I had a good experience in Holbrook also. I drove in the parking lot staying quiet aways from things and was just standing beside the car taking pictures of...
My wife and other residents were trapped in our development of River Plantation South of Conroe, Tx, by a apparent UP crew completely unfamiliar with the...
All One of the Galveston Railroad Museum's board members, Ken Douglas, is bringing his private car to the Museum for long term storage. The Executive ...
Donald E. Harper, Jr
harperd@...
Mar 1, 2004 2:46 pm
37945
The length of the run isn't as big a factor as is the short amount of rest time. Short times on both ends of the run. After awhile, the body just begins to...
wsteed
wsteed@...
Mar 1, 2004 3:15 pm
37946
"....that UP's PR chief,..." Is he a graduate of Baghdad Bob's School of P.R.? I read some of his posts to Trainorders.com concerning RCO. I wondered "Do we...
wsteed
wsteed@...
Mar 1, 2004 3:19 pm
37947
Howdy all-- KCS West Enders wanting to see one of KCS's newest motive power acquisitions should be on the lookout for today's SHAL: KCS 006102 SHREVEPOR LA 03...
Don, is the car still in Malvern, Ark today (Mar 1)? If so, I'll make the 35 minute trip there and try to get a photo. Ken Z ... From: "Donald E. Harper, Jr"...
In 'defense' of PR people, I remember a PR Chief of the SP back in the 1980s who did the same thing. They have to go with the company line, otherwise they'd...
I was called to deadhead to Amarillo on Saturday afternoon. Since I was going by bus, the sightings on the way up were kinda limited. More trains were seen ...
I went by the Museum at 1 PM. The private rail car was not on Track 5, where it is scheduled to be deposited, so I can only assume it is in Houston somewhere...
Donald E. Harper, Jr
harperd@...
Mar 1, 2004 9:14 pm
37953
I have a jpg of the car if anyone is interested. It is ATSF #22. The photo is a bit dark. Don Harper Marine Lab Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston Galveston, TX...
Donald E. Harper, Jr
harperd@...
Mar 1, 2004 9:38 pm
37954
I was given a handout from a co-worker today announcing a special train for Siemens was coming to Houston April 7th, looks to be 11 cars from the paper...
You folks might not believe it but I had been planning a romantic getaway with the future wife to be last Saturday, I had no idea that the KCSHS was doing...
Don, I guess you missed all of the earlier post on this car. Isn't this the same one that was coming down on Amtrak #21 but was forced to return to Arkansas ...
Terry, Is Wellington to Amarillo single track or double track? It makes a helluvva difference. Bear [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
hbrown5216@...
Mar 1, 2004 10:48 pm
37958
At least half, if not 2/3 or more is double track. And all full CTC. More DT is on the way and in another couple of years it should be DT all the way. TZ ... ...
At 4:30 today spotted a KCS train eastbound, Bissonnet xing, 3 KCS units an one orange with black trim SW 7 or SW 9 as the 4th unit. Was 3 blocks away so...
Yes it sure is a pain to get to. I drove in there off-road with a Lincoln Town Car across public lands on maybe the same "path" you took. Took forever but...
Kline, Thomas W
Thomas.W.Kline@...
Mar 1, 2004 10:53 pm
37961
The switcher was probably another Mexican rebuild for IHB. BF ... _________________________________________________________________ Fast. Reliable. Get MSN 9...
To sum up from many answers.... Yep, sad thing Bear... Just the "Dying" word makes one wonder in itself.... Mr Steed has a good point... we say here One...
Hi, I did find the one at the casino and took a couple of shots of it. It's a nice looking car! I was not able to find any ID markings on it. Perhaps someone...
Hi, I visited the Iron Horse Golf Course last week and got shots of the steel, wide vision cupola, caboose at the Club House. Does anyone know the railroad...
Just saw the 6PM news on KTRK-TV(CH 13)and one of the top stories was an accident dealing with the light rail train. Sometime this afternoon, a guy at Fannin...
Both. Santa Fe managed it just fine when it was all single track. I suspect there's a lot more traffic there now than ever and certainly more than on the...
MBVHO??? Why is a train from Brownsville even coming CLOSE to Hearne? Talk about cross-country trips across the state. Are they running it up to SA, down the...
Greetings: This is a one day event according to the website. There isn't an address as to where exactly this thing will take place. Craning 11 cars off or the...
TrainChsr9@...
Mar 2, 2004 1:37 am
37970
Enron Stadium??? ... J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Dr., Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office:...
They're coming straight through Houston & up the Navasota Sub to Valley & up to Ft. Worth. MBVHO and MBLHO are currently doing this (going to Ft.Worth), which...
