Fall 2002
Volume 109 - No. 3
Fall 2002
Volume 109 - No. 3
Collector's Corner
HAVE: "TALES OF THE RAILS: RAILROAD Claims Stories," a 250 page book by a retired railroad claims specialist relating the many injury claims cases handled by the author during his 33 years of service. Contact: Norman Udewitz, P.O. Box 2124 Gardena, CA 90247-0124.
HAVE: ORIGINAL BLE GOLD RINGS. The original BLE ring in men's and women's styles. Designed and offered by BLEr Ray Clark and backed by Josten's lifetime guarantee. These rings were a big hit at the BLE regional conventions. For more details, including photographs, visit BLE Gold Ring website at: <http://www.xtraindriver.com>. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or email: <blediv275r@aol.com>.
HAVE: ROBIC SPEED CHRONOMETERS. AN invaluable tool for monitoring train speed. Gives readout in miles per hour. Contact: Arizona Diversified Distributing, P.O. Box 90839, Tucson, AZ 85752-0839; phone (800) 487-3254; e-mail <azdiverse@aol.com>.
HAVE: SOUTHERN PACIFIC RULES AND Regulations effective February 1943. Also have playing cards from the Golden State passenger train with SP Daylight locomotive. Contact: J.B. Anderson, 215 E. Charles Ave., Tucumcari, NM 88401.
HAVE: NEW YORK CENTRAL 999 RED AND white lanterns. Contact: retired BLE Division 752 member Joseph V. Carey, 227 Schuurman Rd. Castleton, NY 12033.
HAVE: A COMPLETE DEAD MAN CONTROL (Pedal foot) unit with air whistle and air connections as equipped on G.M. GA-7s and GP-9s. Also, have two kerosene switchman's lanterns. Contact: retired BLE Division 764 member E.F. "Ted" Sherbrook, 150 Vista de al Montana, Palm Springs, CA 92264; or call: (760) 324-5856.
WANT: NORTHERN PACIFIC AND/OR SOO Line Step Box. Contact: Peter Johnson, 2635 Girard Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411-2017.
WANT: SUPPORTERS FOR PROJECT. BLE Div. #497 retired engineer Jack Grasso is sponsoring a fund at the Portola Railroad Museum to obtain a Budd RDC to be transformed into a Western Pacific Zephyrette. Contact: The Western Pacific RDC Zephyrette Acquisition & Restoration Fund, Feather River Rail Society, P.O. Box 608, Portola CA 96122-0608, phone (908) 810-9335 or e-mail at JACKGP20@aol.com.
WANT: QUALITY ORIGINAL SLIDES OF THE Detroit & Toledo Shoreline, Toledo Terminal and the Ann Arbor. Action or roster is fine. Contact BLE Division 521 member Joseph A. Geronimo, 33 Cook St., Johnson City, NY 13790, phone (607) 798-6310, or email annarborrailroad@hotmail.com.
WANT: OLD TOY TRAINS. SEEKING collections, lay-outs or the set you had around your Christmas tree. All makes and sizes. Any condition. Will travel anywhere. (305) 743-3678. Call collect if you like. Doug and Diane Nash. Give us an excuse to hit the road.
WANT: PHOTOGRAPH OF GREAT NORTHERN switch engine #838 that spent its life in the Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wisc. area. I have the headlight and would love to add a photo of the train to the light. Contact BLE member Jeff Edin, 73756 Last Pioneer Lane, Askov, MN 55704.
Send your Collector's Corner submissions to: Locomotive Engineers Journal, 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine, Cleveland, OH 44113-1702.Or e-mail to: <policy@ble.org>
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