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Posted by al-in-chgo on Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:51 AM
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Not a Louisiana RR and not The Port St. Joe which I believe was a nickname for the Appalachicola Northern. It did run in an area where pine firewood was in abundance but definitely was a common carrier not a logging or sawmill road and at one time had passenger service. To the best of my knowledge there was not ever a papermill on line that it served. It's been a fallen flag for 40+ years now.

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The Norfolk Southern?  Not the NS + Sou. merger of 1987, but the old Norfolk Southern??

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:24 AM

Not a Louisiana RR and not The Port St. Joe which I believe was a nickname for the Appalachicola Northern. It did run in an area where pine firewood was in abundance but definitely was a common carrier not a logging or sawmill road and at one time had passenger service. To the best of my knowledge there was not ever a papermill on line that it served. It's been a fallen flag for 40+ years now.

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Posted by J. Edgar on Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:07 AM
AHHHHHHHHHH......ive got slides my parents took on a railfanning trip in the early 60's....all thru AR. and LA. and others.....they show a wood burner in use hauling pulpwood....but.....i cant remember the RR and theres about 2000 slides to look thru!!!!!....they also got shots of the UP and SP and other neat things gone now...
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Posted by nanaimo73 on Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:29 AM
Was it in Louisiana?
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Posted by oltmannd on Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:01 AM

In the southeast, not in GA, not a Class one...

Oh, boy.

Wood is expensive to prepare and handle, so it would have to be a road that where wood and wood processing was readily available.  Also, would have to be light duty since that stuffs a pain to load.

Gotta be some shortline serving a paper mill.   Port St. Joe?  They even around in that era? 

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Posted by KCSfan on Saturday, May 17, 2008 5:11 AM

Not the Tweetsie Al and the RR was standard gauge.

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Friday, May 16, 2008 10:15 PM
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rrnut, Murphy, J. Edgar, Oltamannd and Al,

Sorry for not replying to you sooner but I've been on the lake fishing all day and just got back  home and on to the computer.

It was not a Class I RR so that rules out the answers so far. To the best of my knowledge the road was not in bankruptcy but I can't say that as a certainty. It was in the deep south but did not operate in the state of Georgia.

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East Tennessee & Western North Carolina?

You didn't say the line had to be standard gauge.   Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Friday, May 16, 2008 8:23 PM

rrnut, Murphy, J. Edgar, Oltamannd and Al,

Sorry for not replying to you sooner but I've been on the lake fishing all day and just got back  home and on to the computer.

It was not a Class I RR so that rules out the answers so far. To the best of my knowledge the road was not in bankruptcy but I can't say that as a certainty. It was in the deep south but did not operate in the state of Georgia.

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Friday, May 16, 2008 6:21 PM

Some RR company in bankruptcy and stuck with obsolete engines after everyone else had switched to coal??

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Posted by J. Edgar on Friday, May 16, 2008 5:43 PM
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OK here's the next question. What was the last US railroad to run wood burning locomotives in common carrier (not logging or industrial) service?

Mark

not pickin nits......class 1,2, or 3???.......my guess would be L&N...but if you consider the smaller lines.....geesh who would know for obsolute sure??!??...the Poohville & Hogwartz coulda run a wood burner in WW2 for all i know....lol

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Posted by oltmannd on Friday, May 16, 2008 1:44 PM
Somewhere where money WAS and object - there was little coal and lots of fast growing trees.  My guess is that would be in the coastal southeast.  How about The Georgia Road.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, May 16, 2008 1:08 PM
     I would guess a line in a forest somewhere, like a pedecessor of DMIR?

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Posted by rrnut282 on Friday, May 16, 2008 12:56 PM

Someplace a long way from a coal mine and close to the woods like Bangor and Aroostook? 

My luck it would be something like C&O that brought out the wood-burner after 30 years on the dead line for one day.

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Posted by KCSfan on Friday, May 16, 2008 11:50 AM

OK here's the next question. What was the last US railroad to run wood burning locomotives in common carrier (not logging or industrial) service?

