--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAC00002 Date: 06/07/97 From: JOHN MANTER Time: 12:38am \/To: MIKE CHRISTIAN (Read 1 times) Subj: ATSF Caboose I concur with what David Epling said in a previous post. That information was handed to use by one of the crew members who happened to see us out with our cameras one day last winter. I was out photographing some of the UP action earlier this week and had one of the switchmen walk over a strike up a conversation. guess that proves what David and I have said about the Stockton area, it is definatly rail fan friendly. John --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: Next time, Dial The Wrong Number! (209) 943-1880 (1:208/205) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAC00003 Date: 06/06/97 From: MIKE MCCANN Time: 03:48am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Csx Police*** Anyone ibterested in photos of CSX Police MARKED police vehicles better be quick. Although emergency equipment such as lights and siren will remain, the federal star and other overt identification markers are now in process of being removed from many of these vehicles as fast as the 1800 nimber fot yje PCC center is for reportinh emergencies to railroad. Currently the vehicles are either navy or silver Explorers with some Jeep Vherokees in the mix. These vehicles can be titled anywhere in the US and Special Agents have federal+ authority with basically the same arrest powers of any peacer officer in his jurisdiction in any jurisdiction that the railrod has a business interest in. CSX pfficers have direct NCIC access through the PCC Center. which is manned 24 hours a day. MIKE MCCANN * Silver Xpress V4.3 SW12548 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: NUT N' MUCH BBS Madison TN (615 868-8370 ISDN/Analog) (1:116/305) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAC00004 Date: 06/05/97 From: KEN FREEMAN Time: 10:39pm \/To: ED WILSON (Read 2 times) Subj: Railfanning On 06-02-97 ED WILSON wrote to KEN FREEMAN... EW> KF> When ya heading for NC? EW> Still looks like the end of July, all depends on finances. Ahh, just in time for the humid season. :-) There's some interesting railraod places to go down there, if you want to drive a bit. There's a neat little museum in Wilmington, which is down the cost from where you're headed, and a couple of neat little short lines down that way, too. I wish I'd had more time, and a more agile vehicle to railfan in than a 24ft motorhome. Kinda hard to chase trains in a thing that big. Spent last EW> wednesday on our little piece of the Southern Tier line near Salisbury EW> Mills. If it rains, I'm going back again Wednesday. I'm not real EW> familiar with that area and am looking for good spots to snap the 614 EW> from. I'd forgotten they were going to run that thing again. Saw it over at New Hope last spring, geez is it big! Looked like it would crush that wimpy little rail on that line. EW> EW> It will be a little different when CSX arrives. On the Hudson, the EW> power seems to be about 80% Conrail, 19% Norfolk Southern and 1% EW> other. I wonder how much it will change and how soon. Look for a lot more Bright No Future stuff. We're already getting more of it. Wondering now how they're going to divide up the power and rolling stock. Stick all the road numbers in a hat and draw? Or eenie meenie miney moe? :-) EW> EW> Got some film processed today, always wish I could get more good shots EW> and fewer blurry ones :) Well, shoot 'em when they're stopped will cure a lot of the blurry's. :-) K -*- * OFFLINE 1.56 * He's okay, even if he IS a Pennsylvania man...... --- Opus-CBCS 1.7x via O_QWKer 1.1 * Origin: - NightWorX - *HST D/S* Roch., NY (1:260/240.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAC00005 Date: 06/07/97 From: ART KOPP Time: 06:01am \/To: PAUL R. COOLEDGE (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: LVRR Only have a few minutes Have to catch a plane we are leaving for vacation I'll be gone about a week but I'll get back to you then. TTYL...:) * SFEMB 0.53 [TS90002] | HONEYDO VACATIONS ARE FOR THE BEES! * BBS TCode: 254AV - The Firehouse (717)633-9202 * Centennial,PA --- Alexi/Mail 2.02b (#10000) * Origin: ~THE FIREHOUSE BBS~ - 717.633.9202 (1:2700/115) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAD00000 Date: 06/03/97 From: STAN AMSTER Time: 05:18pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: WANTED: Magazine Article Greetings, I'm looking for a copy (either scanned/e-mailed, or US Mail) of an article that ran in Railroad/Railfan, about 15 years ago. I'm looking for the article (with the pictures) on the Western Pacific's 3rd subdivision. The article ran about 10-15 years ago. I'm in the process of designing/building a n-gauge layout that is being built around the WP's 3rd subdivision. If you know where I can get a copy of the article (with pictures) PLEASE write back. Thanks Stan Amster samster@microserve.net --- InterEcho 1.16 * Origin: Stephenies House 717-639-2474. Lots O' Girlie Pics. (1:268/436) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAD00001 Date: 06/08/97 From: PAUL JOHNSON Time: 10:19pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Max Anybody seen HO Scale MAX cars? (Tri-County Metropolotan Transportation District of Oregon, Metropolotan Area Express) Road name is TMX or TMXRR or some variation, it isn't listed on the cars except when Tri-Met orders new cars and then they peel off the temporary magnetic sign from the doors... They are rapid transit cars that run in Portland, they are articulated half- way down, very square looking, large windshields on cabs on both ends of the car, the models (as I have heard) can run around a 