Yesterday at the NW Mini Meet here in the Seattle Area someone was offering for sale a copy of three ATSF book out of print at very attractive prices. I asked...
Hi All: I am most anxious to start receiving my emails from the group. I'm sure I'll
learn a lot and hopefully I can share as well. On a side note can anyone...
Since I was asked to join this group and I see over 100 people have joined it I would like to extend an invitation for everyone to join our new website,...
We received this information on PFE reefers on the Rock Island courtesy of Chris Kieffer from the Yahoo Rock Island group. He relates general operations and a...
Richard, One way is to fit a good-quality brass bolt across the opening joint, should keep it in alignment pretty well. Can be above or below the moving...
Hi All! I have just joined - after an invite. Love HO models and the real thing and am trying (that famous word!) to plan a layout. I am a Brit who is residing...
It just dawned on me that with all of the citrus that is grown commercially in California, I've never heard of California growing limes. Do we grow them here?...
... Bob and all other interested persons, I have a list of surviving PFE cars at societies and museums. You may borrow any information you want, all I ask is...
Apparently that is changing. As of 30 Apr 2005...3751 IS scheduled to appear at the event. I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!! I was unable to find info on the SBRHS website...
I just returned tonight from a meeting of the Orange County Railroad Historical Society where Society officials reported that 3751 WILL be at Fullerton...
In a message dated 5/2/2005 11:31:23 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, thecitrusbelt@... writes: Assuming the 3751 crew takes the correct freeway offramp,...
Emmett Jorden, From what I've studied on this end of shook production by the Fruit Growers Supply for what we now know as Sunkist, this the lumbering side,...
Hi I am new to the group and need some help! I am modelling the SP + SF in the mid 1980's what cars would any of you recommend i use HO for moving citrus fruit...
In the late 1960s I purchased an HO-scale Lindberg 40-foot Santa Fe reefer. The reporting marks are SFRD 10412. I assume that Lindberg made this reefer in...
Rick (and all who may have missed it), Bob Smaus' site can be found at: http://www.bobsgardenpath.com/trains.html Kind regards, Wilbert Vossen _____ Van:...
Thanks to previous extensive research by David Coscia, the draft roster of surviving refrigerator cars (well at least PFE cars) is progressing nicely. Dave's...
I just received in the mail the latest issue of "Crew Car", the second section has an article about the SBHRS restoring a Santa Fe Express Mechanical Reefer....
Hi David, I've never heard of the "Crew Car" before. (Magazine ?) Where would I go to get info. on this? Such as web site etc. Thank You for your time! Ken ......