Hello, all. It's been WAY too quiet this month! So, let me ask if anyone has modeled the climb up the canyon on Grangeville line? How much space did you use?...
Jim, Thanks for the insight. Just to get it straight, the way I understand it is, working from Lewiston Depot across the first sub to Spalding, the mile...
... Don and All, My layout is in the construction phase with the benchwork finished and most of the track laid, but with no scenery. It's basicly an ...
Many years ago (late 80's?) I saw a layout of the Camas Prairie featured in Model Railroader. Part of the layout was the canyon climb. The layout was quite...
... Bill, I have every Model Railroader since Jan 1980, and I don't recall that article. Great Model Railroads 1996 had a feature on a nice CSP layout: Norris...
Trains Magazine's on-line magazine index of rail-related magazines, at www.trainsmag.com, shows several Camas Prairie related articles since 1952 in Trains,...
The only article that I've seen that includes the climb through Lapwai Canyon is in the December 1977 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, written by Dave...
Good day All. I am French and I live on Reunion island, in the Indian Ocean between Mauritius and Madagascar. I am very interested for a few years in the US...
... I'm not aware of any plans. I suppose that the Potlatch or Weyerhauser Corporate archives might have some, but that probably wouldn't be much help to you....
Welcome Jacques. You must hold some kind of record for being the member most isolated from the Camas Prairie Railroad. Good luck on your garden railroad. ...
Good day all, Thank you Jim for your information concerning Potlatch or Weyerhauser Corporate archives. Can be that I will arrive to find. I am already on the ...
... I'm aware of no changes since the tracks between Cottonwood and Grangeville were removed several years ago. The local BG&CM manager keeps talking about...
Hi Gang, I recently replied to an offlist question about CSP operations. Some of my message is included below in case others are interested. If you see ...
Someone asked --> Any idea about train lengths on the Highball? I've read 30 cars was representative, and more were picked up further up the line. <-- NOTE:...
I wrote --> There was a big railroad strike during the summer of 1971. For some reason the UP was shut down but the BN was not. During that period, all...
I am member of Ilo Vollmer Historical Society, at Craighmont Idaho. One of our members is putting together a history of Csp RR early days. He needs all...
I believe that the local NP train that worked Moscow during the 1965-67 period was referred to as the "Pullman local". Did this train just work between...
Harry- The Pullman Switcher also handled the Genesee Branch. It was a regular Monday through Saturday job. Train numbers as of 1968 were 1139 and 1140. Hope...
Hi All, In order to esablish yard limits on my layout, I'm trying to establish the yard limits of the 1st Sub around Lewiston and the 2nd sub. Correct me if I...
... Dave, Before the third sub relocation, the yard limits at Lewiston extended from just west of Transfer (don't remember the milepost), to just east of...
... Like Eric Strang stated, the stated plan was to work the Genesee Branch Tu/Fr, and worked to Joel (row of elevators East of Moscow) as required. This was...
Jim, Thanks for the information. I'll go with before the third sub relocation. I have another thing I'm trying to nail down. I'm trying to find the track...
... Dave, There are only two people still working that were involved with TCS and that system was removed when RailNet took over operations in 1998. Since the...
David, Thanks for all the information about the Pullman switcher. That's great. See responses to your questions below. Harry Bilger ... [...] ... I don't...
I am wondering if anyone on list knows of why during the BN era Yardley made a specific Arrow block. This block was in addition to the standard CSP Lewiston...
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