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Before vandalism took over the country and they had to be fully enclosed, this is what the autorack cars looked like (this is from an earlier thread in another forum here)-

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MIght this be the one you are looking for? I downloaded it from one of the forums; it was dated 4-4-23. From my info, it would have been posted in December 2005. (My father had family in that area around that time frame- that's why I downloaded it.)

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For some reason the link doesn't work. Is this any better?

https://www.njherald.com/story/23632439 ... an-history

The sounds of idling and working Alco's (that I grew up with). Thank you, Charles!

The reverser wheel in action in 1928 on a NYC 4-6-4...

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Backshophoss wrote:The waay outside chance would be IC's City of New Orleans, known thru a song of the same name,authored by Arlo Guthrie.

As I remember minimum wage in '65 was closer to $1.75-$1.85. Adjusted for inflation, about $88.

Still not a bad deal...

Gone- being investigated as arson.

https://www.recordonline.com/news/20181 ... VnF3Lo0s2A" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Link worked fine for me.

Light engine SU-99 (schedule was mega screwed up due to snow); at Bing it 'turned and burned' as the SU-100. Lots of cars waiting, so long trains to catch up. (I hate too use the dreaded *FB* reference, but a fair amount of foamer updates there on the NYSW page- among the high level of drivel.)

The Erie converted to standard gauge (4' 8.5") in 1880, so it hasn't been an issue for well over a century.

Hardly a new idea (granted, this isn't Amtrak)- this was on the Morris County Central in 1997, seven years before "Polar Express".

My first thought was also Mantua, 50's, but details don't match (I had one back then). Looks more like a John English, from the same time frame.

I see that a new L&HR color book has been published Oct 1st. subtitled "A Link in a Great Chain" About $40. Has anyone seen it and is there anything not covered in previous L&HR books? Russ- It's been available as an E-book for several months- I have the download ($19.95). From Mo...

Is there a better resource for NYS&W operations aside from FaceCook (which no matter the poster age, is all Juvenile blather)? Unfortunately, no- at least that I'm aware of. There are at least two mailing lists on Yahoo (one has its roots in Usenet from before the Web), but most of that traffic...