... I cant say absolutly sure how the Louie did it as i wasn'talive during that period, but other carriers during dualization, had one agent work in an arc per...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:16 pm
Most M&StL dualizations had the agent working 4 hours in one depot then 4 hours in another although one pair was a 6/2 split. In every pair of stations...
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cash@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:25 am
I have received several requests like the following through the M&StL website. Does anyone know what kind of resources might be available? This is a link to...
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Ray Meyer
ray2@...
Apr 3, 2001 1:51 pm
You know, replying to messages with five levels of quotes is particularly annoying and makes the poster really look like a newbie, especially when they are...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Apr 3, 2001 8:59 pm
Ray, I think you are talking about some of the reefer decal chats? 315 was an honest name mistake that someone appeared to talk affiance at, so I naturally had...
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Ray Meyer
ray2@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:53 pm
Sorry. This was meant for the CNW list. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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brigayle.com@...
Apr 4, 2001 2:39 pm
Hi, I have trying organize my piles of MSTL stuff I have collected over the years. I found this, it is a menu from 1932 for the North Star Limited. I am not...
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brigayle.com@...
Apr 4, 2001 2:40 pm
Hi, I have trying organize my piles of MSTL stuff I have collected over the years. I found this, it is a menu from 1932 for the North Star Limited. I am not...
866
hold-on@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:50 pm
List While looking at some other info you often come up with some neat info Railway Age Jan. 20, 1945 MODERN LOCAL TRAINS During the decade of streamliners...
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carnie@...
Apr 5, 2001 12:10 am
Joe: Is this a question to which you know the answer?If so I suppose what follows will be kind of dumb, and it may well be anyway. Nonetheless I charge...
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brigayle.com@...
Apr 5, 2001 3:49 am
Hi, Does anybody remember what type of train order hoops the MSTL used? I am familar with the triangle shaped ones. Last week on ebay there was one with a...
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Sam Cook
sam@...
Apr 5, 2001 1:47 pm
... My remembrances: The ones I remember were triangular, with the handle splitting into two springy arms. The order was folded or rolled-up and tied with a...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 10, 2001 10:42 pm
There is no reason to think the M&StL used only one type of train order hoop. They must have purchased such items in quantity from time to time over the...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Apr 14, 2001 12:17 pm
While thumbing through magazines at the local hobby shop I came across a beautiful photo of 147 and friends in the latest MR. I normally don't purchase that...
872
LORDFOS@...
Apr 20, 2001 9:17 pm
Clark, I finally got the latest issue of Railmodel Journal and wanted to let you know that I liked the photo of your re-worked Proto 2000 stockcar, (in-process...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Apr 21, 2001 12:28 pm
Actually, the car is in therapy now because of an identity crises. I had ten more model slides scanned to Cash for his web site. Some how a finished image of...
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whoelse@...
Apr 21, 2001 5:58 pm
Greetings I am looking for suggustions on what Badger Model Flex or Accu Flex paints to use for M&StL green and yellow. I am looking at painting a F unit as...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Apr 21, 2001 7:55 pm
That photo is a beauty, you realize that photo of the 147 is after it was rebuilt from one of it's wrecks. There are no models available with that carbody...
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kujawa's
ark@...
Apr 25, 2001 10:27 pm
Hi All: Just noticed on my home from work. The BNSF was taking out the old CNW xing that accessed the remnant of the MSTL from Peoria to Middlegrove. This is...
877
seneboe@...
Apr 27, 2001 1:41 am
Hi, I am a new member from South Dakota, and although have no memories of the M&St.L, as it was gone before my time, have done extensive research on the...
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kujawa's
ark@...
Apr 27, 2001 2:14 am
The UP (CNW) switch to the MSTL branch was removed today and the signals turned sideways. Roger Kujawa - Morton, Il.. ark@... ... xing ... and ... to ......
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dholmes@...
Apr 27, 2001 8:08 pm
I spent part of Thursday in Marshalltown. Driving from Eldora to Mtown via the M&StL, it was evident that the track condition is getting worse with the...
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Clark Propst
cepropst@...
Apr 28, 2001 12:58 pm
Hi, I've been asked several times lately if I'm going to the Duluth meet. My wife and I will be drowning worms two hours west by Nisswa MN. I just received...
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Kurt Stoebe
kjstoebe@...
Apr 28, 2001 1:14 pm
Earlier this month, there was a press release that local farmers were building an ethanol plant north of Steamboat Rock near the crossing of the new 520 4 lane...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 5:16 pm
The first group of copy negatives is back from the processor. List follows. Price is $11.00 per 8" x 10" photo (the only size available) plus $4.00 shipping...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 5:23 pm
NEG.. CAR # DATE. LOCATION.... DESCRIPTION =============================================================== BE-1 451.. 1954 ............ baggage car converted...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 5:31 pm
AFE 52-189 sells Alco RS1s 1048 and 1148 to the Railway Transfer in September 1952. These were later renumbered to 221 and 222. I supposed this would mean...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 5:55 pm
From time to time there is a blueprint or two in the AFEs. Most are too faded, too tattered, too large or all three to simply slap them on a copy machine so...
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 5:56 pm
I will be unavailable until late May due to personal situation so don't send any photo orders until after May 18, 2001. Thank you....
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Gene Green
willibecher@...
Apr 28, 2001 6:04 pm
AFE 52-155 was for the construction of a track for storage of the Marshalltown Wrecking Outfit between the new diesel house and the viaduct over the yard. The...
