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Re: WATER TOWERS.....

nphepper — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:08:00 GMT

... Hi John, If the markers you describe appear on wood water tanks, then they might instead be the arrangment of turnbuckles. On wood tanks I have seen only

WATER TOWERS.....

pkrae — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:33:48 GMT

I remember them well, but was too young to get close and examine them before they were gone...... How did the markers work that ran in a diagonal circle from

Aerial View of Moclips WA about 1950

eve_n_stephen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:48:08 GMT

Another Ellis postcard view, real photo of Moclips Washington, around 1950. This shows the wye, small yard, and also Rayonier trackage. The Smith shingle

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

bigtrikel@... — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:12:37 GMT

At Phosphate. NP had two locals. One ran Missoula to Butte and tied up at Buttel Then one ran Butte to Missoula and tied up at Missoula. Both locals

Aerial View of Raymond WA about 1950

eve_n_stephen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:53:01 GMT

This one's from an Elis Post Card, very nice image of a logging town. Raymond WA Aerial View The

Re: Kalama Washington Aerial View about 1930

Phillips, III, J.A. — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:49:59 GMT

Ahh that's a good one! Thanks for putting it out on the Web! A freight car nut might be able to pin the date down a bit better by (what looks to be) those ATSF

Kalama Washington Aerial View about 1930

eve_n_stephen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:38:20 GMT

I acquired some aerial photos of various locations around the Columbia River at a yard sale recently! Here's Kalama Washington, I'm guessing about 1930, but

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

Jerry Sullivan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:00:14 GMT

I cannot speak authoritatively on that, but aerials do not show any connection at that point. I believe there may have been a connection at Garrison. Jerry

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

pkrae — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:53:13 GMT

Did the Milw RR service Phosphate, too......or was the track strictly NP? john jones <> ... From: Roger Beckett Subject:

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

Jerry Sullivan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:57:47 GMT

Yes, I need to contact the Taylors about getting that book. I have their one on the Butte Shortline which was a great help when I did the RMD-2 simulation a

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

Roger Beckett — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:44:36 GMT

The yard at Phosphate was, as of two weeks ago, stuffed with center beam cars mostly of MRL markings. The mine supplied phosphate ore mostly to the Cominco

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

Jerry Sullivan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:12:08 GMT

Thanks Richard, I figured it was something local like that. The aerials indicate that the branch once extended 3 or 4 miles from the mainline and ends next to

Re: Branchline, west of Garrison, MT

Richard Carlson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:59:04 GMT

Jerry, I think you are talking about Phosphate, it is about 3.5 miles west of Garrison. There is probably still a phosphate mine up that line, but I do not

Depot signs

Micheal Farley — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:50:35 GMT

I am interested in the correct size of the black station signs and the white lettering on them. Obviously the length of these signs would vary depending on the

Muir MT - Staff system and remote signaling

np328 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:08:37 GMT

Several years ago while looking through NP files concerning signaling material, I came across several wonderful 8 x 10 glossies that were in a folder however