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Jul 1, 2004 8:31 am
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... Many years ago I once heard a story that a Key Unit was seen late one night sitting at Concord with the lights on. While I personally think this is "one...
There is one thing that bothers me about the D line idea. What did Key System expect to do about the SN's voltage? Some of the units had motors that would...
Excellent observation and one question that I hope someone far more knowledgable than I can answer. Jeff ... As for being able to make the grade out of...
were did the photo go .. tried link and it a no go ... ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!...
As of June 30, 2004. Central California Traction and Oakland Terminal superintendent Phil Copple has retired. In his place, coming over from the Union Pacific...
Message: 2 ... And I got to be the "pilot" when we moved the car from Marysville to Perris. It was moved on the SN to Sacramento, to Stockton on the WP, given...
Ken and all: I never even knew that BCER 1225 ran an excursion at Marysville--Yuba City on the SN. Never heard anyone mention it-- Never have seen any photos...
I noticed today that the area where the old SN?? depot is getting cleaned up. The Depot has had the brush and other assorted junk removed and was even boarded...
That is the old SP Oroville branch depot, vacant since Nov. 1, 2003. There have been several posts here since about early March about the situation in Yuba...
Hi Everybody-- I attended the "National Train Show"in Seattle, WA this weekend (July-10th) and it was pretty impressive. One new company with an exhibit is...
... 2003. There ... situation in ... pulled up ... According to an articale in the Appeal Democrat newspaper The "original" portion of the station (about 1/2...
That's great news, but I have a question. The article says that the original depot was "torn down" years ago. There are references on the web that it was moved...
Listers: Here's what's going on. The Old SP Depot (CS15.21) was SAVED (hip hip hooray) by a Dr. Andrews. The building will be moved temporarily to a park, then...
Greetings from Balad, Hope you all are enjoying your summer. I know we are. It was 132F here the other day, that's 55C, and let me tell you, that's HOT!!!! Now...
TS 0565-H was acquired from the Western Pacific in 1960. Its acquisition was a direct result of the spectacular fire in Escalon that destroyed a cut of WP MOW...
Interesting stuff David but could you tell me what MOW means? I've checked a bunch of online railroad glossaries and none of them speak to this abbreviation....
MOW is shorthand for Maintenance Of Way. I am unsure of the timeframe (suspect it was 1930's to 40's, when they did the wood cabooses), but the WP began...
Really.... Interesting. MOW stands for Maintenance Of Way. Essentially, this car was a motel on wheels for the crews. Hope this answers it, Tom ... From:...
Interesting stuff David but could you tell me what MOW means? I've checked a bunch of online railroad glossaries and none of them speak to this abbreviation....
MOW means Maintenance Of Way. Its what the railroad calls their cars that are for railroad work and derailments. ... Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo!...
I'm confused. The SN depot in Yuba City was at the northwest corner of Bridge and Plumas. Last time I looked (within 10 weeks), the relocated CPC spur still...
Feather River Rail Society "FRRS-Jazz Train" On August 7, 2004, join the FRRS on a excursion to benefit the restoration of the California Zephyr dome-lounge...
I have just finished finalizing details with a trucker with a rig big enough to haul the Tidewater Southern bunk car recently donated to the Portola Railroad...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SacNorthern group. File :...
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Jul 24, 2004 3:33 am
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This may be considered taboo here, but I'm sure it will be of interest to some people. My finances are awful and I'm kind of forced to sell a small handful of...
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