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Afternoon all, I have acquired a couple of lovely models, for an EMC/D SW1 and an Alco S2. Neither are in CofG paint schemes, and I wish to repaint them into schemes appropriate for the late 1940s.

By Simon <simon_dunkley@...> · #284 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Education, lifestyle, language and somewhere in here, trains in Georgia

Yes, I believe you're correct, it was George Bernard Shaw who said that. Very true, regardless of the source. I once worked for a company headquartered in Atlanta that had a branch facility in Keene,

By Robert Hanson · #283 ·

Education, lifestyle, language and somewhere in here, trains in Georgia

Conrad, Yes, and very quickly. Had picked up an amount already, but this information is like gold dust. Large parts of Cornwall sit on top of kaolin, called China Clay over here. Generally it is still

By Simon Dunkley <simon_dunkley@...> · #282 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

I stand corrected on that point. I do know that one of the reasons for the undertaking was to limit the amount of bonds that a company could issue on the property, as well as the rate aspect. I had

By Robert Hanson · #281 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Someone (Mark Twain?) once said that the US and England were two nations divided by a common language. Products of mines would be any mineral or solid fuel, in this case probably coal (inbound,) sand,

By Robert Hanson · #280 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

After the initial valuations 1916-1918, which were foot-by-foot, building-by-building, car and locomotive-by-car and locomotive, etc., the RRs filed annual reports to the ICC to add or

By Frank Greene · #279 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Frank, I think the WS was out of the Kaolin territory. Billy Gibson used to say if he could find kaolin on the Louisville & Wadley territory he could retire as a millionaire. He tried to find it.

By Conrad Cheatham · #278 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

On 4/15/2013 2:07 PM, Simon Dunkley wrote: In that part of Jawga', it was either sand or Kaolin. Nothing changes. In my college days, e.g., 1970s, they taught us

By Frank Greene · #277 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Guys, This is great information! Conrad wrote: "Products of mines" seems a bit vague. Stone? Sand? Coal? Bob wrote: Nothing changes, eh? Sorry, I wasn't totally clear. I was referring to the

By Simon Dunkley <simon_dunkley@...> · #276 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

It was, indeed, a one-time thing. Some of the valuations were not decided until the late 1920's and many decisions were bitterly protested by the railroads involved as they limited the amount of

By Robert Hanson · #275 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Simon, The valuation stuff was a one-time thing as far as I know. These reports were collected together years later. I have seen them bound in volumes in a few libraries. I was able to photo-copy a

By Conrad Cheatham · #274 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

The valuation was ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission some time around 1916. They did this because some railroads were issuing securities, notably bonds, that were far out of proportion the

By Robert Hanson · #273 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Hi Conrad, That is incredibly useful. I presume the valuation was part of the USRA? It would be interesting to see how things changed over the years - was any similar valuation exercise carried out

By simon_dunkley@... · #272 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Hi: For those loomking for info on the Wadley Southern: I found the summary report from the Valuation done on the WS in the 1917 era. For our across the Pond friends. Our government required

By Conrad Cheatham · #271 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Thank you for the welcomes and messages, both on the list and off the list. Whilst I have yet to uncover a source of information on the CofG or indeed on practices dating from around one hundred

By Simon Dunkley <simon_dunkley@...> · #270 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Hi Brian, in HO! We are British, man. Why would one take the sensible option? Why would one not do it the hard way? Get a grip! Pull yourself together! Stop trembling that upper lip! Really, you

By simon_dunkley@... · #269 ·

Re: Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Simon, hi Good to know another Brit has an interest in Georgia`s shortlines,though we could have made it easier for our self`s and modeled them in HO!. Brian. (the other Brit!)

By BRIAN <briantovey123@...> · #268 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Simon - I second Conrad's welcome. I've been the to the UK twice and was made welcome by the railway enthusiasts there both times when I visited various operating museums (I believe you call them

By Robert Hanson · #267 ·

Re: [GaRRHistory] Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Simon, Welcome to the group. Those were interesting lines. Each one has an interesting history. At one time a person could make quite a trip from Louisville to Wadley and thence on south to connect

By Conrad Cheatham · #266 ·

Another pesky Brit with lots of questions

Evening everyone, Time for another Englishman to say hello - I am only about 90 minutes from Brian Tovey, as it turns out, but further East. I am also likely to ask a lot of questions - the subject

By Simon <simon_dunkley@...> · #265 ·

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