Hello again. The following is a schedule of events for the Railroad Weekend at Sauder Village and the Wabash Historical Society Annual meeting. Many of the...
I am posting the following for Hal Kattau: I was reading an account in an old issue of RMC by the late Walter Crater, an engineer on the Jersey Central in...
hi one of the big items shipped in stock cars on the wabash in late forties and early fifties were watermelons. lynne [Non-text portions of this message have...
... I just wonder if there are any other old Pullman's who can make the same claim to fame as this car, being owned or used by no less than seven operators...
Does anyone know how the Wabash silk trains were despatched? Were they classed as extras, as second sections of fast mail trains or as second sections of...
Dave, did you get the application in the Banner? Archbold is really small town America. There is a motel on the corner by the Village, but it is the kind...
Fred, Can you forward the phone number to see if rooms are still available at the Heritage Inn? Would be interested in attending the Sunday operating session....
The general number at Sauder Village is (800) 590-9755. You will get an answering message with options. I have forgotten which option Reservations is, so...
Hi all. This is the last call for the two operating sessions on the Wabash Roadshow HO layout in Saline, MI scheduled for the Friday evening and Sunday ...
Recently I obtained a 1954 roster of engineers on the 9th and 13th districts of the Decatur division. The roster was kept by now deceased Wabash/N&W engineer...
OK, got it Fred and Allen. I guess if my friends (including a few Wabash Railroaders), though not necessarily members, are willing to pony up the $28.00 very...
Allan and all: When researching the Wabash 4th District that ran btw Montpelier, Ohio and Chicago I found infrequent refernce to silk trains in the 1920's....
This is a really fantastic book on the Indiana Railroad history. Yes Mr. Reed used to fire Steam Engines. He is of course retired now and lives in Missouri. ...
This is a really fantastic book on the Indiana Railroad history. Yes Mr. Reed used to fire Steam Engines. He is of course retired now and lives in Missouri. ...
I can remember that there was a spur on the Wabash that ran south from Bement. It was located just a little west of the split to Detroit or Chicago. In the...
I never knew anything about the Great Northern engines being delivered accross the Wabash. Did this occur frequently? How did engines typically get from the...
The "spur" as you called it was part of the original Wabash mainline that went down to Effingham. By the late 50s, it terminated at Sullivan, IL. About twice...
Not sure about the preferred delivers, I do know that because of the different tax laws in the various states the delivery city for the locomotives is not...
Rich, Do you mean SW8 engine? gary ... From: wabash6468 To: wabashrailroadhistoricalsoc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, 18 September, 2006 12:15 AM Subject:...
Dick, Post away! gary ... From: rbowman49 To: wabashrailroadhistoricalsoc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, 15 September, 2006 10:50 AM Subject: [Wabash Railroad...
Gary, I do stuff like that from time to time just to see if anyone is paying attention! You got me - they were SW8's - I guess I was thinking about their...
- Ryan: I would have to look and see how many of these mallets were built in the 20's for the Great Northern but there was more than one report of them coming...
For the answer to my question I'm particulary interested in the steam era into the early 1950's. What sections of the Wabash had double to single track...
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