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The character of railfans and model railroaders
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:28 PM To: Railfanlegal Subject: The character of railfans and model railroaders A small percentage of model railroad & railfan people make off with "things' by
By Bill><> · #176 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
3/3/55 SC14 to WE and Ausable, power 4076, yard rate, marked on Plattsburgh 3:30 PM, marked off Plattsburgh 9:00 PM, on duty 5:30, paid $15.51 for 100 miles, E.B. King engineer, Cooper fireman. -- Ed
By Ed Cox · #175 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - D&H Steam
1/22/52 #208, power P class 4-6-2 609, passenger rate, marked on Colonie 3:15 PM, marked off Binghamton 9:25 PM, on duty 6:10, paid $16.64 for 149 miles, F. Turner engineer, Cooper fireman. -- Ed
By Ed Cox · #174 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
Gordon, According to Dad, they turned the passenger equipment on the wye in Oneonta also. Ed
By Ed Cox · #173 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
Thanks, Bill. I didn't know that the Canada Southern website had added all of those public time tables. That answers the immediate question. I recall that 537 ran to Stamford in 1948, and I had always
By Gordon Davids · #172 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
Per the June 15, 1947 NYC timetable at this website - http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/timetables.htm ( http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/ptt/timetables.htm ) - 537 terminated at Arkville on
By wbrizzell@... · #171 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
Ed - That's logical. I don't have the 1947 time tables to tell me where Train 538 originated on Sunday. I do remember that in 1926 the U&D originated 538 on Sunday night in Oneonta, and in 1937 NYC
By Gordon Davids · #170 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
Gordon, Dad and I talked about these trains when he was alive. If I remember our conversation correctly, 537's passenger cars were left in Arkville for the Sunday night train #538. It could have been
By Ed Cox · #169 ·
Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
That time return looks odd, but it's not. In 1946-1948, NYC added back a few summer passenger trains on the CMB. Train 537 was a Friday-only short turn from Kingston to Stamford. There was no
By Gordon Davids · #168 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - Whitehall 1968
8/16/68 RW6, power 707-708-709, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 1:00 AM, marked of Oneonta 6:20 AM, on duty 5:20, paid $31.40 for 130 miles, R. Gillespee engineer, Cooper fireman. -- Ed
By Ed Cox · #167 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - 1975
8/26/75 layed over 8/27/75 RW6, power N&W U30Bs 8524-8535-8515-8533-8531, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 3:15 AM, marked off Oneonta 9:30 AM, on duty 6:15, paid $59.14 for 130 miles, Jack
By Ed Cox · #166 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - 1950s
6/26/52 lower end yard, power 3014, yard rate, marked on Mechanicville 4:00 PM, marked off Mechanicville 11:59 PM, on duty 7:59, paid $14.55 for 100 miles, Quinlan engineer, Cooper fireman. -- Ed
By Ed Cox · #165 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - Guilford Error
12/22/84 RPME, power B&M 317-D&H 461, through freight rate, marked on Rouses Point 11:45 PM, 45" premium time, pick up 452 @ Saratoga, 5" final terminal delay, marked off Mechanicville 6:55 AM, on
By Ed Cox · #164 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - 1960s
3/27-29/60 layed off 3/30-4/2/60 layed in 4/3/60 Plattsburgh yard, power 4033, yard rate, marked on Plattsburgh 6:30 AM, marked off Plattsburgh 2:30 PM, on duty 8:00, paid $21.63 for 100 miles, H.W.
By Ed Cox · #163 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - NYC Catskill Mountain Branch
8/1/47 #537, power Fx heavy 4-6-0 811, passenger rate, marked on Kingston 6:25 PM, marked off Kingston 12:50 AM, on duty 6:25, paid $9.04 for 100 miles, Simmons engineer, Cooper fireman. -- Ed Cox
By Ed Cox · #162 ·
Re: NE84/87
Really what i meant to ask is what did the MARC stand for ?
By mmatt378@... · #161 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - 1970s
12/8/70 RO6, power 618-614, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 8:00 AM, 1:16 initial terminal delay, marked off Oneonta 3:25 PM, on duty 7:25, paid $38.41 for 146 miles, John T. Bowen engineer,
By Ed Cox · #160 ·
Re: NE84/87
What exactly was MARC-EL / Chessie ?
By mmatt378@... · #159 ·
Dick Cooper Time Book - 1970s
11/4/70 RO6, power 707-609-754, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 1:30 AM, 30" switching @ MX, marked off Oneonta 8:00 AM, on duty 6:30, paid $37.19 for 139 miles, John T. Bowen engineer,
By Ed Cox · #158 ·
Re: NE84/87
David, I went back and re-read your post and I understand that it was an example. Thanks for the clarification. Jack Klapprodt
By Jack Klapprodt <klappjack@...> · #157 ·