New guy asks, " Does anyone have an old trolley, interurban or traction hobby magazines they want to sell?" Maybe old books, too. Happy New Year, My name is...
1903
Carl Lantz
ccwlantz
Jan 2, 2010 5:30 pm
Mark: The Strahorn Library of IRM has a book sale going on now as advertised in "First and Fastest". I can send you the list if you are interested. We also...
1904
Charles Happel
cghappel2001
Jan 2, 2010 7:28 pm
It might also make sense to check E-Bay, magazines generally go relatively cheap. Chuck Happel "The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men...
1905
Mark Contractor
tommietraction
Jan 2, 2010 7:54 pm
Hi, Carl, thanks for the info, yes, please send me the list.... thanks, new guy Mark E toot toot ________________________________ From: Carl Lantz...
1906
Mark Contractor
tommietraction
Jan 2, 2010 7:56 pm
on ebay, $2.95 plus $2.75 shipping, not what I call cheap. Willing to buy a group lot or make a package deal... thanks, new guy Mark toot toot ...
1907
JD
wuhwuzdat
Jan 13, 2010 4:56 pm
Per a posting at <url>http://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2010/01/409-westbound-at-brookpark-call-for.html</url>, 4 of the 5 CA&E steel cars in Cleveland have...
1908
Steven
motormansteve
Jan 14, 2010 4:55 pm
I have just completed uploading pictures to the photo section of the CA&E interubans on the Cleveland RTA as well as the move of AE&FR 303 to NORM. Steve...
1909
John Almond
crystalvalle...
Jan 14, 2010 6:14 pm
Steve, can you provide exact directions to them. The Northern Ohio Railway Museum site does not appear to have them. John in Tucson (IRM member) ...
1910
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 14, 2010 6:44 pm
Steve has once again graciously loaded his photos here, in the Photos section. Most easily accessed from the home page, at the top you'll see a highlighted...
1911
John Almond
crystalvalle...
Jan 14, 2010 8:56 pm
I found them. My title for the photo of the trio is ³Last car out is to turn off the lights². John in Tucson ...
1912
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 15, 2010 12:51 am
Welcome to all the new members who have joined in as a result of Steve's posting on the RYPN boards. I have to confess to being a bit worried as my iPhone...
1913
buslist
Jan 15, 2010 4:01 am
Its slightly better if you click on the Photos link on the left side of the home page, then find the CA&E in Cleveland album, you can view the shots as a slide...
1915
steven.heister
Jan 16, 2010 3:02 am
Today the Fox River Trolley Museum was at Brookpark prepping CA&E 458 for its pending highway journey. Switching cars around created new photo opportunities....
1916
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 16, 2010 2:44 pm
Steve Thanks for yet another great update. Looking at all of this from yet another perspective, I'm really struck by the amount of effort, energy and help the...
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Scott Greig
sbgreig_m1
Jan 16, 2010 2:54 pm
From looking at pictures of the cars on both Shaker and Speedrail, I believe the gray was darker when fresh and it DID fade a lot over the years. ... From:...
1918
Thomas Kaufman
takaufman200...
Jan 16, 2010 4:47 pm
Hearty round of applause to all who stepped up and gave their time and money to get the CA&E cars back where they belong. My wife and I are planning to come up...
1919
Joseph Hazinski
jrhengine
Jan 17, 2010 5:29 am
John, Let's clear the air concerning CTA. It did a lot of things for any number of museums including the Chicago Historical Society and the Smithsonian. When...
1920
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 17, 2010 3:01 pm
Joe My intent was misunderstood. The point I was trying to put forth, and my fault for not expressing it more clearly, is that this is a pretty extraordinary...
1921
gauge18rr
Jan 17, 2010 6:23 pm
... Wish we had something on this order at CTA. Wilson Shops would have been a nice place to do it. http://www.mta.info/mta/museum/...
1922
Larry M
minnman55421...
Jan 17, 2010 7:47 pm
Thank you for the link. The MTA Museum and store is fantastic. MBTA does have a picture window PCC and Class 5 car on static display on the inbound siding...
1923
Scott Greig
sbgreig_m1
Jan 18, 2010 12:23 am
I've long felt that CTA blew an opportunity with Wilson Shops. I think they should have razed most of the yard and sold the land (save for one or two tracks...
1924
tommietraction
Jan 18, 2010 4:12 pm
Headlights is the newsletter of the Electric Railroaders' Association. I have some 60 issues covering the time period of 1963 to 1988. With a span of coverage...
1925
steven.heister
Jan 19, 2010 6:07 am
IRM was in Cleveland on Saturday and Sunday to prep 409, 451, and 460 for shipping to IRM. On Monday the cars were loaded onto dollys for their highway...
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thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 21, 2010 1:34 pm
409 and 451 at safe on home rails in Union as of yesterday afternoon. The 460, as well as South Shore line car 1100, due on Friday. More details, and photos,...
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John Almond
crystalvalle...
Jan 21, 2010 6:41 pm
The photo updates are appreciated, especially by those 1500 miles away in Arizona. Only the weather is in common with Union today. Flagstaff is measuring its...
1929
julie013001
Jan 22, 2010 3:45 pm
Hi, IRM is looking for someone that had a roll sign for St. Louis Cars that we could copy, or even acquire. Contact me directly, off list, julie@... Julie...
1931
hicksco2
Jan 27, 2010 8:02 pm
I just got word that the 458 was unloaded at FRTM this afternoon and is safely stored in their yard. Hopefully someone can snap some photos of the car. Frank...
1932
rhicks308
Jan 28, 2010 12:31 am
... Funny you should mention that. I drove by there on my way home, and the car is indeed on the west track in the lower yard at Castlemuir. But it was cold...
1933
thegreatthirdrail
thegreatthir...
Jan 28, 2010 2:58 am
Um,, how did we get to it being MY job when it's cold and dark ??? I seem to disremember my pictures being nice bright, sunny (read WARM) picures :-) Geeze,...
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Charles Amstein
qa3688
Jan 29, 2010 12:52 am
I added some of my photos to the Photos section. I tried to get as many of the FRTM workers in some of the photos as possible. They sure made a difficult job...
