Sam, Thanks for helping :-) ... Looks like it has been much enlarged from the time Gene's book picture was taken (1950 ?) and the aerial views shown on MHS The...
Hello group, Im looking for info on M&STL MOFW trucks what color etc. the list on here was great any photo's out there. Thanks for the help, Michael...
... Yes the two story brick building was the canning plant. ... It was some kind of logging operation. Don't know if they shipped anything by rail. This is the...
Sam, Thanks for the great input I'm nearing the point where I will stop boring other members with Winthrop :-) Otherwise, I guess sharing this on the list may...
As most of you probably know the old M&StL, Rock Island depot has been converted into a restraunt, however it has been closed since the first of the year for...
Sam, Have you or brother Scott ever drawn an "all-time" rail map for Winthrop like you have for Morton and New Ulm? Brian Sacred heart, MN So much to model-so...
Marc I shold have looked in Gene Greens book when I first replyed. In the back ground is the canning plant it is the peaked roof building across from the...
A reply I had posted to Sam regarding Winthrop seemingly disapeared :-( Not that I was saying something really worth to mention (<g>) just to know if others...
... Marc- Yahoo has experienced some major troubles. It has effected their e- mail, and Groups functions. A friend who owns a transportation Yahoo Group...
Ted has a very nice photo of an 18000 series box car in modern paint in this months "Essentials" article. I emailed Ted to see where I can get a copy. Clark...
This came through on another source I get, thought a few members might be interested. Mike Porter is a UP engineer in KC, third generation CGW man from Fort...
Doug, Great ressource, many thanks ! I've had a look at Tara since its "wide spot on the road" and operation packed nature (IC meat trains from Omaha and Sioux...
I am not certain if the Tara depot belonged to the IC or the M&StL. The M&StL had an agent there and the IC had operators. The windows were painted Kelley...
Montezuma had a turntable 60' long, steel, built1896 on the M&St.L side. The Rock Island had to come to the M&St.L side to use the turntable. Roger [Non-text...
If my memory serves me, Tara was a register station, all MSTL trains had to come into the office and register. Also I would guess, remembering the construction...
I just checked and I am missing messages from this group as well as other groups. Because I have been on the road, I have not been checking/reading emails as...
What Clark neglected to mention is the article he referred too is the monthly series "Essential Freight Cars" which has been running in Railroad Model...
Howard:: Thanks for this interesting information. Tell us more about the hotel. I've not heard about this before. Dennis E ... From: Howard C Wigfield To:...
Dennis, Howard and al. Thanks for sheding more ligth on Tara RR past :-) My understanding so far is that Tara depot was situated in the NW quadrant of the...
Dennis: I was sent to Tara in July of 1953 as relief agent, was there a few months and got bumped... The hotel I speak of was a falling to pieces wreck of a...
My Tara Memories are from an IC point of view. In the early 60's my family used to visit my Great Aunt in Alta, Ia. We would call a Cab in Waterloo (at an...
Marc has been fishing for a good spot to model. There are many good places, all depending on your space, time and budget. Yes, in that order. I had the good...
... <LOL> Thanks Howard, some great memories ! :-) Too bad hollywood didn't carry on with this idea, otherwise we would have some good steam era picture to...
... True, and the fishing was miraculous :-) Too bad the M&StL is not more aknowledged by modelers, since this RR is IMHO full a fantastic places to model,...
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