To all, I am researching and collecting data on the Gibson City to Forrest, Forrest to Streator run and I have a couple of questions: 1. From Bement to Chicago...
Up to at least 1950 it was a train order drill. As a kid I used to hand up the orders as they turned off the ninth district and headed north. [Non-text...
You might to check out the Banner feature issue written by Jim Holmes on Wabash signaling. There is some commentary with dates and locations and types of...
I don't know about all of the Wabash's mainline but I am very familiar with the 6th, 7th and 8th Districts as I held seniorty on them. I also worked out of...
Rick, As a Carman I'm not familiar with the signaling very well. What is ABS......? Off the subject, the 8th District WOW. I did extensive research on the...
Sorry Tom, no pictures of the Sullivan branch. I may have called it by the wrong term, but I thought ABS was Absolute or Automatic Block System. We had...
For sale 1 copy of TRAINS with the article WABASH by David P. Morgan. pages 12-26. This extensive 15 page article discusses all aspects of the Wabash railroad....
To all, I am looking for some one who has the copies listed in this post that would be willing to SCAN and e-mail me these articles. If you have them please...
To all, Here is something that caught my eye. Of course I'm still new here but still. A WABASH Slide Door Caboose? Im wondering was it like the IC slide doors?...
Go to www.railfan.net Forums Look for Live Steam and Ride on Scales Then look for the thread, Buillding Livesteam Railcars with Moose the Caboose. In this...
I have seen two photos of side door cabooses on the Wabash. They were both wood. I beleive one of those two was in the Streator article in the Banner. IIRC, it...
I have a question about the Wabash portion of the Albia to Des Moines line, specifically from about Swan to the east side of Des Moines. There are several...
WABASHERS, Im looking for any information on Mansfield Ill. I have the Sandborn maps, but need info on cars moved in and out empty or load or Less then Car...
Tom I can't help you with Mansfield but I grew up in Monticello back in the 50's. I wasn't a big railfan back then but I would be glad to pass along any info...
Jerry, I'm modeling WWII era, but ANYTHING you can remember, will help, and I can back date per Time Tables and maps. Thanks, Tom ... From: "jlhardy1"...
Tom, What time frame are you looking at? do you have a Team track for off line? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ From: tom...
Allen, I'm doing WWII 42 / 44 years. My e-mail address is england93@... Anything you can help me with on any town, would be great..... Mansfield seems...
Excerpted from another list September 13, 1883 Winnipeg Free Press No title Reports from the west say the Wabash and Rock Island roads are cutting rates to $5...
Are locals mixed trains 51 and 52 btw Gary and Montpelier listed? Or, instead, 72 and 73 shown btw North Liberty and Montpelier or other points? Please state...
Rate Wars: The larger railroads were cutting each others throats by continually lowering their rates. Just when rates seemed to get as low as they could get,...
... Victor, The June 1931 timetable shows Mixed trains 72 and 73 between North Liberty and Montpelier. There was also a local freight, Nos. 70 and 71 which...
http://www3.gendisasters.com/ There is a search engine. I stumbled across this. You can add items and also make comments. I found a few errors mostly caused...
Tom: In Heimburger's Wabash book there is a system wide schematic (diagram) of manifest trains. (That book is on ebay right now.) Also, there's a book...
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