Volume 50 No. 9


September 2018


Since 1969 IN THIS ISSUE


10 15


3 Howard’s Desktop 4 Letters to the Editor Newbie Notes Helmet Update


16 Collins Line in Russian America Part Two


21 Best of Laugh Lines 24 Porcelain Pin Base Pins 42 Cayucos, CA Show Report 46


 


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Porcelain P.R.R. Insulators Coming Events


About the Cover:


Here we picture a beautiful wooden insulator from San Francisco’s Trolley Car System with a historic picture in the background. Wooden? In this month’s Newbie Notes, Don Briel talks about various materials used to make insulators. See Page 10.


Pin Bases - 24 Porcelain PRR’s - 46

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