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Intermodal Trailer Leasing Companies
When I was a budding "foamer" in the early 90's, pig trains were full of 45' trailers with heralds like TransAmerica, XTRA, Availco/ Preferred Pool, Redon, TIP, Strick, etc. As 48's and 53' trailers became the norm in the mid 90's these names began to fade from the railroad scene, along will railroad owned trailers. A few companies like XTRA and TransAmerica had 48' trailers, and XTRA Lease had 53's, but by the early 2000's intermodal leasing companies had almost disappeared.
Paper Mills
This crosses both the modeling and prototype line. There was an explosion in the digester facility at the paper mill in Jay, ME. IIIRC, this area would/could have been served by the Allagash RR. Fortunately, it appears that any injuries were minor.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1184666
https://www.wmtw.com/article/video-explosion-rocks-jay-paper-mill/32160891
Six Miles to Nowhere: Designing a Protofreelance Modern coal hauler in Alabama
"Where I come from..." Allan Jackson, country singer/songwriter
The Marquette Route - 13'x27' in HO scale
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Follow along as I blog the journey in building my HO scale, proto-freelanced Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway running between its namesake cities and across the Straits of Mackinac.
Flat Switching?
I model/try to model the Northeast area. Its what I grew up with and its what I remember....gritty/in your face old school.
Ive had this bookmark lerking in my browser for years. I love the sounds...equipment and crew.
So because MRH is so oustanding in letting ideas flow....Id like to know from all of you...what do you see wrong?
Are you old school and see nothing(like the brakeman riding the car after climbing on and trying to crank the brake wheel?)
Or are you new Rules...everyone doesnt have PPE on?
lumbermill
I found this information about Logging operations and Lumbermills that some of you might find interesting.
this ebook has chapers on logging and milling operations and was published in 1910 so would be a good source for that era and later.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20846
Gutenberg.org publishes public domain works on the web and are available free.
IAIS's West End - GP8 481 - one ugly girl - DONE
An old Jimmy Soul song, "If You Wanna Be Happy" , tells us...
"If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you"
US Freight Car Builders’ Marks
I know at one time there was a spot the had pictures of all the major US freight car builders’ marks that they painted or plated on every car built. There were, in the same manner, a collection of the marks for the major rebuilders and major Class 1, historical, car shops.
Any assistance would be appreciated. TIA
Ken Bean CEO Nebraska Rail Industries
https://www.facebook.com/1216738591692148/posts/2266834090015921/
Gas and Oil Industries
I have the Walters "McGraw Oil Company" and "Tank Car Oil Loading Platform" kits, as well as a Model Power "Natural Gas Supply Company" kit. Can these two "industries" (Oil and Gas) be placed side-by-side in the same area, or are they prototypically in two separate areas?
Also, is there a difference between an oil tanker car and a natural gas tanker car?
Thanks, Grampy
Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) 1930
Greetings all, I hope you are getting stuff done like I am during these trying times.
I am looking for a scanned page from the 1930 ORER. 1928 or any other close book will do also. The page I would like to have is for the Mississippi Central which is normally a single page below or under Illinois Central.
Can anyone help me out? I found one online for 1913 and it was a big help but would like to compare it to the later book.
Thanks in advance!
Tim Latham
Mississippi Central RR
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