On that trip I spent some time talking to Chuck Weber, who is involved with the DSS&A arm of SLH&TS and also (I think) with the 2003 convention. He said the...
Seeing Gerry Miller's recollection of times past on the Soo Line, I finally get around to asking the following... I've collected a few Railroad Passes over the...
Hi Ron: OK, which unit is this?? 2500A or B?? In looking at my old timebooks I find I worked many times on the 2500A. April 1, 1965 I made a round trip to...
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May 2, 2003 2:29 am
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Good evening, Ron; 2500A was an FP-7A cab unit, 2500B was an F7B booster. They came to the road as a set, but in later life were often (so I understand) used ...
... Just a further little tid bit of information, about 1956 or so 2500B, 2501B were renumbered to 2500C and 2501C, so that all the cabless boosters had the...
... Isn't it interesting how good intentions often lead to "unintended consequences?" The Soo Line initially bought the locomotives as sets, thinking they...
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May 2, 2003 5:22 am
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... Some historical background on the concept of considering two or more "units" one "locomotive", as was touched upon on another list recently: In the early...
Hi Dennis: Yes, those were the good old days, when railroad men always feared for their jobs when steam vanished!! Now its the remote control!! Well just to...
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May 2, 2003 2:04 pm
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Ron, I would imagine it was easier to "get canned - or actually possible" for delaying trains in those days. Didn't Soo make the 900 series CP connections...
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May 2, 2003 4:24 pm
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Gerald Miller enquires: Ron, I would imagine it was easier to "get canned - or actually possible" for delaying trains in those days. Didn't Soo make the 900...
... possible" for delaying trains in those days. Didn't Soo make the 900 series CP connections hot? In the late 1970s and early 1980s they were hot I...
... On the GTW it was "on the fly." ... My very first train ride was a crew change "on the fly" and I wasn't expecting it at all. The engineer climbed out of...
This activity sounds like a huge OSHA violation. How in the world did they get away with this activity? Also, was the risk worth the reward? The time savings...
I'm not really sure of the statistics operations wise. In the winter it would have saved some additional time in getting the air or elimination of air brake...
I recall one trip I was dead-heading to Shops and when I got on the engine at Schiller Park I was told that the train would not stop at Shops, and we would...
Ok, mystery lovers grab a glass of milk and see if you can help me here: Over on the milktrains group, a member has posted a reprint of a vintage B&W photo of...
Changing Crews on the fly: I watched this operation more time than I care to count on both the Soo & the C&NW in Marshfield. On the C&NW, as train 973X crawled...
My recollection is that Galloway West sold bulk milk to commercial users such as candy makers, bakeries, and any place that used milk in their product that...
... There is a very long long mile between "promoting" and sharing one's observations and experiences... Much appreciation to all who have been contributing to...
Hi all, I just joined this group in hopes of some assistance. I look forward to your responses. Are there drawings and/or blueprints of the Int'l bridges out...
... Tom, I don't think that the Soo Historical & Technical Society has anything on this bridge, and I certainly don't. Since the bridge is still in service, I ...
In the on-going Destruction of Marshfield's Bull-evard roadway, Thursday or Friday of last week, Earth Inc., the Contractor installing the Storm Sewer along...
Keith, There is no TOFC at Marshfield anymore? Soo Line remove it? Gerry ... From: Keith Meacham [mailto:soobrat6@...] Sent: Wed 5/7/2003 12:16 AM ...
Miller, Gerald
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May 8, 2003 4:03 am
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Gerry Miller Asks: There is no TOFC at Marshfield anymore? Soo Line remove it? =================================================== Gerry: Well, I guess, in a...
Keith: Yes, some people think that a 40 m.p.h. railroad can't deliver on time. The two most important (of many minor details that really do have an affect on...
Miller, Gerald
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May 8, 2003 7:02 pm
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I was over to Bob Rivards this evening messing around with my digital camera, and put a few shots of his fine models in the files section in a folder titled...
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