... Ernie, Why couldn't you use TT&TO on ANY of the plans in Iain's book. Due to the nature of the layout (one locale versus several "towns) some lend ...
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Craig Bisgeier
cbisgeier@...
Jan 31, 2000 4:00 pm
Linda Wrote: << The main difference between TK's system and mine is that Tony decides which car is right for a shipment once then it travels its route forever....
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Don Mitchell
donm@...
Jan 31, 2000 4:33 pm
... We used resistance paint on our previous layout, but switched to chip resistors and conductive paint for Tehachapi. Easier to control the value of the...
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Jim Hediger
jhediger@...
Jan 31, 2000 3:40 pm
... Others have already partially answered this question, but I'd like to add a few more observations relating to era. Most industries which receive small...
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Jacques and Linda Ric...
jacques.richard@...
Jan 31, 2000 7:58 pm
Earlier I had alluded to an article regarding our interesting and ongoing thread on waybills and carcards Check out the March 1974 Model Railroader Bull...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 5:02 pm
After a long discussion with my local building supply guru, I came away with the feeling that 3/4-inch OSB (oriented strand board, or chipboard -- but not...
8151
J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 5:10 pm
My apologies -- I failed to change the subject line from "Coil car hoods" to "Oriented strand board" when I sent out a request for info a few minutes ago....
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Laube, Rich
RLaube@...
Jan 31, 2000 5:19 pm
Tony, I think that Jim Hediger at MR responded to a question about OSB in the March 2000 MR If I recall, he recommended its use, but I do not recall what...
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Terry & Jan Taylor
jtntaylor@...
Jan 31, 2000 5:39 pm
Don How does that affect the rolling characteristics of the wheelsets? Terry...
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Jim Hediger
jhediger@...
Jan 31, 2000 5:09 pm
... ________________________________ OSB and chipboard both contain a lot of resin adhesive, but the difference is in the wood fibers they're made of....
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Don Mitchell
donm@...
Jan 31, 2000 6:35 pm
... Not at all. Our experience on Tehachapi would seem to be definitive. Running 6 days (or more) a week for 5-6 hours a day probably is an order of magnitude...
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Larry Rice
lrice@...
Jan 31, 2000 6:27 pm
Paul asked... ... Railroad transport of wood waste (scrap, mill ends, bark and sawdust) for use as home heating and industrial boiler fuel is as old as...
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Kathe Robin
kathe@...
Jan 31, 2000 6:52 pm
There was definitely chip car loadings online on the WM during the mid-late '50s. Don't know for sure about beginning of 50s, but will check. Max ... email:...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 8:29 pm
<<Seems like Tony and I had this same conversation about two years ago. I also don't see the need for a special form. For example, I created waybills which...
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Rick Blanchard
bdesign@...
Jan 31, 2000 8:57 pm
Tony, I seem to recall a variation of car card schemes that printed the "empty, return to" information on the back of the car pocket itself. The waybill was...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:05 pm
... ____________________ Harold Werthwein (Erie) came up with the VIA line to help road crews know where to set out cars for his many branches. Those crews...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:19 pm
... ____________________ Both the old 3x5 two-cycle cards and the newer 2x4 four-cycle cards have that note printed on them. If you remove the waybill, then ...
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Robert Joseph Amsler,...
ramsler@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:25 pm
Dave H. wrote: "Many times locals or dodgers on branches were given work extra orders just to keep them out of the dispatcher's hair, although they were not ...
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Robert Joseph Amsler,...
ramsler@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:25 pm
Dave Bayless said: * That is the point, Bob, that Dennis was trying to say. The dispatcher would ... engine numbers of ... an order that ... engine number WP ...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:37 pm
... __________________________ Maybe, but it would be easy to add without raising eyebrows. For a V&O car headed to Big Springs on the Otter Creek branch, the...
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Jeff Aley - GCD PE
jaley@...
Jan 31, 2000 9:56 pm
... Unfortunately, the original message has not yet made it into the FCL archives (give it time...). The gist of it was this: shippers had the ability to...
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Jeff Aley - GCD PE
jaley@...
Jan 31, 2000 10:06 pm
... I found one of the sources; I was searching the wrong archive! [quote] Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:32:06 -0600 Subject: Re: [FC] SFRD connections east of...
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D & L Sand
sandsys@...
Jan 31, 2000 10:28 pm
... Right. That's what I was trying to say. The differences between my system and Tony's are a result of different goals for the restaging process. Neither...
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Mike Turner
miketurner@...
Feb 1, 2000 12:49 am
26 years ago, the company I worked made automotive mufflers and exhaust pipes. The plant just south of Asheville, NC, was served by a spur off the...
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Paul Catapano
hpcatapano@...
Feb 1, 2000 12:21 am
OSB or oriented strand board has better shear value than the same thickness of plywood other than that it is crap. I would guess, not ever having used for...
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Jeff Aley - GCD PE
jaley@...
Feb 1, 2000 12:59 am
... couple ... ziplock ... and ... tapering to ... Sounds like G-scale train-order hoops to me! -Jeff -- Jeff Aley, Development Engineer...
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dhusman
dhusman@...
Feb 1, 2000 1:39 am
... ======================== The other way to do this is to specify a car characteristic. SFRD cars had 5' doors. If I specify that I require cars with 5'...
8172
PPfoten211@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:22 am
I am getting ready to start construction of a new linear partial mushroom layout in my townhouse; in it's basement to be specific. The basement is already...
8173
SLSFRR@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:34 am
I am in the process of building a layout and I have a few questions concerning switches. 1. Do Walters code 83 slip switches require any special wiring or ...
