Re: Benn Central Shops Kit Instructions
Your usual immaculate work. ?Nice job Ben. ?Hope you are well.
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On Mar 6, 2025, at 10:38 PM, Ben via groups.io <pickycat95@...> wrote:
? Instructions for the PS 4750, PS 3000 and 4180 Airslide are now available on the NASG web page.
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https://www.nasg.org/Gallery/reports/Hoppers/ByManufacturer/indexBenn_Central_Shops(notset).php
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Ben Trousdale?
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Bob,
I signed up with Grouper through the NMRA, I think last year when the program started. I just received my first check from Grouper yesterday. I think it works through your medical insurance. I know Grouper asks me every month whether I did something or not.
Dave Heine
I've been a on-off-on member of the NMRA several
times.? I first became a member when a year's dues (1966?) was
$3.00.? You received the standards & RP stuff, info, a
yearbook, and a brief monthly newsletter from your region
(Thousand Lakes in my case).? I was supposed to also get a NMRA
track gauge but I still await that!
After that for several years I was largely "dark"
as I was trying establish my professional standing in the photo
world, college, marriage, relocating etc.? As that was beginning
to happen, I contacted our local S group, the NASG, and the NMRA
with it's localized group.? More recently I've had to dig deeper
for the yearly dues, and sometimes that just didn't happen.?
Yesterday, I received notice that 'I was missed'
from the roster again.? Now retired and "living" on my BBB
commission--yah right! and my SS was always tight.? So I wrote
the gentlemen regarding my having to drop my membership with
uncertain times to come.? He replied last night where he stated
that the NMRA had a program they partnered with called Grouper
so one could utilize HMO/ PPO or other medical group coverage to
cover that.? I applied and I or my region isn't joining that
effort!? I don't know the reason but it might be worth it for
our more seasoned NMRA or perhaps even our NASG members to help
with the dues as part of your health plan.?
So at this time, nothing is going to happen, but
perhaps some of you can make it happen!
Bob Werre
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Perhaps it isn't NMRA or your region that isn't participating in Grouper but whichever Medicare Advantage or supplement plan you use.? Not all of them use Grouper, any more than all of them use Silver Sneaker or similar gym membership programs.
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I've been a on-off-on member of the NMRA several times.? I first became a member when a year's dues (1966?) was $3.00.? You received the standards & RP stuff, info, a yearbook, and a brief monthly newsletter from your region (Thousand Lakes
in my case).? I was supposed to also get a NMRA track gauge but I still await that!
After that for several years I was largely "dark" as I was trying establish my professional standing in the photo world, college, marriage, relocating etc.? As that was beginning to happen, I contacted our local S group, the NASG, and the
NMRA with it's localized group.? More recently I've had to dig deeper for the yearly dues, and sometimes that just didn't happen.?
Yesterday, I received notice that 'I was missed' from the roster again.? Now retired and "living" on my BBB commission--yah right! and my SS was always tight.? So I wrote the gentlemen regarding my having to drop my membership with uncertain
times to come.? He replied last night where he stated that the NMRA had a program they partnered with called Grouper so one could utilize HMO/ PPO or other medical group coverage to cover that.? I applied and I or my region isn't joining that effort!? I don't
know the reason but it might be worth it for our more seasoned NMRA or perhaps even our NASG members to help with the dues as part of your health plan.?
So at this time, nothing is going to happen, but perhaps some of you can make it happen!
Bob Werre
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Re: How To Delete Posts from the Message Archive
I was more concerned to apologize immediately for a message to the list sent in error than to worry about cluttering up the archives.
It isn't as if I were circulating incorrect information for the ages.
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Jace and Group,
It's possible to delete your own posts from the Message Archive.? Select
More at the bottom of your post, select Delete Message then
Acknowledge:
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Thank you,
Matt Hogan
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How To Delete Posts from the Message Archive
Jace and Group,
It's possible to delete your own posts from the Message Archive.? Select More at the bottom of your post, select Delete Message then Acknowledge:
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Thank you,
Matt Hogan
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I've been a on-off-on member of the NMRA several
times.? I first became a member when a year's dues (1966?) was
$3.00.? You received the standards & RP stuff, info, a
yearbook, and a brief monthly newsletter from your region
(Thousand Lakes in my case).? I was supposed to also get a NMRA
track gauge but I still await that!
