One Thing I Learned On This Forum..................

[blhanel]

Hey, was just looking at your profile- tell me, have you ever heard of the Hanel Lumber Company? Used to be out in Hood River, Oregon. Not sure if they were distant relatives, but I'd sure like to get ahold of a piece of that lumber with their stamp on it.

[mloik]

It's amazing that you can learn so much about so many things associated with railroading from so many people, almost all of whom you will likely never meet in person...and yet they are as friendly and helpful as your family members and best friends.

[nanaimo73]

I learned that there are Norwegians in South Dakota. And I'd like to meet one if I was 2,000 miles closer.[:)]
I learned that Canadians, Aussies and Brits are well behaved on American forums.
I learned about Terraserver, and now I'm addicted.
I learned that there are lots of PRR fans, and almost no NYC fans.[:(]

[Anonymous]

The UP is done for now installing concrete tie on the Boone sub. They have all tied up at Carrol,iowa until the first week of Sept. Have a nice day. Allan.

[Hugh Jampton]

What to get Mookie for Christmas...


A reversing handle (but don't tell her,, I'd like it to be a surprise)

[Mookie]

Yes! So she can get the little SW10 switcher home!

[^] And no, I won't tell her!

[Anonymous]

...that you can bid on your very own slightly (but not gently) used AMTRAK locomotive on E-bay....

...that Mark Hemphill has been taken away by hostile aliens to plan the use of shackle cars in a foreign country. (Come home, Mark. CSX needs you, man! Really... just read the last issue of TRAINS.)

...that being a professional railroader is a lot harder than it seems.. but that most of them make it look sooooo easy.

....that it's OK to bellow "Look at the choo choo!" to one's grandchildren... even though the train is headed up by diesels.

Erik

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

In addition to what I said earlier, I have come to appeciate the professionals (Ed, MWH, the Mudchicken, among others) on this forum who really know and enjoy their work and are more than happy to share what they know with the rest of us who enjoy watching their work.

Here's to the professionals on this forum, thanks for putting up with us and expanding our knowledge.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Virlon: What is the P.E ? And where do I get a ticket?

The P.E. is the Pacific Electric Railway. It was an interurban in the Los Ageles area for years and years. Back in the early 1900s the P.E. had a horrendous accident (for that time period) and could not pay off all of the claims associated with the incident, so the S.P. stepped in and took care of the claims for the company and basicly took it over. The seniority of the train and engine emplyees was merged on March 31,1965 and the date was set back to March 31,1964 much to the dismay of 81 people that had hired out between those dates on the P.E. as prior right men and were now SP and not entitled to the agreements that covered the P.E. folks. So, in short, "save your ticket.... the P.E. will rise again " was a joking slogan amongst the men that were involved at the time, hoping that our beloved RR would somehow resurrect. There is still areas of the L.A. basin today that are referred to as the merged territory. The P.E. also had one heck of a freight operation. If you do a search on google I believe you may find quite a bit of info on the Pacific Electric.


Virlon

save your ticket....the P.E. will rise again.

[Murphy Siding]

Virlon: Were you one of the P.E. employees involved? Or just a fan of theP.E?

BNSF railfan: Does the Boone subdivision extend to Blaire? Or does it turn south into Omaha?


nanimo73: I've been addicted to Terraserver for years! My brother was an aerial photoghrapher and knew I had an interest in maps and geography . One day he E-mailed and said he had found a website I might enjoy. He was correct!! A lot of the images come through EROS data center, near where I live.

blhanel: The Hanel lumber company is not familiar to me, but I'll check around. I doubt you'll find an actual board with the name on it though. Most mill marks are a jumble of codes and numbers now. It's almost as if they want to hide their names. Ironically, most plaster their names all over the wrapper on the unit of lumber.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73


I learned about Terraserver, and now I'm addicted.

Really? Have you used Google's map/ariel photography service as well? I noticed that SOME of their ariels are more up to date than terraservers. (for example the Wabash bridge over the mississippi)

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

Here's to the professionals on this forum, thanks for putting up with us and expanding our knowledge.

Italics mine, but the real railroaders do deserve a hearty vote of thanks for patiently helping us see the error of our idealistic ways when appropriate. And, as someone else pointed out, for telling us how hard it really is while making it look so easy...

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Murphy Siding

Virlon: Were you one of the P.E. employees involved? Or just a fan of theP.E?

I hired out just after the consolidation date and worked the P.E. for 10 1/2 years before transferring to San Luis Obispo CA. where I retired after 40 years......P.E. had the best jobs around in those days and amongst the highest paid also. When I hired out we made $22.08 for 8 hours (100 miles). On the SP they were making around $19.00 or so for the 8 hours.


Virlon

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