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Re: Reefer Trip Factoid
These numbers are even more impressive when one factors in the seasonal nature of PFE business. Are these round trips? It¡¯s been stated that PFE was more concerned with having an empty car returned
By Bruce Hendrick · #7788 ·
Re: Reefer Trip Factoid
Bob, That¡¯s very interesting information. There certainly must have been a lot of cars sitting in yards waiting for a call to duty and I suppose still are. There are strings of them sitting on
By Wolfgram, Diane · #7787 ·
Reefer Trip Factoid
Reefer Trip Factoid A Tony Thompson observation... "...most freight cars averaged less than nine trips PER YEAR...PFE was proud that its cars averaged between ten and eleven round trips per year,
By Bob Chaparro · #7786 ·
Simulating Caboose & Reefer Operations On Cajon Pass
Simulating Caboose & Reefer Operations On Cajon Pass In 2015 I had the pleasure of visiting Jon Harrison's HO scale railroad in Portland , OR , during the NMRA National Convention. Jon models the
By Bob Chaparro · #7785 ·
Intermountain HO Scale SFRD Reefer Kits
Intermountain HO Scale SFRD Reefer Kits A few days ago, Intermountain confirmed production of an undecorated SFRD reefer kit. The kit number is 41199 and the price will $19.95, The car has a steel
By Bob Chaparro · #7784 ·
Still Belong To Other Yahoo Railroad Groups?
Still Belong To Other Yahoo Railroad Groups? Our transition to Groups.io from Yahoo is complete and I welcome our new members. As far as I can determine, all the Yahoo message archives, files and
By Bob Chaparro · #7783 ·
Chicago's Commission Row - Wholesale Produce and Grocery Dealers
Chicago 's Commission Row - Wholesale Produce and Grocery Dealers The text below is taken from the document, Landmark Designation Report, adopted by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, May 13, 2015.
By Bob Chaparro · #7782 ·
Reefer Operations At The Highland Park Society Of Railroad Engineers
Reefer Operations At The Highland Park Society Of Railroad Engineers This HO scale club in San Gabriel operates the Highland Pacific Railroad. They constructed a railroad empire with 3,500 feet of
By Bob Chaparro · #731 ·
Re: Corona Model Railroad Society Open House
High praise indeed, Diane! I¡¯ve long admired your N Scale work online. Out-of-State members who find themselves in Southern California in the future will note from cmrsclub.com that we are open
By Bruce Hendrick · #730 ·
Re: Corona Model Railroad Society Open House
Fantastic details, both inside and out. Sure wish that I could visit, but it's a long and expensive trip for me. Diane Wolfgram Butte, MT
By Wolfgram, Diane · #729 ·
Corona Model Railroad Society Open House
The Corona Model Railroad Society will conduct a free Open House on Saturday, November 16 from 9 to 4. Our 98% complete HO DCC railroad depicts the Santa Fe¡¯s Third District through Corona,
By Bruce Hendrick · #728 ·
Re: Packing House Scene On Mark Rick's Railroad
I am building that structure now, although it won't be Sunnkist. I like painting the doors gray and will probably do the same. I presume everyone knows about Tony Thompson's blog: much easier to build
By Louis Adler · #727 ·
Packing House Scene On Mark Rick's Railroad
Packing House Scene On Mark Rick's Railroad Mark says, "It's that busy time of year! An SP SW-1 switches the Sunkist Packing Plant in San Fernando , Ca. 1954. The boxcar is going to the small shed,
By Bob Chaparro · #726 ·
Re: Photo: Santa Fe Reefer Block
Looks like it was taken from the top of the water tower, just east of the Colorado River Bridge at Topock east of Needles, CA. Just a guess. Bruce Morden Carpinteria, CA On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10:29
By Bruce Morden · #725 ·
Re: Photo: Santa Fe Reefer Block
Bob, I hit google images, the caption is Kern Co. potatoes .? ?BillW
By bill woelfel · #724 ·
Re: Model: SFRD 17019
That¡¯s a really nice model of a vintage car.? What scale is it?? [It wasn't stated but I'm pretty sure it's HO. - Moderator] Diane Wolfgram *From:* [email protected]
By Wolfgram, Diane · #723 ·
Model: SFRD 17019
Model: SFRD 17019 A photo courtesy of Eric Hansmann from the recent Chicagoland Railroad Prototype Modelers Convention. Bob Chaparro Moderator
By Bob Chaparro · #722 ·
Re: Photo: Santa Fe Reefer Block
The train just crossed the bridge over the Colorado River at Topock. The road down on the left is Oatman Highway. Robert Cheeks Riverside CA
By Robert Cheeks · #721 ·
Photo: Santa Fe Reefer Block
A photo from the Santa Fe Railway. Does anyone know the location? Bob Chaparro Moderator
By Bob Chaparro · #720 ·
Re: Icing Platform Series
Ken, Thank you. 3-D scanning combined with printing opens up a lot of possibilities, like scanning figures produced in HO scale and reproducing them in N-Scale. Diane Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019
By Wolfgram, Diane · #719 ·