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Re: LCL

lenedrisvick@... — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:41:08 GMT

Spellacy motor began the MSTL Minnesota LCL about 1956. This was great overnight service daily to all Minn points except the Minnesota Western which was still

Re: LCL

Douglas Harding — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:06:32 GMT

Clark one photo I have shows the front of the trailer, with a large "Brady" painted across the front of trailer so you can see it above the truck cab. The

Re: LCL

Clark Propst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:47 GMT

Spellacy had a plaquered on the trailer side. Did Brady? I have photos of similarly painted trailers with and without. Clark Propst Mason City Iowa ... From:

Re: Side-door cabeese....model needed?

Clark Propst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:44:03 GMT

Chuck was me with the laser cut plastic kitbash using a Roundhouse caboose. The dimensions of the caboose were off so much it was unusable. I've thought of

Side-door cabeese....model needed?

chuck_schwartz55057 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:09 GMT

Latest postings had a couple mentions of side-door cabooseses. One with regard to transport of cream cans and another with regard to LCL. Seems we need a

Re: LCL

Douglas Harding — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:49 GMT

Vern, should have known you weren't that old... 1948-1966 covers a lot of time, but doesn't help date the LCL Freight Schedule booklet. I knew the ad would,

Off-Topic: Darnaby's Layout

John — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:08 GMT

Clark, What are your thoughts about your recent operating session at Bill Darnaby's layout? Did you learn anything about your layout or anything you can share

Re: LCL

Clark Propst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:58 GMT

The 'green box car' ad dates is as 1952. Clark Propst Mason City Iowa ... From: "vernwigfield" To: Sent: Friday,

LCL

vernwigfield — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02:37 GMT

Doug, Thinking more about LCL. Sometime in the 50's the LCL was switched from Box Cars to Contract truckers. Spellacy had the contract here in Minnesota,

Re: Modeling LCL

vernwigfield — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:37 GMT

Doug, It was my father, Vern SR that was Agent at Perry. He held that job from 1948 until 1966. Vern Wigfield

Re: Modeling LCL

Douglas Harding — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:41:37 GMT

Vern when were you agent at Perry? I have an undated LCL Schedule booklet published by the M&StL, which lists you as agent at Perry and announces the green box

Re: Modeling LCL

Clark Propst — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:28 GMT

Thanks for the help guys! Last night I looked for the handout from Mark Vaughan's wonderful seminar on LCL at last year's Cocoa Beach meet. Here's his

Re: Modeling LCL

vernwigfield — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:55:51 GMT

When the local pulled in at Carver the first thing was water the horse, then pull the LCL car up to the depot to unload. The LCL was piled up in the car in

Re: Modeling LCL

Douglas Harding — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:39 GMT

Clark, as I understand LCL, on locals the car was spotted at the depot while the crew did the rest of their work in town. Then the car was taken with them when

Re: Modeling LCL

wohrnell@... — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:52 GMT

Clark, When I worked at Pleasantville that be in Iowa, LCL was carried in a side-door waycar (caboose)and the crew would unload it. Lenny