I would like to model a T&NO C-30-1 caboose with the straight sided cupola that was added in the mid forties I believe.They were more common here in Louisiana...
Cyril [and list]: Very good thesis. Unlike modern day steam, the MM-1s would have been somewhat of a phenomenon and it would have been spelled out clearly in ...
Here's the short form confirm this with say, Dunscomb's "Century" book Baldwin ca 1910 See Record of Recent Construction IIRC there was a reprint. ( and...
Has anyone looked thru the court records of the 1890 receivership, that was filled about 7/14/1890 in the 45th district court in San Antonio,Tx? If so about...
The Cal State RR Museum has a large collection of SP drawings The database for the drawings is online You can while away hours and hours perusing various...
I'm wondering how one might approach an N scale kitbashing of the Baggage/RPO 128 shown in the P.10 photo of Goen's TNO book, using the Wheels of Time Harriman...
Please look at the photo of T&NO Pacific 608 taken at San Antonio in 1928 by Otto Perry. Can anyone tell what the basic color [of boiler jacket and cylinder ...
Reminder from: TNO Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNO/cal Flatonia, TX Rail Gathering Saturday November 3, 2007 All Day (The next reminder for this...
Hi folks. I'm new to the forum. Just reciveved Goen's T&NO book in the mail and was thrilled to see the photos of the Austin/Houston passenger trains. I...
Hello Everyone, The article below appeared in today's El Campo Leader News. It's about the rebuilding of the Rosenberg Rail line. It looks like there will...
Posted on behalf of Tommy Shults.. Automated reminders will be posted to most Texas e-mail lists at 2 week & 1 week intervals before the event.. Howard Bingham...
Hey everyone, I have another question pertaining to old sitting equipment. While I was looking around the ESPEE MODELERS website, I stumbeled across some...
Mark your calendars, November 3, 2007 for the Fall Flatonia Rail Gathering, by this date the mosquitos will have gone, no hot weather, perhaps a few cool...
My Wife and I Were In waxahachie Yesterday. I Saw The Former Burlington-Rock Island Depot (In Fairly good Shape.It's Being Used as A Construction Company...
An auction lot in a Mobile Post Office Society auction is made up of several items associated with the Placerville & Sacramento RPO, primarily with the last...
I saw in the latest issue of Model Railroader that a company called"Wheels of Time"has N Scale"Harriman"Coaches lettered and numbered for IC and T&NO. I was...
Howard, Who is painting it and what are the paint schemes? regards, David FYI: Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS SP caboose en route to be painted.. (Details about the...
FYI: Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS SP caboose en route to be painted.. (Details about the caboose may be found at: <http://www.houstonrrmuseum.org> , CLICK...
Steamfest 2007 - October 13 & 14, 2007 The second annual SteamFest will be held at the east end of Riverview / Audubon Park. Our prime exhibit will be of...
Has anyone heard of any progress on the Macaroni Line rebuild/rehabilitation? Has work on this project stopped until KCS receives notification if they've been...
Anyone know anything about the recently published book "Railroads of Western Texas" by Braudaway? An ad on page 93 of the 3/2001 issue of "Trains" seems to...
Just wanted to send along the thanks sent from the fellow that was trying to save the Mt. Pleasant depot. Although off-topic, some of you listers aided in...
I have a 1-1-85 SP Eastern Lines Trainmen's Seniority Roster in pdf file. It is alphabetical and shows Prior Rights, Trainman's date, Conductor's date and...
I was an SP GH&SA Conductor in San Antonio from 1971 to 1988 at which time I went over to Amtrak. A few of us ""old" SP boys were talking about all we had...
... Thanks for the reply, Tim. I did not have your current address, so it is good to have received it. And I'll finally have a chance to meet you in Houston....
I've addressed this to the four lists on which I am most active. Last week I had a boot disk failure on my desktop computer. Since then, I have been using my...
"Rosenberg and western Fort Bend county are poised to reap significant economic rewards in part as the result of a major port expansion on the Pacific Coast of...
Listers: After several years of getting it together, I have finally uploaded LA Division information into the SPTCo depot archives. I used ETT #163 from 1932....
Hi Gang, Im new to tryng to build a foam based layout. anyone know where to buy thick extruded foam in Houston and what sizes are available? I can only find...
