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  1. WindsorSpring liked klrwhizkid's post in the thread Quanah, Acme and Pacific (QA&P) - West Texas - Fictitious Model Railroad Layout Agriculture Industry.

    I believe the raised window would be on one landing of a three or four flight stairway to the second floor. Is the other end of the...

    Feb 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
  2. WindsorSpring replied to the thread Quanah, Acme and Pacific (QA&P) - West Texas - Fictitious Model Railroad Layout Agriculture Industry.

    A set of stairs just inside the door to the right with the window illuminating a landing? Weird place to have a set of stairs, I'll...

    Feb 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
  3. WindsorSpring replied to the thread Memphis, TN.

    I note from "Memphis Road Lineage" that the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham was sold by 1888, so the "Sanborn Map" date is before...

    Feb 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
  4. WindsorSpring replied to the thread Memphis, TN.

    It looks like a single building. However, what is the date for what looks like a Sanborn map?

    Feb 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
  5. WindsorSpring liked Karl's post in the thread Memphis, TN.

    Circa 1892-1894, only one depot served the KCM&B and the KCFtS&M; that being the Memphis and Birmingham depot, which was located at Main...

    KCFSM_KCMB_memphis_1892_01_12_7.jpg frisco_development_memphis.png Feb 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
  6. WindsorSpring replied to the thread Memphis, TN.

    The Table in the 1893 Guide shows two stations, but its footnote says "...adjacent..." so, for practical purposes, it was the same...

    Feb 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
  7. WindsorSpring liked Iantha_Branch's post in the thread Memphis, TN.

    I'll echo Keith and add on a bit. The wiki article does a good job of breaking down how the pieces of the KCFS&M came together....

    Feb 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
  8. WindsorSpring liked klrwhizkid's post in the thread Memphis, TN.

    The two railroads most likely started out as two independent road, but the KCFS&M probably bought up or merged with the KCM&B thus they...

    Feb 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
  9. WindsorSpring replied to the thread Cutworms.

    The term could be one of disappointment and derision for a steam fan hoping to see a 4500, 4400 or 4300 pulling a freight instead of a...

    Feb 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
  10. WindsorSpring liked geep07's post in the thread Cutworms.

    Exactly!

    Feb 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
  11. WindsorSpring posted a new thread.

    Cutworms

    The idea that the original yellow-striped black scheme for the EMD F diesel units could have been called "cutworms" arose in the V-scale...

    Forum: General

    Feb 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
  12. WindsorSpring posted a new thread.

    Memphis, TN

    A friend asked me about railroads serving Memphis in 1894 and what railroad a person would have used to go between Holly Springs, MS and...

    1893 Guide p 844 segment Memphis Stations.jpg

    Forum: Depots G-P

    Feb 10, 2025