is seriously limited, because it doesn't list the standing order of the cars...
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rick_ricketts@...
Feb 1, 2001 2:47 pm
From: Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...> Date: Wed Jan 31, 2001 9:37pm Subject: Of Milk Trains and Mills ... [SNIP] Certainly water power was a factor, but don't...
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Craig Bisgeier
cbisgeier@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:18 pm
<< I am not sure what the impact of large scale adhereance to cut off times would do to Ship It. I am pretty sure if the car misses today's train, it would...
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tim gilbert
tgilbert@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:45 pm
... The US Constitution ended the importation of slaves in 1808 - meaning that any slaves imported after that date constituted smuggling. Therefore, it would...
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Terry Harrison
terryharr@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:55 pm
Just read, again, Ed Novit's article on reefers in the 9/99 issue of MR. It was not uncommon for perishables to be loaded and moved un-consigned. Then later...
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PBowers
57era@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:49 pm
Keystone produced a lumber drying kiln back a few years ago. The photo shows a double kiln and the measurements seem to be small for a double kiln. Has...
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Nick Kulp
caseyj@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:58 pm
Hi, I had to comment when I saw the reference to ShipIt. I am a user of ShipIt as well and recently some of the smarter contributors to the ShipIt list came up...
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Jon Cure
jcure@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:09 pm
Peter, could you elaboate on the kilns at furniture plants? Were they adjacent to where the lumber was unloaded from railcars? How big are we talking? Heated...
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PBowers
57era@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:46 pm
... Not a complete list but coal, lumber, cattle, grains all moved this way in Canada and I expect in the US. Peter Bowers To...
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PBowers
57era@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:27 pm
... Most of the plants I am aware of had four kilns one loading, one unloading, one preheat, and one for finishing lumber to desired moisture content. ... yes....
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Dave Bayless
davebayl@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:54 pm
Paul and Brad: Perhaps your operating sessions are leading to the yardmaster rushing to get cars into a train is because you have made the assumption that when...
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tim gilbert
tgilbert@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:56 pm
Rick, Regarding your question about whether the fall in the percent boxcar miles loaded from 1948/49 to 1972 (76% to 58%) was indicative of there being less...
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Jeff Aley - GCD PE
jaley@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:17 pm
... constantly ... do ... This is a language regionalism. "Mill" is another word for "factory". There were a lot of factories "mills" (of various kinds) in...
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Jeff Aley - GCD PE
jaley@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:22 pm
... an ... Wouldn't the fact that most tank cars and covered hoppers were privately owned (and thus could not be confiscated) be an overriding factor? ... I...
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BillJewett@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:45 pm
terryharr@... (Terry Harrison) wrote <<It was not uncommon for perishables to be loaded and moved un-consigned. Then later while en route get sold...
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BillJewett@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:45 pm
Bob -- Better late than never, thanks for the review. I may even have to get a copy, it's too easy now that b&n is on internet :-) Bill Operations SIG ...
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djaquay@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:49 pm
Pardon me for asking a quite broad question, but how did one buy a passenger ticket, say, in the 1950's (although answers from other eras are welcome), that...
2560
morrisr@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:53 pm
The magazine "Classic Trains" for Spring 2001 has an ad for it's Summer edition which will contain an article called "Prairie Mixeds, In the 1960's, milk cans...
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Hank
hnknmra@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:31 pm
The BRHS Bulletin had an extensive review of southern Illinois coal operations on the Q. It seems that the Q would pick-up loads from the mines that had not...
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tim gilbert
tgilbert@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:31 pm
... Jeff, You have pointed out another factor why Tank Cars were not reloaded - because of the leasing arrangements between shipper (or consignee) and private...
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Hank
hnknmra@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:44 pm
A friend of mine is a switchman for the UP. His first full time RR job was a switchman for the Rock Island in St. Louis. He told me that they assigned...
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Ted Schnepf
railsunl@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:01 pm
... Hi All, I have a copy of information from the General American car company about refers with tanks for milk in the 1920's. Some of the moves were long ...
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Tom Shaw
trshaw@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:08 pm
Howdy, Recently a friend asked, "How many folks are in the crew of the typical train dunning past Colorado Springs?" on the Joint Line (UPSP/BNSF). Somebody...
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Eric Smith
eric@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:21 pm
Don't most mainline freights run with just two crew? Eric...
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Alex or Dick Huff
dsrc512@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:39 pm
Another commodity that was diverted enroute was fuel oil. In 1976 while shopping for locomotive fuel I was asked by a local dealer whether he could still get...
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Brad/Bettyanne
bhoward0@...
Feb 1, 2001 9:58 pm
Dave: Thank you for the input. As matter of fact I think my rescheduling efforts will bring about what you are talking about. I will try it see. Thanks...
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djaquay@...
Feb 1, 2001 10:03 pm
... perishables, lumber ... had to move ... particular ... pricing ... car to ... buyer. ... costs. Would it ever get to the broker without being sold? Would...
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norman.e.beveridge1@...
Feb 1, 2001 10:13 pm
Craig, You are exactly right that most computer generated operating systems have a problem of being inflexible. This is one reason that I like the RailOp...
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Larry Denton
saled@...
Feb 1, 2001 10:33 pm
Norman, How would you go about obtaining this program. Sounds like one our club might like to use for its operating session? Larry ... Fr...
