Howdy, I'm new to the e-mail group and hope to bring good news for research use. Try Google Earth, it has a free download of satellite images of the globe....
... Welcome to the group! Thanks for the tip on Google Earth. Sounds like a neat tool; too bad my computer is too out of date to run it. Oh well, I'll...
Well, Folks. it was my pleasure to visit, for my first time, The Lewis & Clark Train Club, Saturday, at their new and brightly painted digs, just South of the...
Dave, Thanks for the update on your email. A couple of notes for the whole group: When you change email addresses with Yahoo, you have to change it on your...
I just received notification from Jim that I've been allowed into the CSP group, Thanks! He suggested I introduce myself so here goes. First, I'm Russ Klassen...
Russ, Welcome to the group. Sounds a lot like how I "found" the CSP. (Thanks again, Dave.) I hope you post your plan, would most likely be of interest to us...
Welcome Russ, I'd love to see your basement sized CSP layout. I have AutoCAD as well as a couple other programs. Speaking of layouts, has anyone purchased...
Russ, Welcome to the group, indeed the CSP is an interesting road for it's many aspects. Reading your plans below, to model the CSP up through Lapwai Canyon...
... Just??? You should've got something at least a week ago. Odd. ... Some sort of common image or graphics file would be best - jpg, bmp, gif, tif, etc....
I do not remember if this has been posted here or not. Trains Unlimited tours (www.trainsunlimitedtours.com) is advertising a Camas Prarie Adventure trip on...
Does that last paragraph mean the 2nd sub isn't part of the trip? "We will operate our train over all trackage that is back in service and approved for a...
... Chris and group, The second sub is currently in service only to milepost 4, the first road crossing south (track direction east) of Lapwai. In my opinion, ...
I noticed in the Hal Riegger book and the UP motive power annuals from that time that UP SW10 1236 was assigned to the CSP. I gather from those it was from...
Dave and All, ... According to the Apr 84 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, the 1236 wasn't completed until August 1982, so it would've been after that date. ...
Hi Gang, Yahoo has changed/upgraded the way the photo section works. See below. The best part is that the changes will "offer a larger display option for...
Who is modeling the CSP? What are you building or doing? My plans to build an N-scale model of Lewiston and East Lewiston were scrapped several years ago when...
There seems to be a few of us on line that are building or have built CSP based layouts. It sounds like you've chosen a very good basis for a switching...
Hi Mike! ... I am building a modular layout depicting Lewiston and East Lewiston. At the moment most of it is dismantled except the buildings. I am re-doing ...
What other switcher types were used on the CSP? It looks like during the 70's and early part of the 80's the BN had SW9's (?) assigned there. With UP assigning...
David, et al, SW7, BN 114 (NP 114) & SW 1200 BN 186 (NP???) were assigned to Lewiston almost from the day the NP purchased them... NW2, UP 1060 (I'm at work,...
... Matt beat me to the punch, I was trying to find any files that I had indicating what power we had. The 186 was the first locomotive that I ever ran. The...
Jim, That's amazing that there was that much motive power "turn-over" ! By just looking through the available press material on the CSP, one would get the idea...
... Dave and All, Originally, or at least during the1950s, 1960s and 1970s, the CSP did have assigned power. They had 10 G9s and 4 switchers that were leased...
Hi Gang, Here are a few more switcher details to add to Matt's post. ... The 186 was formerly NP 127. ... You were real close Matt, it was 1061. ... BN 192 was...
Watco recently lost the switching contract for the Weyerhaeuser paper mill in Springfield, OR to Rail Serve. Rail Serve brought a couple of SW1500s and rumor...
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