Clark: don't let the title deter you from a pretty good book. Your wife is close to the truth however. I think I said in an earlier post that it deserved a...
I see replies from members only if I go out to the Yahoo site, nothing comes through on my email. Yahoo is reporting that nothing is bouncing. The previous...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the mstl group. File :...
mstl@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 9:30 pm
5296
I had posted a couple of maps, but saw that the folder was 90% full, so I deleted them. Look on my trains pages under RAILROAD MAPS for them (soon). SamC...
... I have read a few pages before, I liked what I read. I will probably not read the first half the book until some cold winter day when I'm retired....or...
For years, I could not figure out how the Rock Island and the Burlington (later M&StL) were able to run side by side through the trestle openings under the wye...
can you be more specific with your definition of a gauntlet? yes, as I recall there were (maybe still are) some homes located within the wye. for the MStL to...
In a message dated 5/1/2005 8:10:02 PM Central Standard Time, alastair@... writes: can you be more specific with your definition of a gauntlet? FIGURE 2:...
OK, now I understand. I too had always wondered about how two parallel lines fit under the trestle. I had always wondered if the Q used the RI tracks to get...
Hi Clark: Thanks for your reply to my 'inquiry about sugar beet refining. I appreciate any additional information you might have as I have found darn little...
Dear Joe: Thanks for your reply regarding sugar beet refining. Do you have any photos? Will you be attending the CNW meet in Mason City later this month? I...
Richard The Burlington Route Historical Society a few years ago did a publication, their Burlington Bulletin #32, on Sugar Beets on CB&Q (focused on Colorado)....
I was under the impression the M&StL took their DM freight to Albia and then used trackage rights on the Q to DM. I was not aware of DM freight going from...
Al, in asking who is "___"? brings up a common problem on many lists: folks not signing their names. It is common courtesy to sign your name to all messages....
Doug-- Before the Q left Oskaloosa in the 30s, MSL (IaC) freight trains from Osky went to Des Moines over the RI tracks from Oskaloosa to Evans Junction and ...
In the M&StL AFE index it shows a sugar plant in Belmond, IA with two names. IT is probably the same plant but I don't know for certain. Sept. 1920:...
Doug: Thanks for the info. I look forward to seeing the book whilst in Mason City and would appreciate it if you see a copy anywhere, to snag it for me. I'll...
Al, thanks for the clarification. As I model 1949 the Albia to DM would be correct for my time period. Must be what I remembered. Now I am really looking...
From TRMR&CC List. Les ... WASHINGTON - Joseph Boardman has been confirmed by the Senate to be the new Federal Railroad Administrator. He takes over an agency...
Dennis According to: http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00341.html In September of 1924 the American Beet Sugar Company began negotiations with the Minnesota...
Speaking of the Q, are there any photos of the Q depot which the Louie bought in Oskaloosa? The depot was a block or so east of the Louie depot. John Bandstra...
Anyone know anything about the Iowa Central and Western? There is a stock certificate for this RR on Ebay. The seller claims it is for the Belmond to Algona...
I have an excellent photo of the Q depot. Planning to bring it to the Oskaloosa walk. If you would like to see it sooner, contact me off list and I can scan...
... I found three references to the Iowa Central & Western. "Of Oskaloosa" was not noted in the references. Donovan - Milepost on the Prairie, pg. 163 says...
Hello all, I am planning my layout/freight car fleet, so since I have a bunch of reefersbuilt and to build, I can turn my attention to stock cars. I assume ...
I just posted a preliminary satellite photo mosaic of Oskaloosa railroads on my website. So far, I have the M&StL and will be including mosaic tiles to show...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
