Yes I can see the number, but is it an M&StL engine? Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org...
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jose bini
mstlpuddleju...
May 15, 2012 6:12 pm
Al, I will look at my "remembering" sets, but I think they are/were empty. joe binish ________________________________ From: Douglas Harding...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 15, 2012 6:19 pm
Joe-- If they were defective, please let me know. I will put you on the list for another set when I make the reruns. Sorry about the problem. Did anyone...
20244
Dennis Holmes
deholmes1939
May 19, 2012 12:50 pm
I received this from a friend while discussing a wreck on the FDDM&S / CGW. Does anyone know anything about the runaway engine? I wonder where the fireman...
20245
jose
mstlpuddleju...
May 22, 2012 2:50 pm
Yep, the disc one is shot(nothing on it, disc 2 is fine. Anyone interested in a custom paint/custom detail HO scale Atlas RS-1? I have at least one too...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 22, 2012 2:59 pm
OK Joe. Thanks for letting me know. I will make another disc one for you and send it with the NWL CD when it is ready. Sorry about that. Did anyone else...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 22, 2012 4:10 pm
Just want to let everyone know that the upcoming NWL CD is progressing well. The news is good---VERY good! At this point we have about 98% of all known (to...
20248
Richard Wehr
flyteleder
May 24, 2012 4:23 am
Picture please, if MSTL or CGW. Richard Wehr Scottsdale, Arizona ... Roadside Americana Exploring Classic Roadside, Railroad and Architectural America Richard...
20249
Vern
vernwigfield
May 25, 2012 12:04 am
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-old-railroad-depot-future-in-jeopardy-20120\ 523,0,7039945.story The web site listed above mentions the M&StL Depot at...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 25, 2012 1:19 am
With the announcement of possible demolition of the Aberdeen depot, perhaps it is time to schedule that ROW tour out west while the building is still intact. ...
20251
BrianW
brigayle
May 25, 2012 2:00 am
I suppose it is up to the people and the city of Aberdeen to save it, we can't do much when we live hundreds of miles away. I drove through Aberdeen about a...
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Dennis Holmes
deholmes1939
May 25, 2012 10:48 am
Several of us toured the depot during the CNWHS meet at Huron....At that time it was a business selling spas or something....Anyway the lady who was running it...
20253
stan kimel
stankimel
May 25, 2012 6:59 pm
... From: Yahoo! Groups <notify@yahoogroups.com> To: stankimel@... Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 11:50 AM Subject: Your Message to mstl ... We're sorry. ...
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stan kimel
stankimel
May 25, 2012 7:33 pm
USING GOOGLE MAPS- GOOGLE 1108 S MAIN , ABERDEEN SD AND GO TO STREETVIEW TO SEE THE MSTL DEPOT. I COULD FIND THE RIGHT OF WAY MOST OF THE WAY FROM THE EDGE...
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Vern
vernwigfield
May 25, 2012 7:45 pm
Don Hofsommer has a new book presently being printed at University of Minnesota Press. It is Called "OFF THE MAIN TRACK' Don says it is a fun book...
20256
Vern
vernwigfield
May 25, 2012 8:40 pm
My mistake, the title of the new book is "OFF THE MAIN LINE" Vern Wigfield...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001
May 27, 2012 2:22 am
I find all this to be of interest - My seniority date was April 25, 1952, relieving Hank Weiman on2nd trick. This was a busy place, and I was in over my...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 28, 2012 12:03 am
Does anyone know why certain class numbers were assigned to diesels when they were renumbered in 56? I know the swith engines were given a number...
20259
louisclaeson@...
bucknives
May 28, 2012 1:44 am
Al: I don't have a definitive answer, but that never stopped me before. Here's my take. I think you partially answered your own question when you asked about...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 28, 2012 2:00 am
Yet there was a blank slot created when the units were rebuilt into GPs. Why not have numbered the FTs/2s as 421-429 and then drop those numbers when the...
20261
cepropst@...
rockroll50401
May 28, 2012 3:52 pm
Did they even bother to renumber the FTs, 2s? Clark Propst Mason City Iowa...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 28, 2012 4:01 pm
Clark-- I guess that is the essence of my question. What month in '56 did the renumbering occur and when were the FT/2 off the property? If it was the same...
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louisclaeson@...
bucknives
May 28, 2012 5:26 pm
They did renumber them. I remember seeing the renumbered units. I always wondered why the 147 got the 500,550,501 numbering when logically it should have been...
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Alastair & Lynn Muir
alastairmuir
May 28, 2012 6:38 pm
Thanks for your thoughts, Louis. As you imply, we will probably never know the reason and thinking involved in the "Great Empty 500 Class Mystery". So yet...
20265
Douglas Harding
hardingdouglas
May 28, 2012 7:24 pm
According to Edson (attached, full document found in group files) the FT's & F2's were renumbered into the 500's. They were rebuilt into GP9M in three batches...
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Ken Secrest
rmdive70
May 28, 2012 7:44 pm
They are listed on Page 7 of Gene's book. Ken Secrest -- Railroadiana FS and ? My web site: http://www.train-orders.com Milwaukee Road Blueprints:...
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Paul Green
dodgeboy52001
May 29, 2012 6:11 pm
I failed to mention my first job was at Watertown, relieving Hank Weiman on2nd trick. Paul ... From: Paul Green <dodgeboy52001@...> Subject: Re: [mstl]...
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louisclaeson@...
bucknives
May 29, 2012 9:47 pm
Couple more to ponder: what really happened to Amelia Earhart and where is Ted Williams' head? Having consulted Gene's book I see that my memory appears faulty...
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Vern
vernwigfield
May 29, 2012 9:58 pm
Another ponder: Is it possible the 147 had to remain on the property longer because of the rebuild after the Helena Derailment in July of 1947? Maybe...
20270
bluffcreektrains@...
bctrains56
May 30, 2012 11:47 am
So then we may ask, “Why is there air?” According to what I have 147 was the first to be relegated into the new GP-9m then 545 followed by 445 From: Vern ...
