At least one CUT switcher went to the mills in the flats (I think Republic - RSCX, or maybe J&L - JLSX, NOT RT or CUVA). The other two may have had the same...
The only two switcher I can recall at Midwest were the 295 and another that was sitting on the turntable. Photos of both are on my web page the one I think you...
Hi Guys Check this out about coal Tom Your files are attached and ready to send with this message. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Did the other Railroads that ran into the Terminal Tower have Local Commuter service like the Erie? Commuter trains meaning trains that took folks to work and...
... Yes. W&LE ended service in 1938. Recently I had a chat with our moderator, Rob, and he indicated that valley line passenger service ended in 1963 on the...
Randy, Thanks for the excellent information. I have made the corrections on my Roster Page and will do the photo section tonight. Also new on the web site are...
Midwest has one of the former CUT locomotives. I do not know the number. It is operational (remote) and last I saw (about 2 weeks ago), it was in the...
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Seen the following in last Sunday's Star Beacon reprint of front page Conneaut News-Herald of November 30, 1953: Two Crewmen Die In Republic Steel Train...
Hi: Tried to post through Yahoo, and message index is unavailable, so I couldn't post some information in a thread that was started here a few days ago. Paul...
Hi Guys Todays q 380 thru Willard around 11 am today had in tow behind its two lead units the GE Test car headed back home I and my 9 tiny raindeer and sled at...
Hi Guys The track geometry train engine CSX 6087, Ohio generator car and TGC2 car is back again today and is on the city track siding for the night and maybe...
Hi Railfans The Ashland Railway has parked their train for the night on the hill yard in Willard at Myrtle Ave across from the Uncle Dudleys Restaurant Train...
Hi Railfans Come one come all and bring your friends and families to the Willard Model Train Show This Sunday Dec. 7,2003 at the Willard Junior High School ...
From what I've seen from driving by, their equipment is outside the roundhouse, but still in the same area. Since I'm not a member, I can't tell you more than...
Paul, I don't know. There was a while a couple of days ago when I wasn't getting any Yahoo group messages, and I'm on over 70 of them. I think Yahoo had a...
In the past when Yahoo compresses and archives the message files of a group there will be no access to the message board. No posts no digest. Usually they will...
Hi Around 5pm today a special train CSX # WO O42 headed East to Baltimore to be loaded on a boat to the UK This special train is the 2nd new Loram Grinder...
Hi Two more units have landed in Willard and parked them selves on Akron side # 2 ready track for LTEX Units are X - CNW 6900 and X - SP 8318 tunnel motor ...
Good Morning, Everyone: In looking over some back issues of ERA HEADLIGHTS magazine, writer William B. Malone noticed an item in the November, 1948 issue that...
For those of you who are interested in a source for Sanborn Maps I forward the following info........ Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:10 PM Subject: Re:...
Looks interesting. What is the web site, and what makes Sanborn maps interesting? Rob ... <snip> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up...
General Information Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed city plans, usually at scales of 50 or 100 feet to an inch. They show individual building...
Anyone with an Ohio Public Library Card can view the Sanborn maps for free at http://oplin.lib.oh.us/act_ResearchDatabases.cfm?ID=36 They are very detailed...
Rick or anyone else on the list, Let me know what maps you are interested in and I will be happy to email them to you if I have them. Once you have what you...