A friend asked me to post the following question on the T&NO list.--- Thanks, Charlie Please post any information about wrecks on the T&NO (SA&AP) truss bridge...
Is this friend making the request a lawyer or an investigator for a lawyer? Bill Neill Conroe, Texas ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Anyone who asks about " . . . cause of wreck, types of cars damaged, and any dangerous cargo carried." is seeking very unique information that is not of a...
Don't overlook the 'dangerous cargo' part of the question.? Could be a desire to avoid living next to "Love Canal" and/or looking for justification to lowball...
The wreck with which I am familiar occurred in May 1961 and involved a bunch of empty PFE ice reefers. I don't know the cause, but it took down two spans. I...
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Jan 5, 2009 3:30 pm
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APRIL 4, 2009 Place: Flatonia, Texas Location: Flatonia Photo Pavilion: Time: 9am till ?????: A Day In Flatonia, Pavilion Party #8: Please come & visit us...
Tommy Shults
bandit1@...
Jan 7, 2009 5:00 pm
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In response to Jim King's inquiry about Briggs and the Dallas Belt Line: Work on the Dallas Belt Line commenced in 1919 and the segment between Forest Avenue...
Attached diagram of the Dallas Belt Line between Forest Avaenue and T&P Junction dated 1927. Dave Bernstein [Non-text portions of this message have been...
This question for Bill Neill or anyone who can answer it for me. On the Santa Fe group a question came up about large UP power on the old Santa Fe around...
UP Midlothian Sub is still ABS/TWC. I could be wrong about the signaled switch at Midlothian, maybe it's just remote control and not a control point--I don't...
Matthew a friend of mine who lives in Midlothian offered the following: "Up till the merger with UP it was controlled by the Santa Fe. Once Santa Fe pulled...
Gordo; I live in Mansfield so I visit Midlothian from time to time. Besides the UP and BNSF,Midlothian's also served by the Texas Central Business Railroad...
Dave Somehow, a simple thank you seems like an inadequate response for this valuable, detailed information. But, it's the best I can do! Thank you very much! ...
Dave Your drawing shows two lines between Forest Ave. and Belt Jct. The Sanborn map of 1921 also shows two lines and labels the north/east line "SP" and the...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the TNO group. File : /Dave Bernstein...
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Jan 8, 2009 3:11 am
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To the group Thanks for the answers. That pretty well sums it up. I would think UP would run trains out of TXI and Chaparral Steel using trackage rights over...
... Actually, thinking about it, it is likely that there is a control point at Midlothian in the middle of ABS/TWC. After all, it isn't too far down the line...
The Belt Line utilized what was termed the "Rock Island dump" in south Dallas. The dump was constructed in 1902 when the Rock Island was planning an extension...
Perhaps most of you members are familiar with this sight: http://www.towers.txrrhistory.com/list_by_location.htm Lots of interesting information there. I...
Ok Here are some questions I hope somebody has the answers to. 1) What was the Centrline spacing of all the yard tracks at Skidmore? 2) What was the center...
Wow! I would have never guessed that anything would be happening there yet, from what I saw a couple of weeks ago. I can tell you though that the drive...
I would imagine these trains are still routed through Flatonia as the line is not scheduled to be open till late spring or early summer. Old Count Joseph...
Work on the Colorado Bridge is to begin Monday. New concrete approaches will be added and bridge is scheduled to be raised 18 inches. The bridge support in...
Hey all, Just to keep you all up to date with whats going on with the SP 794, we are staring a fundraiser for the initial site survey that will be conducted by...
Thanks for the info John. I appreciate that. I always wondered what kept this branch line profitable. Wonder why SP sold it off instead of keeping it until the...
The TG & N also has a storage yard just south of Harwood, there Are several tracks in this yard. Store rolling stock for U.P. & maybe Others, most of the time...
Tommy Shults
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Jan 27, 2009 10:40 pm
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Por Nada Lloyd.I really don't know why the SP sold it instead of keeping it after the merger. While I never got to look at the books(lol!!),I always assumed it...
It really seems like the management (Moyers-I think) at SP after the DRGW (Rio Grande) acquisition tried to shed anything of value to make a cash flow (I can't...
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