Mark, with what you just posted in mind, can you then explain why the Rock elected to align itself with the old HB&T here in the Houston area until shutdown? ...
The plan for my model rr the RI sold off branches and the Burlington to Manly and Vinton to Watertown, MN was sold and the K&D. All the shippers of those lines...
... Island yard in Rock Island or of the Silvis yard prior to shutdown in 1980. Dustin, Somewhere in my "archives" (boxes in the garage) I recall seeing ...
I was wondering if the info band located to the right on the screen can be moved a little further to the right. It seems that some messages un right under it...
Dustin, Have you tried the Company Store? Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... From: dmamfahr <mamfahr@...> To: RITSlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 1,...
Mark, If you happen to find that diagram of Rock Island yard, I'd like to have a copy of it as well. Granted I'll be modeling the Iowa Interstate, not much ...
... One thing I could never figure out, is why nobody wanted the entire Choctaw route from Tucumcari to Memphis. Seems like Cotton Belt would've liked it as a...
I recently picked up a brochure highlighting a joint ATSF-RI service between California and Memphis/Little Rock via Amarillo. No date, but it is post 1970...
David Larrabee put up some pictures of the former RI depot: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=36382 Isn't it the oldest surviving RI...
You are correct John, This depot origionally stood in the Quad Cities and was dismantled and brought to Stuart and rebuilt piece by piece. I need to do some...
where in the Quad Cities was this depot? Davenport, Moline? I'm very curious and haven't heard this before. Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... From: "weezride@..."...
I doug out my Engineering structural survey from 1997 and it notes that the depot was built in 1869 from materials from a demolished depot in Rock Island. I...
Further correcting myself... The first depot, wooden structure was errected in September of 1868 and the brick depot which now stands was errected one year...
The Rocket or Digest it would good for. I am already intrigued more as you get it would be appreciate it. Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... From: "weezride@..."...
Boy if I could type. it would be good for the Rocket or Digest. I am already intrigued. When you get more info it would be appreciated. Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... ...
If it a short article could put it in The Rock Newsletter. Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... From: Lamoyne Westerbeck <lmarkw@...> To: RITSlist@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... like to see produced in plastic? We really need an accurate Genesis-quality Phase 2 GP35 in HO scale. I bought one of the Athearn warmed-over RPP GP35s to...
A message from Robert Chitwood: I am with the Topeka Chapter NRHS and I am announcing that our chapter is sponsoring a driving tour of the abandoned Rock...
For years, it was the red and yellow with speed lettering. My grandfather retired in 1965, though, so now, I model mostly the various maroon versions around...
Since I live in Tucson and see remnants of the EPSW every day, I too, have always wondered how differently the RI might have been with that line. I wrote a...
On October 2, 2008 Lamoyne Westerbeck wrote: "Boy if you could type. It would be good for the Rocket or Digest. I am already intrigued." Later Lamoyne also...
There’s an intriguing article in the November Model Railroader, “Modeling a steam-era milk train.” It seems like a perfect train and operation for a...
Peter McGraw
rockislandfan@...
Oct 2, 2008 6:30 pm
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Peter, Remember Rule #1: "It's my railroad and I do it my way" Then, take note of and recall Rule #2: "See rule #1" Have fun, it's only limited by your...
Yeah, that’s my philosophy, too. And my Rock Island will be “somewhere in Kansas,” and it will be The Rock as we would like it to have been, where the...
Peter McGraw
rockislandfan@...
Oct 2, 2008 9:27 pm
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Refer to the latest issue of Remember The Rock for an article titled Kensley German, High Plains Agent. The story details the life of an agent in Kansas,...
The northeast and notably New England became justifiably famous for milk trains and all kinds of associated milk equipment. Arguably this had to do with the...
FOR SALE: Burlington-Rock Island Railroad (former Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway) valuation era right-of-way maps for two sections of the Dallas-Houston...
... would you ... Andy The big steam engines are nice but how about some small to medium size steam engines. the T-31 4-6-0s and P-33 4-6-2s would look pretty...
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