<*>[Attachment(s) from Bob Werre included below] "The price of cattle is on the rise so many of the farmers with small cattle herds have asked the local depot agent to bring in some stock cars. The little town of Madra is showing signs of activity at the siding serving the cattle pens. It's likely the Soo Line will hand this shipment off to the Milwaukee for the trip to the Sioux Falls stockyards unless the South St. Paul yards will offer a better price at loading time." This caption appears in the local weekly paper along with the attached photo! A colorized version is also attached.
I'm attaching a photo made last night just after I fastened one of the doors to my Soo Line stock car. I need to attach the second one tonite and then add the stirrups to complete the construction. As usual the crew doing the work is running behind, but paint has been obtained and the guy making the stencils is back at work after completing his fourth grade spelling test--stay tuned. The photo contains some of the things we've been talking about in the last few days. The stock pens started as a vintage DMK kit and then I built a second one adding a shelter to one side. There is a Railmaster IH 50's flatbed truck loaded with hay bales, a Ethrl farm truck loaded with cattle, an old tractor, one of those Chevron promotional tank wagons and another in the distance made into a cargo wagon. Some metal grain bins from Rix are located in the distance also. During the 50's the government purchased surplus grain and had bins built to hold it all. Most small towns had rows of these. And lastly at the far left is what is left of my "first ever" structure kit. It was a stock yard kit from Americana in Wood. Cost me $1.50. What you received was an envelope of really thin stripwood, some badly duplicated instructions and a little chunk of coat hanger wire. What was needed was a scissors, some glue and lot's of prayer to make it work. What is left intact after all these years is a water tank and an office--I figured out those parts has now survived 50+ years they deserves a spot on my layout despite being rather crudely made. I was in the fifth grade at the time. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx <*>Attachment(s) from Bob Werre: <*> 2 of 2 Photo(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/425732712/item/list <*> stock pens BW.jpg <*> stock pens.jpg ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
