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Yes thanks very much for the info Trainiax.

anyway you can email me?

I also would like to see photos. I drive on Kalamazoo a lot and always wondered how the signals were configured.

What is the other boxcar?

wow, thanks for the info!

great story!

Can you tell me why the 3 MP switchers had handrails that didn't come down to a normal length?

Thanks!

Cops like it when you tell them:

" I cant take pictures here? Least I was able to get that photo of your mom and that train she pulled last nite."

Raildude' dad was correct as they are National Steel cars. The build date is 1996 and that is the very end of my time period for my layout. Some ends were yellow, some not, more important are the flat ends and the huge "crash post" looking vertical beams on the end of the hopper. There is nothing av...

There's 28 in that series of car http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=UNPX&rid=127500 :D I would think Procor could tell you the manufacturer, fairly distinctive, looks like either aluminum or stainless steel. I'm going to guess National Steel car since they are a Canadian company like P...

This any help? http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspicture.aspx?id=690898 I appreciate the help, but I need to get real measurements to draw this sucker up in 3D CAD. I have over 10 hours into field measurements for a CR Coilshield car. I'm kinda particular..lol :wink: Have you tried contacting the ...

Raildudes dad wrote:This any help? http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspict ... ?id=690898

I appreciate the help, but I need to get real measurements to draw this sucker up in 3D CAD. I have over 10 hours into field measurements for a CR Coilshield car. I'm kinda particular..lol

wish I could get an hour or so to get some measurements.

I plan on going with my son, should be fun and it will be my first show in AA.

Thanks you guys, Specifically Im looking for the "older version" like in the photo.

I have not seen any like this car over here in Grand Rapids.

Back when Sappi Paper was running, they would getting inbound loads of salt via an aluminum sodium chlorate hopper car. Does anyone know of any other industry in the area that gets these cars? I need to measure one up and scrathbuild a few so any help would be great! Thanks http://i8.photobucket.com...

I'm looking for any photos of this mill, specifically the portage creek area with the set of trestles crossing just north of Alcott St. in Kalamazoo. I'm Building an O scale layout and the Bryant mill is a heavy influence on my scale paper mill. I have every thing that is online and from Jeremy's Al...

so that would mean just stopping the train. I wonder why the other trains went into emergency? eh, guess you had to be there huh. stupid kids. I would think an experienced engineer wouldnt dump the brakes unless they actually did hit someone?? Even then you probably want to do a safe controlled stop...

I would think an experienced engineer wouldnt dump the brakes unless they actually did hit someone??

From what I've seen from the vast majority of them, they don't bathe. They'll drop off a train in the yard and go to the local Meijer or Wal-mart and fill up their water jugs between trains. You can usually smell them before you see them. That is so disgusting. I can see if you don't have a choice ...

Ben,
You need to get this thing inside in the basement and I wanna help