10"(?) radius turn. I model BNSF and rapid transit in on two semi-ficticious divsions and would like these so I can do the rapid transit part to use some of this curved track I have... Let me know where you saw the models if you have and how much they cost... PJ _ _ _ _ Paul.Johnson%86@crystals.aloha.or.us (_) (_) ... ((((((((((((HYPNOTIC))))))))))))((((((((((((TAGLINE))))))))))))Arsonis ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Dave's Free for All (1:105/86) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAE00000 Date: 06/09/97 From: JOHN MANTER Time: 12:19pm \/To: STAN AMSTER (Read 1 times) Subj: WANTED: Magazine Article Stan I dont have the article, but if you have internet access I can probably point you in the right direction for the information. connect to My Western Pacific Homepage by Frank Brehm at www.jps.net/fbrehm and you may find it there. He has about the biggest collection of WP related information that I have found on the web. Model references, articles and lots of photos to boot. John Manter wa1rka@pacbell.net --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 * Origin: Next time, Dial The Wrong Number! (209) 943-1880 (1:208/205) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAE00001 Date: 06/09/97 From: STEVE ASHER Time: 04:13am \/To: ALEC CAMERON (Read 2 times) Subj: RAIL-FANS???? Quoting Alec Cameron to Steve Asher 07 Jun 1997 Hi Alec! AC> Thanks, yes that's the mag I saw at my bro in law's home. He AC> is an O gauge modeller- the train shed is wider than his AC> house!! Hmmm..nice! AC> The O'seas RAILFANS messages seem to have dried up. Yours is AC> the first I have seen in a week. Yes, there was a change of Fido hub in Sydney on May 31st...should just be teething problems. We can chase it up if nothing arrives in a week or so. AC> In 1950 I made first visit to your town. Semaphore suburb, AC> had steam train on the main street Yankee style. The Semaphore branch closed in 1978, due in part from pressure from traders who felt the train interfered with business. It was replaced by a bus for a few years, but now only has a feeder bus service which does not serve the jetty. Of course, the traders are lamenting the loss of customers that the train brought to their street. AC> The railmotors were called Barwell's Bulls, they had a low AC> mournful whistle. Barwell was a one- time Chief Commissioner AC> I was told. Yep, they survived in service til about 1968, and were replaced by "Red Hen" railcars, which in turn were replaced last year by 3000 Class railcars, similar to Melbourne electric stock, but diesel. AC> The overnight express to Melbourne was a hell of AC> a rough ride as the two steam locos up front kept arguing AC> during starting out of stations- mighty drawbar shocks to AC> keep all the passengers alert!! I've done that trip many times in diesel hauled sleepers, and with standardisation & rerouting through Geelong instead of Ballarat, the Overland is probably slower than when you rode it :) In winter, millipedes swarm on the rails, & cause wheel slip. AC> And on the main station, it cost a penny to use the AC> lavatory. You gave the cash to an attendant, he walked ahead AC> to the cubicle, wiped the seat with a light towel, flushed AC> the pan: "There you are, Sir!" By my time, I think it was 5 cents; now it is free, dirty, graffiti filled and a little dangerous :( Cheers, Steve.. --- * Origin: < Adelaide, Australia. +61-8-8351-7637 (3:800/432) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAF00000 Date: 06/03/97 From: REGGIE ARFORD Time: 07:56pm \/To: IAN MAY (Read 2 times) Subj: USA high speed trains? DB> I notice that our trains in the SouthEast do tend to grind to a DB> halt in cold weather much sooner that the other systems. IM> Mainly due to ice build-up on the conductor rail. In times IM> of very heavy snowfall (not common here in the southern UK), IM> then the conductor rail can be totally blocked in by snow. IM>However, overhead power lines can also be affected by IM> anowfall, and particularly by high winds. True. On the Pennsylvania RR it was common practice to run the big GG-1's (6Khp max, 3Khp continuous) with both the <>front and rear<> pantographs up; the rear collected current, the front cleared the ice from the line. Reggie Arford ___ X SLMR 2.1a X Riding behind Steam, on the Information SuperRailway! --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 147 RAILROAD FANS Ref: EAF00001 Date: 06/10/97 From: ANDREW HAMBLYN Time: 02:30pm \/To: LARRY E. FILES (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Railfans Echo Rules LE> RAILFANS POLICY STATEMENT RAILFANS.RUL June'97 LE> LE> The RAILFANS echo was originally conceived to be a free conference LE> for railfans to discuss PROTOTYPE RAILROADING and train-watching, LE> i.e. railfanning. The Railfans echo is shared over Fidonet and RBBSnet. LE> LE> Reviews of railfan-related products (such as books, videos, and new LE> types of film) are encouraged. Model reviews belong in the TRAINS echo. LE> If you've come here looking for model railroading, please look up the LE> TRAINS echo. (TRAINS includes model railroads, RAILFANS is LE> prototype-only.).....etc etc etc No need to pull out tyhe rules... Railfans are railfans, if that includes modeling so be it!! When your out takin photo's and your waitin for that next frieght to roll ast ya start to shoot the breeze... are ya gonna scorn us for talking bout models in real life????? huh?????, maybe call the cops??? "arrest that man!, he was talking about model railroading while photographing that train!!" Who cares? ya gotta wonder cyas Andrew --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: The Gaulish Village Auckland, New Zealand (3:772/1615)