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We are REQUIRED to use Explorer (and Outlook) on the University system, so I haven't been able to use Netscape for a while. It was also the last time my home e-mail worked! MicroSoft-Borg: "Resistance is futile - you WILL be assimilated!" - George

RI Reference Books My last post reference got me wondering - what reference books to the ROCK crowd use for their MRRing ??? I have three main sources. For RI loco and rolling stock info: 1. "Rock Island Diesel Locomotives, 1920-1980" by Louis Marre 2. "Rock Island Color Guide to...

Wolv - Looks to be a fine collection! Er ... Wolv, Mike is listing rolling stock by road number ..... you need to add those in..... :eek: So ... YOU are the one who bought all the white RI cabeese that I can't find !!! ;) About coal cars ... according to Hile et. al...

RIGHT, Mike !!! We can create whole series of new, standardized RI numbers! ********************************************* Sounds like a good solution to your problem, Wolv ! - G

Neat-o !!! Can't wait to: 1. See your photos! 2. Try it with a F40PH (NEXT year - my loco budget for 2002 just went to $ 0.00 !!! :eek: (But the RS-3 is in the mail, and the H15-44 is on order along with the Dash 8-40B, so I really can't complain but sometimes I still do !)...

Wolv - What I've seen in the "real" world is that the new owners create a new road number, even if the paint scheme stays the same. Examples are the "patch" BNSF numbered SF blue & yellow Dash 8-40B I have on order, and a blue Rock Island hopper I saw a few weeks ago with "IMRL" and a new...

Mike - Found Shanes list (from back in Feb '02!): "George& mike Here is a list of motive power I'll list in three catagories,running on the rails,paint shop,decal shop. 1- MDC RSD15 low nose#7552 2- 2 LL GP18 painted as GP7 #'s 1271 and 1284 3- LL GP18#1347 4- LL SW9/12 #778 5-...

Hi Shane! Welcome back to the RI madness !! Glad you had a good vacation !!! More work for poor ol' Mike, but I find the rosters interesting, especially the differences between us as to models and road numbers (very few overlaps in the latter). - George

Mike - If you (or anyone else) is interested, here is Panic Ware's website for their pop-up stopper: http://www.panicware.com/popupstopper.html On the decal issue, I suppose we could copy Wolv and go to all white locos with a black"R" and blue insert - would match the boxcar I have and...

And I thought I was staying up late ('till 2 AM), Wolv! WOW! Very professional RR site - I know a couple of regionals that don't have anything so nice! The names and addresses of the contacts make it seem very real (I do wonder what would happen if I try to call them!), as is the information...

As near as I can tell, no one makes a blue "R", Mike. I was thinking of either going to a custom decal maker or trying to make my own. For the former, one possibility is: http://www.mgdecals.com/custom_decals.htm I have not had any dealings with this business, so I don't know costs...

I was thinking of you having to update the roster again, Mike! - George

Good and Bad news ... ... I just won an Atlas RI RS-3 on e-Bay! Good news for me, bad for Mike! ;) Wolv (Noel? Which do you prefer ?) - The University REQUIRES us to use MicroSoft, and REQUIRES one to get e-mail via Outlook ! (MicroSoft is pre-Borg: "Resistance is futile - you...

What do you mean, the Rock folded in 1980 ??? Not in MY world !!! The Rock Island regional of 1996 is alive and well, thank you !!! Note that my RIL also uses SD40-2s - the Dash 8-40B is a BNSF in SF blue & yellow. And it (the SD40-2) has DBs - a recent management decision! (So a DB...

We also have some leased units (FURX - First Union Rail) along the ICE tracks - they are running older BN (still in green and black) locos - have to look to see the "FURX" to distinguish between them and BNSF. Heritage colors can be seen, but G-B is more usual around here. - George

Wolv - We might have to talk - after my wallet recovers from moving, a UP SD70M (A-G), and two more locos on order - a SF/BNSF Dash 8-40B (Atlas) and a GP18 (P2K - I hope!). I would go with the Atlas model as to not have a steam generator ( assume it doesn't). Does the Atlas model have...

Mike - Jeff gives the following data based on his research: RI Paint scheme Type 8a (Blue) Model Qty Locomotive Numbers GP7 116 4425-4478, 4494-4555 GP9 19 4421-4424, 4479-4493 GP38-2 68 4300-4355, 4368-4379 GP40 6 373, 3000-3004 U25B 1 234 U28B 2 268, 280 U33B 5...

Wolv - As Mike shows in his roster, the RI had a total of 130 GP7s over the RRs lifetime vs only 21 GP9s. Even at shutdown in 1980 they still had 120 - by far the greatest type of loco on the roster (next came the 68 GP38-2s and then the 56 GP40s). A comparison of the two...

Hi Andy - glad you could join us and add to the roster! How goes the move ??? Mike - The RI had 165 2-8-2s in 1948 according to my sources. This was about 26% of their total steam fleet in that year. The 2-8-0s numbered 170, or about 27 %. So if you have these two steamers (made by...

I don't know what you had planned for the Labor Day weekend, Mike, but it sounds like you better plan on spending a LOT of time putting Wolv's data into the roster lists! :eek: (Just kidding - shouldn't take more than a day, I'm sure!) ;) Wolv, I just moved into a new (well, to...