The now annual Friends of Virginian Railway at Milepost 2008 is approaching! It will be based at Twin Falls State Park Resort, Mullens, WV May 2-4. Space in...
Hi Roger,,,, I have a REQUEST of you,, I would like you to send me your EBT in the snow 8mm footage again, I'm currently gathering footage for a great DVD, and...
Sorry, that post to Roger, was not supposed to go to the whole list,, Ron @ MAIN LINE MOTION PICTURES PO Box 3985 Chester, Virginia 23831 We now offer...
Hi, Ron. Sure.........no problem..............just let me see if I can find it again as I don't remember where I stashed the films after you sent them back....
I think these questions were previously asked and I went back to post #2000 but didn't locate them so I'll ask again. I was just watching several N&W DVD's &...
Roger, The Mathieson cars were plug-door insulated boxcars, and there were more than one class of these cars over the years. These cars originated in...
Hi, Matheson Chemical had a depot or plant at Saltville, VA, not far from Bristol. These cars were generally 40' reefers, but Matheson also had some specially ...
Hey Jerry, I know this don't pertain to trains, but I see that you maybe live in Saltville, VA? That name rings a bell. My GG-grandfather, John Mowry was in...
Jerry & Kimball, Thanks for the quick answers to my question about these cars. They looked like 40' steel reefers but I couldn't see any rooftop ice hatches....
Hi All, I am very happy to announce 2 new services from Lanes Trains. www.lanestrains.com The first is a highly detailed small volume custom train part design...
Bill: Thanks for your e-mail. I hadn't been to your website for a while. Love that N&W covered hopper! Your offer to make parts using solid modeling struck a...
Good Morning! I just join the list a few days ago, and this is the first chance that I've had to introduce myself. I am originally from the Boston area and now...
Bob: Welcome! It is a great group and you will learn a lot as I have! look forward to great information postings. I was fortunate enough to grow up on the N&W...
Hi, Could someone explain to me how Vardo Yard and the PRRs Shomo Yard worked? Where they one in the same or where they side by side? Is there a track diagram...
Hello Group, I've noticed in several books and videos that the color of N&W passeneger cars in the 50s varied considerably. Some are the expected tuscan but...
Hi group. Just a quick question. The ex-NKP line through Van Loon, Ind, and Osborn Yard, Ill, is crossed by the Kankakee line near Osborn Yard. In the 1970's /...
Gary you've got it correct. new clean paint looked very different from older faded, dirty(weathered)paint. from what I've seen in photo and film the named...
Gary, There were two colors of N&W Tuscan Red. I don't remember the year without looking it up, but up until the let's say "middle 50's" the color was a...
Hello everyone. My name is Martin Moorefield and I have started a new yahoo group called, Friends of the VA museum of Transport. This group will discuss all...
... ============================ For decals, avoid the microscale set as it is largely incorrect. ShellScale decals announce last year (on this list) that they...
Hi Folks, I have placed a file on line for a few days with a provisional list of N&W interlockers. I should add they are in a basic format, not by definition...
Here is a reminder for the Friends of Virginian Railway at Milepost 2008 at Mullens, WV, May 2-4: Wednesday, April 2 may be the last day for reserving a room...
I have a staple bound booklet on the N&W in NY State available. Primary focuses on the old NKP Buffalo Division between Buffalo,NY and Conneaut. It is packed...
Hi, I'm interested in obtaining a copy of a track diagram of Vardo/Shomo yard, located in Hagerstown, Maryland during the steam era. Can anyone help or make...
