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Re: Grain in box cars

PBowers — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:25:27 GMT

Check out the following info of grain handling: www.modelerschoice.com/Articles/grain.pdf Also from: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3871278.html "There has

Re: Grain in box cars

almabranch — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:16:35 GMT

Drake, During the grain rush every box car that could be commandiered was. The main criteria were cleanliness and tighness as far as keepint out contamination

Re: Grain in box cars

Cal Sexsmith — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:19 GMT

Drake: Grain was shipped in boxcars on the Canadian Prairies into the early 1990s, mainly for service to Churchill, Manitoba on Hudson Bay. Covered hopers

Re: Athearn DOWX Chemical Tank Car - Liq Chemicals Typically Hauled?

mlaughlinnyc — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:54:48 GMT

Allyn's Point is the P&W RR station name for the plant. Here is a link to a description of the plant that shows its products.

Re: Simple questions

mlaughlinnyc — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:43:50 GMT

Has it occurred to anyone else that the subject "simple questions" os an oxymoron on this list. Certainly "simple answer" is. Jim's comment is a very good

Grain in box cars

hawk53965 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:33:10 GMT

Our Free-Mo group is modeling the 1930's to 1950's in the midwest. Grain will be a common load. Covered hoppers may have been used toward the end of that era,

Use of MBS (was Re: Simple questions)

crip1978 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:55 GMT

... All of the foregoing MBS was used since the early 60's and had nothing to do with radio or any other thing. Operators, where employed, copied and

Use of MBS (was Re: Simple questions)

Vic — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:52:19 GMT

... how MBS fits in? MBS in Canada was another method of traffic control on lightly used lines, where MBS dispensed with train orders. Used only on some CNR

Re: Simple questions

cv_acr — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:56:04 GMT

... MBS (Manual Block System) is the same as OCS (Occupancy Clearance System). It was renamed with the new CROR in 1990. I have an example of an old unused CP

Re: Simple questions

kleylein@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:38:52 GMT

MBS originally was system used to a very limited extent in the 70's and 80's to allow radioed or phoned orders directly to trains. It was mostly used on

Re: Simple questions

JEFFREY LEAMAN — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:09:33 GMT

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD aka South Shore Cmmuter) ran with train orders up until about a year ago on the eastern portion of the

Re: Simple questions

J.C.L. Hoefnagel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:29:21 GMT

Howdy, I was not really specific in my original question. First I thank Dave for the explanation. I feel I was thinking in the right direction, but with wrong

Re: Simple questions

Dave Husman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:52:39 GMT

... From: "Douglas Harding" ... Since you asked, verb tense. James wrote: "I just realised that I heard that all or almost all North

Re: Simple questions

Douglas Harding — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:13:56 GMT

Interesting question. First I see nothing in the original question that indicates it refers to today or current practices. When I read it, my first reaction as

Re: Simple questions

Brian Clogg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:49:33 GMT

As a Canadian modeller trying to understand the system can you explain how MBS fits in? Brian Clogg Cariboo Western Railway