After that for several years I was largely "dark"
as I was trying establish my professional standing in the photo
world, college, marriage, relocating etc.? As that was beginning
to happen, I contacted our local S group, the NASG, and the NMRA
with it's localized group.? More recently I've had to dig deeper
for the yearly dues, and sometimes that just didn't happen.?
Yesterday, I received notice that 'I was missed'
from the roster again.? Now retired and "living" on my BBB
commission--yah right! and my SS was always tight.? So I wrote
the gentlemen regarding my having to drop my membership with
uncertain times to come.? He replied last night where he stated
that the NMRA had a program they partnered with called Grouper
so one could utilize HMO/ PPO or other medical group coverage to
cover that.? I applied and I or my region isn't joining that
effort!? I don't know the reason but it might be worth it for
our more seasoned NMRA or perhaps even our NASG members to help
with the dues as part of your health plan.?
So at this time, nothing is going to happen, but
perhaps some of you can make it happen!
Bob Werre
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Re: Shrinks are their own best customers--if only they would acknowledge it
Sorry, I must have hit the wrong key
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of JGG KahnSr via groups.io <jacekahn@...>
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Subject: [S-Scale] Shrinks are their own best customers--if only they would acknowledge it
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Shrinks are their own best customers--if only they would acknowledge it
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Re: River Raisin Shark Gearboxes and Axles with gears
Michael and Group,
According to the Groups Help section, to display the entire email address in a message post, you need to receive each message as an individual email.
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The screenshot below shows the setting that needs to be enabled.? (This setting is per Group.)
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Or, click Reply and select Sender in the To dropdown control:
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Thank you,
Matt Hogan
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Re: River Raisin Shark Gearboxes and Axles with gears
Dear John,
Your full email does not show in the message and I don't know how to?
get you into my email.? I will take everything.? I prefer to send you a check.? You can hold the?
parts until the check clears.? Please respond with full price and address.
Thanls
Michael Berus
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Re: MILW branchline combine
Although Rich G. Is correct that the combine was usually on the end of the train (why it had a coal stove and either kerosene or battery lighting—although few mixed trains operated after dark) to allow the locomotive to do way freight switching, there were
occasional exceptions.? One that comes immediately to mind was on the Norwood & St Lawrence up in northern New York State where the combine usually was coupled to the tender.? And although some mixed trains had both combine and caboose, the more usual (and
more cost-effective) practice was to have the conductor's desk at one end of the car.
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Bob,
Nice info.? Where would the combines be placed in the train?? Would the train also have a caboose?
Dan
A few days past I must have mentioned the Milwaukee's home made combines that served the smaller populated towns with fairly good service until the shuttered mail contracts took the lines from margine able into distress!
Anyway here are some photos of them in restored fashion plus one used as MW--like a cat in it;s 9th life!? For anybody thinking of creating one--it's very possible with traditional methods.
Bob Werre
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Re: MILW branchline combine
Dan,? Yes The car was close to the
Swiss Army knife:? a caboose, Railway Express area, some had PRO
functions or simply bagged mail, plus several coach seats.? Early
versions had plain slab sides with arched windows with the latter
versions being ribbed (like the boxcar and many passenger cars).?
Those later versions had rectangular windows as shown., I
understand all were built in the roads shops as were the boxcars
along with the fleet of Hiawatha train sets. ?? I don't know if it
had two coal stoves or just one, it also had just a basic
'outhouse' for those needs.? One that ran through my hometown,
derailed a few miles out on the prairie along with some tank
cars.? It derailed and tilted rather severely.? The express guy
received a broken leg when stacked cream cans crashed to the
floor.? My aunt. a PO clerk, complained that all the mail was
soaked in old sour cream--a smell you have to get used to.
