Indeed they were!! However, like JAR said, they were older, not fully enclosed units. I mat have the record for longest rack train on the Conn. River. It...
I think the first one serves the purpose best if the out rails are made continuous. The general public wants to see trains run, they aren't that interested in...
Scott What was the speed limit in those days. And low joints, wouldn't they tend to make the racks rock ? If you feel like writing a paragraph about handling...
With all the talk of the RS-2/3 phases (thanks for the answer!) I was wondering if anyone knew what the phases were of the GP-7s and GP-9s? Thanks...Ken ...
Thanks Bob and Alan. I have made some changes to the posted images, and added your comments to the webwide. I'll try to post Bob's modified design later...
I'm running this through once more, as Roger and Ed were the only two responders before this dropped off the radar screen the first time around. I'm sure there...
... and GP-9s? ... B&M 1555-1571 (and PT 1081) were Phase I and B&M 1572-1577 were Phase II. For modeling purposes, from jbvb's website it appears that the B&M...
Reminds me of a night at Selkirk in 1966 when the 140 car ML-12 arrived from Detroit. It was the longest train that the NYC had ever run - 2.4 miles. The ...
In 1967, NYC had a 70 mph speed limit for trains made up solely of flexivan, multi-level and TOFC equipment. That was between Detroit and Selkirk. From...
Actually the ML trains only did 60-65 because of not enough power to do 70, but the van trains always did 70 unless there were a lot of TOFC cars which caused...
Just wondering if when these cars were repainted in to the 2000 series car in the late sixties that they had larger than the 7' doors; they were built with in...
In a message dated 02/01/2003 4:54:22 AM Central Standard Time, ... Scott and the group, Speaking of autoracks on the BM, I don't have any pictures of BM...
Based on suggestions recieved so far, I have edited the trackplans, and posted the edits to the web: http://www.trainweb.org/bmrrhs/trackplan.html Everyone's...
First - THANK YOU to Scott for sharing all that diesel info and Bruce and Bob for getting it into print. It is very interesting! I have a couple questions... ...
Concerning a thread from several weeks ago... While at the W. Sprigfield show today I made it a point to peruse every one of Bob's Photos B&M power albums. He...
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There isn't much to tell. they rode just fine. Long cars like that rock alot less that one would think. A minimum application was all that was needed on...
... I never developed any notes for 1530-1534. Also, up on the detail headers, the word 'Turbo' should have been 'Steam Gen.' They all had turbos of ...
Just a tip for all of you out there. I have recently found that on e-Bay one can geta really good deal on a Visioneer model 8820 flatbed USB scanner for...
... Kevin, I may have an answer for you, but the folder of B&M box car photos I purchased from the Frye estate auction is currently in storage. If no one else...
Jon - Some comments, sort-of in order. note the second plan (the "waterwings" could easily be double-tracked also, just connect one of the spurs at the top to...
Was at the show in W. Springfield yesterday and of course had to pick up one of the new B&M books from Bob's Photos. This book has already paid for itself...
Thanks Ken... I have added your comments to the webpage, plus added a section on design constraints that I failed to mention at the being of the project. I'm...
Kratville Steam Steel and Limiteds p. 70 has a beautiful (but poorly reproduced) picture of the B&M Minuteman (Boston-Troy and on to Chicago). The picture is...
Can anyone supply exact dates (or even approximate ones) on the aid conditioning of the 1930 diners? Hutchinson (B&M Bulletin Fall 1977; thanks to James van...
Scott-- thanks for the mini-review of the B&M book. For those of us in the West with NO chance of ever seeing one on a shelf somewhere, could you give us the...
Go here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Backshop/files/BobsPhotos/ You can see cover shots of all the ones I have scanned so far plus an ordering sheet for...
Hutchinson (Summer 1977, p. 20): "With the arrival of the all-stell "State" series diners, Concord and Lexington were relegated to the Berkkshire Flyer ...
Thankfully for us in the intermodal business that there are other ways in and out of New England for intermodal so we can avoid the GRS by going into ...
One container coming off is entirely possible if the corner doohickeys are not locked in correctly. We lost a container off a BNSF train in Arizona once and...
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