Download it and zoom? Sorry, Clark ... From: rmdive70 To: mstl@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: [mstl] Re: Joint yard Clark-...
Louis - Yes it is possible that #98 handled cars thru Hopkins, either had them buried in their train, or were short on time handling their train in. As for...
List, Was any of the coal mined in Iowa sent to the power plant in Des Moines via Albia? I am modeling the Albia - Des Moines line between 1957-59. I didn't...
These letter excerpts are from a file in the Northern Pacific Chief Engineering Records at the Minn. History Center in St. Paul, MN. The file I looked at deals...
I am going to guess on this one. I drove through Lovilia frequently during 1965 to 1967. There was a lot of coal activity in that town. There had to be more...
Jim: not exactly sure what your question is in the P.S. but if it's how the NP got to Chaska via the M&STL, I believe the answer is it didn't. Never saw any NP...
Vern: there certainly was activity at Chaska in the late 1950s and wasn't 2-8-0 452 still working the plant then? I remember seeing it in the Kenwood Yard at...
To clarify, I am wondering what the the most typical interchange routing of these cars through the Twin Cities once they went off the NP property. I would...
... Moines via Albia? I am modeling the Albia - Des Moines line between 1957-59. I didn't want to load up on M&StL hoppers if I don't need them. ... If you are...
Sam - Do you know when the beet operation you mentioned east of Gaylord ended and the spur got taken up? I grew up (my wife would dispute this) in the '50's...
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List I have updated the file containing the Station Car Records. The file now contains records for both Minburn and Dallas Center, Iowa. The records are...
Chuck: as to hemp check the messages from a year or so ago. We blew a little smoke on that topic but nobody inhaled. BTW where in Northfield are you? I babysit...
Jim: did the NP interchange cars from Northtown with the GN? One possibility is the beets went from NP to GN to the M&STL. GN interchanged with the M&STL...
Chuck I don't know when it would have been removed. The 1951 timetable does not list it. I don't have any from the 40's to see if it is listed then. The train...
I do not mean to turn this forum into a means of advertising or promoting anyone, but I think most members will be interested in the following. Many months...
Here in Colorado it's usually Sep/Oct to Jan/Feb depending upon the growing conditions and thus how much sugar they have. This might vary a few weeks in...
Sugar beets are harvested from mid-september through October. The plant is processing the beets from start of harvest until well into March. The piles of beets...
Chuck, Sam, & group, In the 9-30-34 employee TT, it lists the Gaylord "beet spur" as being 3.3 miles east of Gaylord. It is also listed in a few late 1920's ...
Thanks Al. I bit the bullet and bought a couple as well. While I don't do much in HO anymore I jsut couldn't resist. He indicates that he has GP 7s painted...
Now available is 27-page Rail Negative List #27 with numerous freshly-cataloged items since the previous G-M list. They have been shot from the 1970's until...
Brian, Sam, Louis - Thanks for your info on the Gaylord beet spur. Interesting to find out this kind of info previously unknown even though it happened so...
After taking a look at the Station Books just posted by Doug H., and going back to look at the Watertown Waybills provided by Sam, AND the hotbox list (again...
Chuck Schwartz--- Take your wife on a nice dinner train ride. They are romantic, not too expensive and usually serve good meals. The Minnesota Zephyr in...
Chuck, I am available for marriage counseling :) But you will have to come to the church office! Glad you enjoyed the Station Car Records, to me they are...
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