One of the reviews on Amazon for the book you mention also suggests Noel Holley's book. A quick look at Amazon shows 2 versions of Holley's book...
Thanks for the quick answer. I'm sorry to hear of your health issues and hope for a quick resolution of them for you.
Wow, you guys have been busy whilst I was away! I've just spent several enjoyable hours catching up with just a bit of what's going on. I'm...
Thanks all for the great thread. I'm thinking of using spline roadbed on a test module I'm planning so this information is great. What about...
I just received my (first!) Milwaukee Railroader magazine from the Milwaukee Railroad Historical Association. The magazine is great! In the...
Atlas coal hopper, black and I believe for the Erie. Bought it while on a family trip back east for my older brother to look at colleges, so it...
Thanks Mark for the excellent information. One of the joys of research is learning how the real roads addressed the laws of physics. Do you know...
The primary page is at http://milwaukeeroadarchives.com/IndexPage.htm and the link to the actual profiles is at...
Thanks Michael, I sent the PM. I appreciate your ethics. I found some references indicating that oilers helped reduce flange and rail wear, but...
I've been looking over some of the track profiles posted by Michael Sol. They're a great source of condensed details. I keep seeing "Meco Oiler"...
Just to follow up, I re-contacted Carstens about the article again just before the holidays, this time providing my mailing address. This week I...
Okay, let's see if this works.... Here's the marked-up image. Maybe it will help. [IMG][IMG] Thanks, Geoff
Satellite image of MILW Adair Loop in Idaho with markup. Posting this image on TrainBoard in hopes of identifying the location shown in the image...
Michael, I'm still trying to get my bearings straight on those pictures, specifically 25_H10.jpg and 26_H11.jpg. Looking at the maps, I'm...
I didn't even consider a mine or logging trestle. It's also nice to know that there was a loader at Adair. Another industry to add. Thanks for...
A number of great 1917 photos of the Adair Loop area in Idaho have been posted to the Milwaukee Archives (is that Michael Sol's site?). Here's...
Thanks Mark. That confirms what I was seeing. I've got a couple of the old Dimi trains kits (snowplow, hook and tender) in N scale and thought...
Good afternoon all and happy holidays. Anybody know what color Milw painted it's maintenance of way cars back in the 1910s, 20s and 30s? The...
Thanks all for the replies. I'm hoping to get a copy of the Pentex videos soon. Do they have a lot of shots of Avery? or do they focus primarily...
G'morning all. I've been daydreaming about how the layout will eventually work and ran across some questions on how the MILW electrics were used,...
