This from Paul Jacobson on the subject of rerouting NP traffic across ... that I was raised in Lewiston. I can >remember seeing the North Coast Limited coming...
I lived in Lewiston full time from the summer of 1963 until graduation in 1968, then summers until 1972 while I was attending WSU, and I never saw a...
Hi Gang, Well that's an interesting tidbit... ... Seems like it would've had to have been a problem between Pasco and Cheney WA, otherwise, the P&L wouldn't...
I did a little research on the request for log cars by Simpson Timber. The logs to be moved are floated in rafts in Hood Canal to a transfer site, where they...
Hi Gang I've been discussing freight car routing with a friend of mine, and the topic of appliance traffic came up. He has information that confirms that the...
Hello again, I looked back in the archives and found the NP industry list that Blair posted. It contained two entries for appliances and one for furniture: ...
The Bon Marche is also listed in the 1968 NP industry guide, and the Bon in Missoula still sells appliances. This would be another cadidate for the team track....
Hi guys, Most of the deliveries to Sylvan were on team 2, spotted to where they could back their truck right up to the door of the car. The team 3 dock was...
Hi All Thanks to Matt and Jim for the additional information. ... Do/did they sell appliances? I remember that they do, but it's been a long time since I've...
I haven't checked this group in a while but I saw a couple of these cars in Tacoma the other day and wondered about their heritage and ownership. I've posted...
... Man you guys bring back memories. I have not heard the name C.C. Anderson since I moved away from the Lewiston the first time in January, 1958. Bill...
Aren't those cars the same as these that were on the property last summer? http://community.webshots.com/photo/43459329/43460697GcmNFi Is the CSP buying all...
... Yes, that forewarded message was dated Dec 2001 ... Apparently they've leased all of them. Of course they don't all have to be used out of Lewiston. Jim D...
A couple of years ago I did some research into the history of CSP #23, the big red ex-steam locomotive tender turned portable water tank. I determined that the...
Well, I tried but the link doesn't work. I tried the cut and paste method too and didn't have any luck either. Hopefully you guys can make it work. The photo...
I'm not sure of the arrangement that CSP has but Eric Neubauer, freight car historian told me a few days ago that they all are now listed as CSP. Does anyone...
Jim, Are these the first revenue cars that CSP has had? I know they had the log flats but I don't think they left the property. Bob C. ... last summer? ... ...
Cool, that appears to be the sister locomotive of CB&Q 5631 in Sheridan, WY. Chris Atkins Lewisville, TX - where Dec 2001 seems like just yesterday! ... From:...
Bob and all, ... The original CSP didn't own any revenue cars at all. CSP RailNet did own the log flats and the 70-ton covered hoppers, but as you say, both ...
Jim, I saw these cars at one of Simpson's warehouses. Do you know if there is a special arrangement for them with Simpson? Maybe we're back in the days of the...
... What I had to do was paste the link twice to make sure that the entire address was there to go to. The first time that I copied the address, the last part...
The loco in Sheridan WY is similiar to the loco the CSPR water car is from. 5603 is a Class O5 built by Baldwin in 1930. The Sheridan loco #5631 is a Class O5A...
For those not on the NPTellTale list, here is an answer to my Vistadome in Lewiston question from Bill Kuebler. This sounds like it is doubtful Mr. Jacobson's...
Could the Vista Domes in question been on a FFA Special or another kind of Special. I've seen a couple of photo's of the FFA Specials and it seems that they...
Jim and group: Sylvan did and does sell appliances, at least they did 20 years ago when my wife and I bought a washer and dryer from them. As far as where C.C....
Hi Gang ... From what that fellow on the NP Telltale list said, it sounds like the NP domes were pretty well tied up, but then anything is possible. I have...
Jim, Thanks for the additional information on C C Anderson and Sylvan. The Marshall Wells Warehouse (between the old Erb warehouse and the Grange Supply...