Knoxville, Pleasantville and Tracy , Iowa were on the CB&Q line that ran from Des Moines, Iowa to Albia. MStL had trackage rights over this line, allowing...
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Gene Green
lewise_green@...
Sep 23, 2001 12:05 am
The M&StL ordered the Superior 566 vertical hand brake on the following car series: 53,000-53,998 box cars - 500 cars 54,000-54,998 box cars - 500 cars ...
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sam635@...
Sep 23, 2001 1:11 am
... What year is the freight car book from or what year is the newest cars built? Also what year is the steam locomotive book from? Sam...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Sep 23, 2001 2:11 am
Gene, Good work! Put me in for 20. Clark...
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BillJewett@...
Sep 23, 2001 4:05 pm
Analysis of the hotbox setouts file indicates that of the reports giving disposition of the incident car, 14% were rebrassed by the train crew, 8% were...
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BillJewett@...
Sep 23, 2001 7:57 pm
I'm looking for reference material on hotboxes during the 1940s-60s before the general adoption of roller bearings. Frequency, causes, effects. Possible...
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Tim O'Connor
timoconnor@...
Sep 24, 2001 12:47 am
... I would buy 20 or more sets of Superior handbrakes. ... Kadee makes 5 different handbrake sets, but does not claim any of them are a Superior handbrake. ...
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harryg@...
Sep 24, 2001 1:51 am
... locomotives ... cars built? Also what year is the steam locomotive book from? Sam ********************************************************************* Hi...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 26, 2001 11:46 pm
This is my attempt to comply with Clark Propst's request that I fill him in with what I remember about the M&StL operation in Ft Dodge. I bid in the Operator's...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 26, 2001 11:52 pm
So for many years prior to 1936 (and perhaps longer) Ft Dodge served as a Division point, the office headquarters was located at 204 Central, about a mile ...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:00 am
In my time, we made up a daily freight, No. 51, to Albert Lea, a nightly freight, 196, to Des Moines, and a tri weekly freight, No. 57 to Spencer. Trains...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:06 am
Quite often No. 51 would be called to connect with fruit off the IC, sometimes reefers were re-iced here. There was other business from the 3 other roads, IC, ...
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Randal R. Nicholas
presbych@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:08 am
Paul and all those too young to know any better - So let me get this straight - after the branch line running south was abandoned, access to Ft. Dodge was...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:11 am
By this time, the roundhouse, and the yard office which it housed, was ready to collapse. A caboose was temporarily used by the yard clerks, the roundhouse ...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:27 am
Repeat of apparently lost Part 1. This is my attempt to comply with Clark Propst's request that I fill him in with what I remember about the M&StL in Ft....
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Kurt Stoebe
kjstoebe@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:34 pm
Thanks Paul for your information. I have the old passenger schedule board from the Illinois Central Depot in Ft Dodge. It has a section for the St L and I...
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Randal R. Nicholas
presbych@...
Sep 27, 2001 3:01 pm
Kurt and others: Please forgive my laziness and stupidity. Had I checked my 1966 Official Guide, I would have found (on the CNW map) the former MStL track...
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devin
thetung@...
Sep 27, 2001 8:43 pm
Hi there i was just granted access to the M&STL site on yahoo.I am beggining to model the railroad in N scale,And am looking for photo's,maps etc...of the...
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dholschuh@...
Sep 27, 2001 9:35 pm
Can anyone tell me if the book on Mstl depots that being offeredd threw the CNWHS. Has any depots on the south end between Oskaloosa and Peoria. Thank you ...
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Joe Piersen
jpiersen@...
Sep 27, 2001 10:15 pm
Depot Sketches for towns east of Oskaloosa: Iowa: Brighton, Marsh, Olds, Ollie, Wright Illinois: Abingdon, Cramers, Eden, Farmington, Hanna, Little York,...
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Thomas Kaufman
elmer53@...
Sep 27, 2001 10:29 pm
... Devin: Welcome. Do you have Gene Green's M&STL Book? It has some pictures you are looking for. Also if you have Philip Hasting's book on the Rock Island,...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001@...
Sep 28, 2001 3:59 pm
Kurt - I have no explanation to your question about the Spencer psgr train going from the IC depot to another Ft Dodge depot. I have a copy of Employees time...
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devin
thetung@...
Sep 28, 2001 8:20 pm
I live in manitoba canada so i am not close enough for a trip this season maybe in the spring though.:) And i will look for those books you mentioned ... From:...
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D L Owings
dowings@...
Sep 29, 2001 3:39 am
I was up around Loretto today and stopped in to shoot "over the fence" a LORAM railgrinder. There were lots of folks around and finally, a gentleman came...
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bellcxb@...
Sep 29, 2001 8:17 am
New members & old members I wnated to take the opportunity again to say thank you and welcome. the talk lately has been excellant. It is the kind of...
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Thomas Kaufman
elmer53@...
Sep 29, 2001 11:57 am
... I realize this is the CNW group but I want to use this forum to contact some members of the CNWHS who utilize this list. I was able to aquire information...
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Kurt Stoebe
kjstoebe@...
Sep 30, 2001 2:37 am
Paul: I don't know the date of the information because I lifted it off the painted over portion of the board. To be more precise, what it shows is an arrival ...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Sep 30, 2001 2:10 pm
I read Kurt's questions. Knowing nothing about the Ft Dodge operation, Paul could you expand Kurt's queries to include all the industry the M&StL had direct...
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Gene Green
lewise_green@...
Sep 30, 2001 2:50 pm
I'd like to echo Christian Bell's comments. I am also on several other railroad and model railroad lists and those lists are characterized by much...
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Thomas Kaufman
elmer53@...
Sep 30, 2001 5:36 pm
... this for my own ego. I feel this is an opportunity for the M&STL to join the remembered roads in rail museums across the country. Not to confuse anyone, in...
