The Franklin & South Manchester Traveling Hopper Car

[S&S RR]

We would be happy to host the car on the Four County Society of Model Engineer's (FCSME) layout. We are only set up a few times a year, so we would have to coordinate the schedule so as to avoid any lag time.

http://www.fcsme.org/

Matt

Matt


Let me know the next time you guys will be set up and we will try to make a Hopper visit happen.

[jrmueller]

Please feel free to ship the car to Australia before sending to me.  That will give me more time to set up some dioramas.  Jim

[Zephyrus52246]

Like Mr. Mueller, I'd like to host the car after it goes "Down Under".  There's a tiny chance I could have some scenery in place by then. 

Jeff

[bparrish]

So Karl called this morning at seven and told me that the FSM hopper had been logged in at the interchange yard five hours earlier.

I jumped in the truck to get to the crossing where all traffic comes through Meridian after being picked up at the interchange.

Yep...... there it was ! ! !

More later
Bob

[bparrish]

Then I chased it through town and snapped off photos as it was being moved toward Boise.






Then the hopper got transferred into the trolley division as there is no steam service into the yard where Idaho Power takes coal for its generators.




The drag down Main Street in Boise

[bparrish]

Box motor 77 is spotting the car on the siding to Idaho Power.






It looks like they are going to bounce the car around some yet today.  I followed the empty back to Meridian where they are going to reload it for another run to the power company.

[S&S RR]

Please feel free to ship the car to Australia before sending to me.  That will give me more time to set up some dioramas.  Jim

Jim


The trip down under has been delayed until October 1st.  Do you want Bob to send you the car next or should we send it to Minnesota first?

[S&S RR]

Like Mr. Mueller, I'd like to host the car after it goes "Down Under".  There's a tiny chance I could have some scenery in place by then. 

Jeff

Jeff


I will add you to the list.

[S&S RR]

Bob


The Hopper looks right at home on your layout.  Great pictures. Stay tuned to Jim's answer on where to send the hopper next.

[S&S RR]

The list: (Names in Red are the Railroads that the car has already visited).


1. George Sellios on the Franklin & South Manchester
2. Jimmy Deignan's - Pennsy
3. Dick Ewell's - Hoosac Valley
4. John Siekirk's  - Superior & Seattle
5. Tom Langford's -  Atlantic & Southern
6. Greg DeMayo's - St. Louis and Denver RR
7. Bill and Kris Cutler's - The Pennsy, Six miles west of Altoona
8. Frank Baker's - Morristown & Erie Railroad - Western Division
9. Karl Scholz - A special build.
10. Bob Parish's - Boise Nampa & Owyhee
11. Jim Mueller - New Haven
12. Art VanDeWater's - Winona & Southwestern RY Co.
13. Mike Engler - Minnesota

14. David Gallaway - The land down under.
15.  Dr. Jeff - Hawkeye Country





I will keep up the list of stops for the F&SM Hopper Car on this thread.  If you would like to host the car on your layout - post your request on this thread and send me a PM Message with your mailing address.

June 8th update - added color code and changed some spelling errors.
June 23rd update - added new names and visits along the way
June 24th update - fixed more spelling errors and added more names.
July 2nd - more names and updated the hopper has been.
August 1st. - more names and updated order.

Please let me know if I missed anyone or misspelled anything.



Make sure you post here if you want to have your name added to the list.  Also, please review the list and make sure I didn't miss a post and forget someone.

[tct855]

Bob,
        Great pictures/ story line!  I had fun following along. I agree, John's right!, the car looks right at home on your layout. ha.  Thanx Thom...

[deemery]

I think I could host the F&SM car on my little photo diorama.  Let me know if I can get added after Dr Jeff.


dave (Reston VA)

[S&S RR]

I think I could host the F&SM car on my little photo diorama.  Let me know if I can get added after Dr Jeff.


dave (Reston VA)

I will add you to the list right after Dr. Jeff.

[S&S RR]

The list: (Names in Red are the Railroads that the car has already visited).


1. George Sellios on the Franklin & South Manchester
2. Jimmy Deignan's - Pennsy
3. Dick Ewell's - Hoosac Valley
4. John Siekirk's  - Superior & Seattle
5. Tom Langford's -  Atlantic & Southern
6. Greg DeMayo's - St. Louis and Denver RR
7. Bill and Kris Cutler's - The Pennsy, Six miles west of Altoona
8. Frank Baker's - Morristown & Erie Railroad - Western Division
9. Karl Scholz - A special build.
10. Bob Parish's - Boise Nampa & Owyhee
11. Jim Mueller - New Haven
12. Art VanDeWater's - Winona & Southwestern RY Co.
13. Mike Engler - Minnesota
14. David Gallaway - The land down under.
15.  Dr. Jeff - Hawkeye Country
16. Dave Emery - Reston VA

I will keep up the list of stops for the F&SM Hopper Car on this thread.  If you would like to host the car on your layout - post your request on this thread and send me a PM Message with your mailing address.

June 8th update - added color code and changed some spelling errors.
June 23rd update - added new names and visits along the way
June 24th update - fixed more spelling errors and added more names.
July 2nd - more names and updated the hopper has been.
August 1st. - more names and updated order.

Please let me know if I missed anyone or misspelled anything.



Make sure you post here if you want to have your name added to the list.  Also, please review the list and make sure I didn't miss a post and forget someone.

[bparrish]

So I caught up with FSM hopper today on its way back to the East Boise transfer where the electrics are pulled off and the steam is put back on for a return trip to Meridian.




But then.......  They did what can only happen on a short line....... they stopped at Uncle Louie's Trolley Cafe for lunch while waiting for the steam to come out from Nampa.




Then right on schedule, here came the steam.




They then made another run but this time the steeple cab was put out to make the transfer pickup.




On the way to Meridian they found a shipper's request for the car to go out of Boise with a load. So back to the coal yard.