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07-02-2007 - 22:34
shortline sammie
Cab rides ARE available for the 700; there was some discussion because of liability concerns by the City of Portland; however, I pulled rank and by buying a ticket for a cab ride you become a "member
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07-01-2007 - 19:59
shortline sammie
Oregon Pacific Railroad and the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association will be hosting a three-day "Sellwood Steam Spectacular" running out of Oaks Park in Portland in conjunction with the Lionel T
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06-29-2007 - 07:45
shortline sammie
1173. Re: Mr. Reeves...
Cutting the weeds is a good start; something A & K won't have to do when they start salvaging the line.
Shortline Sammie
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06-28-2007 - 19:37
shortline sammie
1174. Re: WooHoo!
Same old crap; different toilet!!!
Shortline Sammie
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06-17-2007 - 21:52
shortline sammie
1175. Re: 2100 on the move
PIG FARMER:
What seems to be your problem with the SP&S 700? The 700 has run mostly on the Oregon Pacific in Portland and yes, it has derailed twice during the past Holiday Express seasons but the
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06-15-2007 - 07:40
shortline sammie
My observation is that the Tacoma Rail location is just a "quickie fix" to keep the employees on board until something better materializes in that it is relatively close for equipment moves and the Ta
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06-10-2007 - 07:40
shortline sammie
This discussion reminds me of a situation here in Portland in about 1959 when Portable Equipment Co. was scrapping the Portland Traction interurban cars. The groups were so involved in @#$%& about wha
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06-09-2007 - 18:30
shortline sammie
1178. Re: NWP photos from 2002
Just wondering who "Bubba" is in this thread?
Shortline Sammie
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06-08-2007 - 19:18
shortline sammie
1179. Re: NWP photos from 2002
With that amount of money they will be lucky if they get the Schellville yard up to excepted class!!! Class II or III is another extravagent dream of people who never will get their crap all in one b
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06-08-2007 - 19:12
shortline sammie
As far as setbacks are concerned, it would be whatever the width of the railroad right of way is unless the railroad sold them an easement or leased a portion of the right of way to them.
So far a
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06-07-2007 - 07:43
shortline sammie
1181. Re: NWP photos from 2002
I don't think a "weed whack" is going to make much difference; seems a "rock roll" is more appropriate judging from the photos. I didn't realize it was in this bad of shape; even A&K Railroad Salvage
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06-03-2007 - 12:34
shortline sammie
The SP&S 700 will be operating July 12 thru 14 on the Oregon Pacific Railroad out of Oaks Park in Portland. Adjacent to the track for over three miles is the Springwater Trail from which you are welc
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06-03-2007 - 11:54
shortline sammie
Better keep their relatiionship with Hulcher and Rick Franklin on solid ground (so to speak!)
Shortline Sammie
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06-02-2007 - 07:50
shortline sammie
The SP spun off all of their Oregon branchlines in the 1991-1994 era in a plan to sell the I-5 corridor and other key routes to the UP in 1996 which has worked out very well and probably saved the Gol
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06-01-2007 - 20:06
shortline sammie
1185. Re: SPS 700 to spokane?
The only outing for the SP&S 700 that I know of is on the Oregon Pacific Railroad running out of Oaks Park on July 12-14th. Rides for the public will be available as well as cab rides. A number of sp
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05-01-2007 - 20:19
shortline sammie
There is no better mobile scanner than a Motorola Spectra as far as selectivity and sensitivity since you can adjust the sensitivity with the squelch adjustment.
With the narrow banding that will h
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04-25-2007 - 08:07
Shortline Sammie
You can probably count on some group connected to A & K Railroad Salvage to be in there somewhere!
Shortline Sammie
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04-14-2007 - 09:00
Shortline Sammie
1188. Re: Reefers
Most or all of the UPFE "yellow" reefers are in storage (many I understand are on the McCloud) due to their high failure rate and the seasonal downturn in perishible business which has many of the new
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03-30-2007 - 08:22
Shortline Sammie
In the yuppie neighborhood of Sellwood here in Portland was a block square complex which was formerly the carbarns for the Portland streetcar/interurban system. During the last thirty years it was oc
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03-22-2007 - 07:51
Shortline Sammie
1190. Re: Sierra S-12's
Can someone tell me if the 42 has been converted to roller bearings? The Oregon Pacific has been described as a "short line operating museum" and could possibly have a home for it. If it still has fr
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03-20-2007 - 08:28
Shortline Sammie
As a shortline operator, I can only dream of a new locomotive. As for the used market nowdays, it is a sellers market with few exceptions. There are virtually no switcher units for sale that amount t
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03-17-2007 - 08:49
Shortline Sammie
Union Pacific is in the freight business and tolerates Amtrak so that they don't have to run passenger trains themselves. This fire is a 30-million dollar hit for the UP and will cost many millions m
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03-13-2007 - 19:13
Shortline Sammie
1193. Re: north coast
Be careful about your reference to "slugs". A slug connected to a "mother" locomotive produces additional tractive effort and does useful work. The slugs you mentioned do no useful work and only slim
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03-07-2007 - 07:37
Shortline Sammie
Any word from those in the know as to how they're coming on the bridge repair?
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02-21-2007 - 08:20
Shortline Sammie
1195. Re: Radio Survey
Agree you can't beat a Spectra for a mobile but it's a little bulky to carry around as a portable. We do have one set up on a board for temporary installations that plugs into a power point (the old
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02-20-2007 - 20:10
Shortline Sammie
1196. Re: Radio Survey
For a hand held "scanner" I vote for the Motorola MT1000 99 channel "Handie Talkie" portable radio which has been out of production for some time. While the scan list is limited, it is readily field
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02-14-2007 - 18:30
Shortline Sammie
The previous two posts actually agree with me once you read them in their entirety. First, the OPR was a switch carrier under the SP; UP changed as many roads as they could to handling carriers meann
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02-13-2007 - 08:32
Shortline Sammie
The two shortline carriers handling a car will most likely have to split a $275 to $350 handling carrier payment from the Class I. Anything more they need to stay in business will have to be in the f
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02-02-2007 - 18:35
Shortline Sammie
Better hurry up and order some sets of batteries for those units at Eureka; sounds like they will be calling a crew any day (year?) now. Buuurrrrp!!!
Shortline Sammie
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01-09-2007 - 20:36
Shortline Sammie
Thanks everyone for the replies. We are planning to implement several of the suggestions including lengthening the spirals at both ends of the curve, reducing the elevation to 1/2", installing more h
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