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Re: 50 Years Ago

Chet French — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:44 GMT

... Gary, That was the 30400 - 30499 series cars. They were 29'-3" IL and 2002 cu ft capacity. They had eight 2'-6" dia. hatches and A-3 trucks with Timken

50 Years Ago

gary roe — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:24:33 GMT

In the July 20, 1959 issue of Railway Age, there is a short note that says: Wabash - Ordered 100 70-ton covered hopper cars from Greenville Steel Car for

Old Wabash Employee Timetables

ic9600 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:57:44 GMT

Are there extant Wabash employee timetables from 1871 to 1876 - in particular, covering the line from Decatur to Pekin Illinois? I have been doing research on

For Sale: Hallmark P-1 4-6-4

dphobbies — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:08:54 GMT

Forgive the commercial intrusion. One mint, unpainted Hallmark P-1 4-6-4. There is virtually no evidence of wear on the drivers and very little tarnish on the

Re: Lense color

Chet French — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:11:42 GMT

... Regular scheduled trains, passenger or freight, displayed no signals unless there was one or more sections of the schedule following. Each section would

Re: Classisification lights

Robert Gibson Jr — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:29:55 GMT

Thanks for the info. Bob Gibson ... From: wabash6468 Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 22:31 Subject: [Wabash Railroad Historical Soc]

Classisification lights

wabash6468 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:30:53 GMT

Right from Trains Magazine Published: Monday, May 01, 2006 Classification signals - colored flags by day, lights by night - were once used throughout North

Lense color

wabash6468 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:11:25 GMT

The lense color depends on the class of the train and if it is the first or second section of the same train number. Green - regularly scheduled freight and

engine marker lights

Robert Gibson, Jr. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:21:03 GMT

Group, What color lenses would be on the front marker lights of a Wabash steam engine? Bob Gibson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: How the West was Won..

archie hayden — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:14:19 GMT

By all means visit the Barringer Library and plan to stay awhile. As a young trainman who would lay over in St Louis between runs, I spent countless hours

How the West was Won..

stephen_medler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:29:40 GMT

Like to see a show on how the West was won... by TRAINS? Our fair city St Louis is having an exhibit through September on just that subject. It is located at

Re: Wabash Bement Cantilever Signals

wabash2813 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:20:59 GMT

Thanks Randy. I beleive the ones at Bement were double track versions weren't they? I.E., even if they only had one signal mast they were over two tracks. One

Wabash Bement Cantilever Signals

Randy Rippy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:10:09 GMT

Illiana Railroad Discussion ListFrom the Illiana Railroad Discussion List. Another Wabash icon gone... Messages 1a. NS Bement Cantilevers Posted by: "Bruce

49 Years Ago

gary roe — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:09:46 GMT

The June 1960 issue of The Banner had the following two items of interest: "President Pevler has announced that effective June 1, the traffic departments of

FOR SALE: Wabash 1959 System Passenger Time Table

Mel Carlson — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:05:48 GMT

For sale 1 copy of Wabash Oct. 25,1959 public system passenger time table. This 15 page TT is in flawless mint condition. Blue, red, and white cover has