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? One car had a second life on the
Reader RR in Arkansas, and I think it went on to another life
beyond that.? Maybe Gale Hall might know something about it?
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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Bob,
Nice info.? Where would the combines be placed in the train??
Would the train also have a caboose?
Dan
A few days past I must have mentioned the
Milwaukee's home made combines that served the smaller
populated towns with fairly good service until the shuttered
mail contracts took the lines from margine able into
distress!
Anyway here are some photos of them in
restored fashion plus one used as MW--like a cat in it;s 9th
life!? For anybody thinking of creating one--it's very
possible with traditional methods.
Bob Werre
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Re: MILW branchline combine
Bob,
Like the one that ran on the Reader Railroad in Arkansas?
Charles Weston
On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 03:30:13 PM CST, Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
A few days past I must have mentioned the
Milwaukee's home made combines that served the smaller populated
towns with fairly good service until the shuttered mail
contracts took the lines from margine able into distress!
Anyway here are some photos of them in restored
fashion plus one used as MW--like a cat in it;s 9th life!? For
anybody thinking of creating one--it's very possible with
traditional methods.
Bob Werre
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Re: MILW branchline combine
The car didn't have steam lines, it need not be immediately behind the locomotive.? Most likely also served as the caboose.
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Rich G(ajnak)
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Re: MILW branchline combine
Bob,
Nice info.? Where would the combines be placed in the train?? Would the train also have a caboose?
Dan
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A few days past I must have mentioned the Milwaukee's home made combines that served the smaller populated towns with fairly good service until the shuttered mail contracts took the lines from margine able into distress!
Anyway here are some photos of them in restored fashion plus one used as MW--like a cat in it;s 9th life!? For anybody thinking of creating one--it's very possible with traditional methods.
Bob Werre
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A few days past I must have mentioned the
Milwaukee's home made combines that served the smaller populated
towns with fairly good service until the shuttered mail
contracts took the lines from margine able into distress!
Anyway here are some photos of them in restored
fashion plus one used as MW--like a cat in it;s 9th life!? For
anybody thinking of creating one--it's very possible with
traditional methods.
Bob Werre
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Re: River Raisin Shark Gearboxes and Axles with gears
I can't imagine any way those would have worked for a 70-tonner: the latter has 36" wheels and a shorter wheelbase; Sharks (and all similar road locomotives--either Blomberg or AAR type B) have a 9' wheelbase and 40" wheels.
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I bought these items several years ago with the intention of building a small 70 ton locomotive. But have scratched the idea. So thought I would see if anyone might be looking for these parts. I have [4] complete River Raisin Model
Shark Locomotive gearboxes with Scale Wheelsets or can change to? High Rail Wheelsets, [your choice] these are New and never been used. $50 each gearbox + cost of shipping. I Also have [12] Plus Replacement axles with bushings, brass gears
and High Rail Wheelsets to fit the River Raisin Model Shark Locomotive
models. If someone needs brass gears or bushings for repairs on their Scale wheelset Shark Models or If someone wants to convert one to High Rail Wheelsets, $7.50 per complete axle + cost of shipping. You can contact me off site @
pullmx@... Thanks John ?
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Another option for TC would be an earlier ART SUF reefer. Prior to that carline acquiring large numbers of cars with the USRA-derived underframe (used in common with the NWX, SFRD, and URTX fleets of the later 20's,) ART had purchased cars of comparable dimensions prior to WWI that used a 30" deep fishbelly UF (compared to 26" deep fishbelly used on the USRA designs the others were based on.) TC, I can provide further details if that is of interest to you.
Earl Tuson
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Hopefully this version will fly!
Bob
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Get a hold of White:s book "The Great Yellow Fleet"
The reason we chose the 1927 version is that ladders were used instead of just hand grabs. I’m guessing someone figured out that the ice reefers were loosing cold by the through bolted fasteners for handgrabs. for 7 handgrabs, 14 steel threaded rods were needed, for 7 rungs of a ladder only 6. So multiply by 4, that might have been a big difference. If you want Further back, exchange the fishbelly centersill for trussrods.
Don?
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Bob Werre
Charles Weston
