... Hi All, I just got here so I don't know whether this is referring to real locomotives or toys, or who originally said it, but: You don't want anthracite...
... rates on mail, among other things. Hi Mike, They are being conservative by a long shot! WHENEVER you "get" anything from the government here, what you are...
... Hi Jos, Maybe you guys should build heavier locomotives, Jos. One of our Hiawatha Atlantics once hit a cow at 100 mph ( unfenced right of ways, you know...
... Hi Arno, You know, Arno, if we wanted big government and no progress, we could have easily accomplished that by just letting England keep on running the...
... Hi Dave, Yes, that annoyed me no end when they did it -- because I learned more American history from Alistair than I ever did from history class! ... It...
Hi Kurt, Welcome back! It is not the occasional cow or sheep that I fear, it is the heavy trailer/bus/tractor that is pushed under the locomotive and takes...
JJG Koopmans
Jos.Koopmans@...
Apr 1, 2004 11:22 am
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Kurt, If you have ever had the misfortune to be landed with one of Robert Hope-Jones' organs to play regularly, you would very well understand why he had to...
Welcome Back, Kurt! I've missed your postings. Anthracite was not a very popular fuel in most of north America, for all the reasons Kurt notes... Cheers! ...
Arno: I would suggest doubling or tripling fuel taxes and reducing other taxes by the same amount. This would be neutral in overall macroeconomic impact, but...
Ian Thomson
ithomson@...
Apr 1, 2004 1:37 pm
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That would be fine with me. _IF_ it were similar to the 1800's - where the land was absolutely worthless UNTIL the RR's came and built through it. You have...
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:16:33 -0800, C.Mutschler <rgs20@...>, ... Charlie, you and Kurt buy into the same fallacy of comparing the total 'amount' of lost...
In the UK they had to develop 2-8-2s to carry the coal? In the eastern US, they had to develop 2-6-6-6s and 2-8-8-2s, massive 8,000 or so horsepower giants, to...
Jock Ellis
jockellis@...
Apr 1, 2004 5:28 pm
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Everybody's mind goes in weird directions sometimes, and mine is no exception. The recent discussion of coal, and of anthracite burning locomotives, got me...
Jock, Coal seems to be divided into two main types: metalurgical coal, otherwise known as coking coal; and steam coal, which of course is what we are ...
Update on Camelbacks (a.k.a. Mother Hubbards) from an interesting site: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/camelback/ Apparently they did NOT burn anthracite...
[Quote w/o comment... 8)>> best dwp (unrelated ps: THERE IS a parallel group for Not Strictly Steam _tech_ talk... but if eveeryone is happy with it 'here'.......
Kurt Welcome back, but don't hold back on your posts. Tell us what you REALLY think. Mike LaPlante...
mlapla3308@...
Apr 1, 2004 6:05 pm
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Jim, IIRC most had a "talking tube" between the fireman's position and the engineer's postion- essentially a piece of pipe with a funnel on each end. Better...
Hello Kurt! Wonderful you are back. As usuall I mostly will not aggee with you, especially on political stuff, but ist good having you back on the list. ...
Andreas Schwander
schwander@...
Apr 1, 2004 6:15 pm
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Hugh, Makes sense. Thanks! Jim Scott In a message dated 04/01/2004 12:07:52 PM Central Standard Time, whodom2001@... writes: IIRC most had a "talking...
Dave, Nice - April 1st for the kick off and reporting dates! Haha... Happy April Fools Day to you, too! Dan cdmrr.com ... steam start up in about two months,...
Hugh: Valid idea for a double Fairlie. Regards. Ian. ... Jim, IIRC most had a "talking tube" between the fireman's position and the engineer's postion-...
Ian Thomson
ithomson@...
Apr 1, 2004 6:54 pm
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... I look forward to the results of the computation... (Include the values NOT generated by miles and miles of nothing at all as expenses....) best dwp...
Hi Dave, This wouldn't be April Fool's Day would it? Well, no, the REAL April Fool's Day is April 15 when income tax is due! Quoth "Roosevelt the Damn Liar":...
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