nanaimo73 wrote: Ah-ha. Were these were American style flat sided cars, or cylindrical?
Flat, ribbed-sided cars.
nanaimo73 wrote: Can anyone name the railroad that served the Badger State and the Razorback State during the 1960s?
That would almost have to be the Illinois Central.
Carl
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CShaveRR wrote: nanaimo73 wrote: Can anyone name the railroad that served the Badger State and the Razorback State during the 1960s?That would almost have to be the Illinois Central.
Well done, Carl!
Got another question for us?
Well, back at ya...
What 1960s railroad served the Big Sky State and the Bluegrass State? (The one that began serving both in the 1970s doesn't count!)
Illinois Central?
(Why doesn't anyone pick something I know about!?)
Dale, CB&Q is correct.
Snag, MILW was the "exclusion" I mentioned--finally reached Louisville in the 1970s as a merger condition (L&N/Monon, I think).
Thanks.
I don't have another question. Anyone else have one?
Murphy Siding wrote: Well, I'm not Jeff, but I *did* sleep at a Holiday Inn last night! Keeping things rolling: What were the top five ALCO/MLW diesels, based on numbers produced?
Keeping things rolling:
What were the top five ALCO/MLW diesels, based on numbers produced?
I think it should be Jeff's turn again, if he's available.
CShaveRR wrote: Murphy Siding wrote: Well, I'm not Jeff, but I *did* sleep at a Holiday Inn last night! Keeping things rolling: What were the top five ALCO/MLW diesels, based on numbers produced? I think it should be Jeff's turn again, if he's available.
I agree.
Well, if you all insist. I have another question involving a bridge. This time we are on the west side of Iowa, at Council Bluffs/Omaha, NE. At one time on the Union Pacific bridge there was a statue/figure, made out of bronze IIRC, on the Iowa side over the tracks. This figure simbolized the gateway to the West. It was removed during WWII and melted down for the war effort. What was this figure?
Hint: It wasn't an Arch.
Jeff
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Sorry Brian, but a good guess.
"Iowa, The Gateway to Nebraska!" -
I'm sorry, that's not a guess, just an old family joke...
...... gateway to NEBRASKA! ...ooh boy, I'll get it under control..hang on a second....... OK, I think I got it under control now..hahaha.
Wow, Okay. Was it a buffalo?
snagletooth wrote: Wow, Okay. Was it a buffalo?
Was that a guess? There is a picture of the large buffalo head in the May 1969 Golden Spike issue of Trains.
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snagletooth wrote: "Iowa, The Gateway to Nebraska!" - I'm sorry, that's not a guess, just an old family joke......... gateway to NEBRASKA! ...ooh boy, I'll get it under control..hang on a second....... OK, I think I got it under control now..hahaha.Wow, Okay. Was it a buffalo?
I'll accept that and give it to Snaggletooth. It was a Buffalo head, like Nanaimo said was on a Trains cover. I don't have that issue, but I would guess that buffalo head is the one in question.
Good job, Snaggle. Now you are two for nine?
Got a question for us?
snagletooth wrote:Neat, 2 for something or other. And by a nose hair. I don't have a question right now, so if anyone wants to pop one up to keep things rollin', go ahead. I'll keep thinking of one in the meantime.
Just happened to stumble on this thread just now, but I guess 12 hrs. is enuf. Here's another of my queries for good guessers and, I hope even more so, for knowledgeable good guessers:
According to the March, 1967, Official Guide of the Railways," in PRR passenger timetables, NB passenger train no. 170, "The Colonial," ran daily from Wash. D.C. (Union) to Boston (South) via New York (Penna), sched. dep. from D.C. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m.* It was operated by PRR to NY and then New Haven timetable shows the run up to Beantown under the same number, 170. Consist listed in addition to coaches specifically states that it includes [at least under Pennsy's operation] "Parlor Car, Parlor Car Lounge, Snack Bar Coach (Hot-Cold Food and Beverages)." It's probably safe to assume it was normally hauled by a GG-1, at least part of the way (pls advise if I'm wrong). *[Oops! My mistake. But it hasn't made a material difference thus far, as the times given have been elapsed times, not time of day. - a.s.]
QUESTION: According to the O.G.R., what was the scheduled arrival time of this train, NB daily Train no. 170, at Pennsylvania Station in New York?
TWO SMALL HINTS: (a) the Metroliners were not running yet, and the running time of this train is very similar to other PRR runs daily departing DC for NY/Penn or beyond -- in many cases the same elapsed time or a five- or ten-minute scheduled difference.
(b) [more of a reminder than a hint]: Mileage given between D.C. Union and NYC/Penna is 226.6 miles.
Answer, please, should be phrased as hours and minutes. E.g.: "Two hours and five minutes" but of course that's way too low.
Also, if you go over -- give too many hrs. and mins. -- that's grounds for disqualification. (Occasionally an overestimator can win, though, esp. if s/he is REALLY close to the right answer and those estimates beneath correct answer are REALLY off.) But if you overguess, even by a minute, you are not supposed to post again.
Otherwise, please feel free to guess more than once. However, I will not be monitoring this thread for hours at a time or for 18-hour days (unlike some of my prior excesses!).
Lastly, as always, don't research, neither HC nor online.
All aboard the nostalgia train! If I have enuf 1967 dollars, I'll take a Parlor Car (just missed it in real life, ). - al smalling
Even though both of you are on the conservative side, you're heading in the right direction. IOW your two first "guesstimates" are a good pushing-off area.
Keep playin'! Anyone else want to join the fun? (Please read the rules in my first post of this question above, esp. below where the question is put down.) a. s.
ShopsYardMaster wrote:I'll go with 4 hrs even.
Sorry, Dude, you're over the limit. Your best stragegy now is to sit tight and not make any more bids -- I can let slip that you could win anyway depending on circumstances.
Your virtual "consolation prize" is that you can research the answer if you promise not to share it with anyone else -- and as said, don't post any more; it's not in your best interests anyway. - a.s.
If you get really frustrated, feel free to PM me. But I doubt I'll see any posts before late tomorrow (Friday) morning.
blhanel wrote:Alright, I'll adjust my estimate to 3 hours 45 minutes.
OOPS! I have to thank you all for phrasing your answers as elapsed time, not clock time. I discovered late yesterday (and have amended the original question accordingly) that NB PRR train no. 170, the Colonial, was scheduled to depart D.C./Union Station at 7:00 a.m. each day, not 10:00 a.m. as previously stated.
It hasn't made any material difference, but of course I want to set the record straight .
^^^Brian, you're a little too low but yours is the most accurate answer to date. - a.s. ^^^
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