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Posted by J. Edgar on Friday, May 16, 2008 9:13 AM
well......KCS got the RR right and after "trying" got the year so i guess its on him.....
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Friday, May 16, 2008 12:49 AM

 

Sign - Dots [#dots] Sign - Dots [#dots]  ?

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:07 PM
my source dates it Sept 1, 1858 on the Chicago & Alton.....1 month later 1 more car was added
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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:40 PM

OOPS. I meant to say 1858 in my last reply not 1860.

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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:18 PM
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 KCSfan wrote:

1860 and the RR was the Chicago & Alton

Mark

wrong year right RR

OK I'll try 1861

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:16 PM
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 Murphy Siding wrote:
 J. Edgar wrote:

 pointing out errors for grammer and spelling will not gain favor.....

sooooo. close on the year...but no

sooooo close on the RR...but no

pssst: grammar Clown [:o)]

   OK then...1858, and Rock Island?

right year wrong road.....oh wait your the grammere teecher huh....you're wrong!!!!!...heheeee

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:34 AM
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According to the new book GO PULLMAN just released it states that inspite of popular belief Mrs. Lincoln did not travel to her husbands funeral but instead stayed in the White House for six weeks after his death.

Al - in - Stockton

PS I will not take part in this quiz as the book has the answers and I was reading it yesterday.

 well just going by the source i have it states that "....mrs Lincoln had seen Pullmans new car the Pioneer in early 1865 and made a request to have this car attached to the funeral train in Chicago where she joined the train for the remainder of the trip"

source The Story of American Railroads Stewart Holbrook Crown Publishers 1948...being 60 yrs closer to the history Mr Holbrook had in his own words.." the opportunity to speak directly with survivors of the 19th century railroading"....taken with a grain of salt but.... Mr. holbrook's other works are extremely well researched....not to besmerch any other writer or researcher...

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Posted by passengerfan on Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:38 AM

According to the new book GO PULLMAN just released it states that inspite of popular belief Mrs. Lincoln did not travel to her husbands funeral but instead stayed in the White House for six weeks after his death.

Al - in - Stockton

PS I will not take part in this quiz as the book has the answers and I was reading it yesterday.

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Posted by J. Edgar on Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:54 AM
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I'll bid 1859 and the road that came to be named CMSt.P&P. 

 

 close year...wrong RR

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Posted by J. Edgar on Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:50 AM
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1860 and the RR was the Chicago & Alton

Mark

wrong year right RR
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Posted by J. Edgar on Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:49 AM
 Murphy Siding wrote:
 J. Edgar wrote:

 pointing out errors for grammer and spelling will not gain favor.....

sooooo. close on the year...but no

sooooo close on the RR...but no

pssst: grammar Clown [:o)]

   OK then...1858, and Rock Island?

right year wrong road.....oh wait your the grammere teecher huh....you're wrong!!!!!...heheeee

 

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Posted by al-in-chgo on Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:35 AM

I'll bid 1859 and the road that came to be named CMSt.P&P. 

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:42 AM

1860 and the RR was the Chicago & Alton

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:54 PM
 J. Edgar wrote:

 pointing out errors for grammer and spelling will not gain favor.....

sooooo. close on the year...but no

sooooo close on the RR...but no

pssst: grammar Clown [:o)]

   OK then...1858, and Rock Island?

 

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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:38 PM
 Murphy Siding wrote:

 J. Edgar wrote:
lol....thought this would be an easy one.....just prior to the civil war a railroad out of Chicago agreed to "loan" Mr Pullman 2 coaches that he renovated with his soon to be Patened upper and lower births....this same RR agreed to put the cars on an overnight train to great success....this same RR made emergancy ROW widening to haul the new Pullman the Pioneer  which was both wider and taller then previous cars that would carry the windowed Mrs. Lincoln on this stretch a few years later at her request

     Mrs. Lincoln had windows?  Who knew? Clown [:o)]

     I'll guess somewhere around 1857, on the IC?

she had a birth too...or was it a berth?
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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:37 PM

 pointing out errors for grammer and spelling will not gain favor.....

sooooo. close on the year...but no

sooooo close on the RR...but no

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