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Thank you. I have bought and just finished reading this great book. Very informative.
anonymousMemberGreat photos. The pulpwood looks just like Chooch loads! And the weeds look just like static grass!
anonymousMemberI grew up in Clarksville.
Up until I left, the Spadra creek bridge was the same wood trestle.
For me it was always the same bridge. So replacement would have been mid 50’s or earlier
Some time after I left in 1972, the rail from College street to end of track was replaced with a road.
The road bridge for Cherry street was put in in the 60’s. (Just downstream of the RR bridge)
My house was across the street from the Station.
Never took a single picture of a train. Stupid teenager!
My earliest memory is of my Dad running out to mail a letter by handing it to the RPO car agent.anonymousMemberThank you for posting this fantastic resource. Would anyone be able to explain the characters listed in the “business handled” column? I’m curious what T, F, A, I,O, N….etc. might indicate. Thank you again.
anonymousMemberLooks like those guys could die of white-lung disease.
anonymousMemberI hate to ask a silly question. How was flour shipped in these cars? In bags? Or blown in as powder?
anonymousMemberIf you look at the enlargement of the photo on the eBay page, it clearly shows 36, so you are right.
anonymousMemberI, too, rode the special from St. Louis Union station. Outbound, we were in the last coach. During the return trip we were in the first car behind the power. I can still remember watching the E unit’s upper headlight bounce around thru the door window of the coach. The coach was riding much smoother. Here is a pic that I took while the train laid over at Jeff City.
anonymousMemberNever mind, I found the answer
anonymousMemberI’m leaving mine alone.
anonymousMemberNot prototypical but it has the yellow ends!
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anonymousMemberDid y’all know that Rapido has bought, and restored to operation , a prototype RDC? Apparently VIA was scrapping them all. That’s too bad, what a great car for a tourist operation.
anonymousMemberI am looking forward to reading this book! About five years ago the milling interests of Cargill, ConAgra, and Cenex Harvest States were spun off and merged to form Ardent Mills, the company I presently work for in Omaha. The Newton, Kansas mill is the largest small package operation in the company, and has a capacity of 850,000 lbs. of flour per day! Source: Ardentmills.com.
anonymousMemberhttps://www.ebay.com/c/1039286692
These loads look a lot better than the ones that come with the cars.
anonymousMemberHi Pat – Thanks for your reply. I’m planning to model the 1940s & 1950s, so those would work for me. Thanks again!
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