On the trip this last week to the SP historical Technical meet I found some industry of interest. Besides serving the lumber mill the Yreka western serves an...
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ricky@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Oct 12, 1999 6:40 am
Check out these sites posted on the Layout Design SIG list...good info! http://netnet.net/~elbe/local_jobs.htm http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/greatpier/120/...
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Paul Barker
pbarker@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1999 4:48 am
... There used to be a number of small open pit coal mines in south central Iowa. Most of these would have been out of business by the middle of this century....
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Andrew Keeney
akeeney@xxx.xxxx
Nov 3, 1999 5:49 pm
Thanks Paul, I appreciate the info. Andy...
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jdhofmockel@...
Nov 8, 1999 2:03 pm
Hi Jeff! It was good to see you at the KSD show on Saturday! How did the banquet go back in Omaha?? I have another question: I picked up 3 more hot metal cars...
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Jon Cure
jcure@xxx.xxxx
Nov 8, 1999 4:31 pm
Hi guys, Just a note. I was privy to the Walthers new projects sheet the dealers get and amongst the stuff was a photo of the projected Carbon Black car. The...
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Jim Hediger
jhediger@xxxxx.xxxx
Nov 8, 1999 6:05 pm
... For some time now, I've been thinking over the idea of using LEDs to simulate the orange-red glow of a loaded torpedo ladle (bottle) car during operating...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 8, 1999 7:45 pm
Hi Jim! Thanks for the response! This list get so quiet sometimes I thought this would be a good string or subject. I've always been interested in steel mills,...
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Jon Cure
jcure@xxx.xxxx
Nov 8, 1999 8:34 pm
Jack, I believe the TH&B served some steel industry areas. You might check info on that railroad. I think in Hamilton but don't hold me to it. ...
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Nicholas Russon
nrusson@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 8, 1999 11:06 pm
... You should know that the Steel City of Canada was Hamilton, Ontario. It had (and still has) a substantial steel industry, with the big two being Stelco and...
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PBEServices/Shipp'nBo...
57tracker@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Nov 9, 1999 3:50 am
... Steel mills in Canada are: Sydney Steel in Sydney Nova Scotia served by CN(Cape Breton &Nova Scotia Ry now), Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie on CP(Huron...
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Jim Hediger
jhediger@xxxxx.xxxx
Nov 9, 1999 5:10 pm
... Jack: I use my Huron Steel mill and Jackson Iron & Steel Corp. as the two major customers that have kept the Ohio Southern in business. HS makes ...
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Railhiker@xxx.xxx
Nov 10, 1999 2:56 am
Re THB at Hamilton, my info dates to 1980 or so. There was Stelco and Dofasco in Hamilton shipping tinplate in coils. I was with ATSF and we did a test load...
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PBowers
57tracker@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Nov 11, 1999 10:14 pm
Dear List Subscribers, This was recently sent to list Moderators of the ONElist communities. ONElist and eGroups have agreed to merge. Together, the new...
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Glen Smith
gsmith2@xxx.xxxx.xxx
Nov 15, 1999 2:30 am
... Jack, Sydney, Nova Scotia was a major steel center until the mid 1960s. The mill is still operating but has been downsized considerably since then. Six or ...
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Tim Green
t.green@xxxx.xxxx
Nov 15, 1999 12:28 pm
... There's also the Sydney Steel Corporation home page at: http://www.sysco.ns.ca with a link, of course, from the Trains Canada companies page. ######...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 16, 1999 3:32 am
Hey Thanks Everybody! I appreciate the info! I had forgotten about Dofasco and Algoma. <DOH!!> Now all I've got to figure out is how to include in my layout: ...
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D & L Sand
sandsys@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Nov 16, 1999 3:34 pm
... Buy a warehouse? :) Linda Sand...
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Jon Cure
jcure@xxx.xxxx
Nov 16, 1999 4:57 pm
I think you need to find some barge terms on the Great lakes near the steel towns that can fill that need. It's a long way across Canada. JonC.............SP...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 16, 1999 6:50 pm
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:34:22 -0600 "D & L Sand" <sandsys@...>...
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PBowers
57tracker@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Nov 17, 1999 8:15 pm
For those of you interested is the50's, the Circa 1950's Canadiana Modeller/Collector's List and the Circa 1950's Americana Modeller/Collector's List have...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 22, 1999 12:30 am
Greetings All! I just reread in Dean Freytag's "The History, Making, and Modeling of STEEL" this afternoon: "In 1954, Atlas Steel...of Canada installed the...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 22, 1999 5:49 am
Thanks to everybody who responded to my ??? on Atlas Steel. It is greatly appreciated! Now if I can just get connected with my Internet Service Provider, I'll...
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jdhofmockel@xxxx.xxx
Nov 25, 1999 7:54 am
I think I may have an answer but let me pose the question anyway (perhaps this would be more appropriately asked of the Operations SIG, but I don't have their...
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Jon Cure
jcure@...
Nov 25, 1999 4:17 pm
Jack you have it pretty much nailed. Generally the only reason a reciever would own the cars would be if they were real special (like a special unloader) or...
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PBowers
57tracker@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Nov 25, 1999 8:27 pm
... Back in the fifties when gravel moved out of our area, hoppers were all US owned cars returning to the US after bringing coal to keep the homes and ...
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C. Roger Camplin
Jolly_CRoger@xxxxx.xx...
Nov 25, 1999 5:58 pm
I have seen ortner type cars full of gravel at a cement plant in Mokena, IL with IAIS, Iowa Interstate reporting marks. Roger...
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C. Roger Camplin
Jolly_CRoger@xxxxx.xx...
Nov 25, 1999 5:58 pm
I have seen ortner type cars full of gravel at a cement plant in Mokena, IL with IAIS, Iowa Interstate reporting marks. Roger...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@xxxxxxxxx....
Nov 25, 1999 7:05 pm
Have you any photos of these??????? Larry Jackman...
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C. Roger Camplin
Jolly_CRoger@xxxxx.xx...
Nov 25, 1999 8:03 pm
Larry, Yes, I do have some photos of the IAIS ortner cars. I should be able to scan them and send them to you within a week (when I get the scanner working). ...
