Oshkosh overalls?

David Bloyed · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 2:07 am

Can anyone tell me where I can buy really nice railroad looking pin striped overalls like the ones every steam locomotive engineer wore every day of their illustrious career?

I heard just recently (while I was searching for an Oshkosh dealer) that "Oshkosh Be Gosh" was not making "grown-up" sized overalls anymore.
That is a real let down, I always thought they looked really good on a train crew.

I searched the Transquip website and did not see any, so I sent an email. Their email address is broken.

Thanks for you help
David

dbloyed@airmail.net

Tom Shreve · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 2:53 am

> Can anyone tell me where I can buy really
> nice railroad looking pin striped overalls
> like the ones every steam locomotive
> engineer wore every day of their illustrious
> career?

> I heard just recently (while I was searching
> for an Oshkosh dealer) that "Oshkosh Be
> Gosh" was not making
> "grown-up" sized overalls anymore.
> That is a real let down, I always thought
> they looked really good on a train crew.

> I searched the Transquip website and did not
> see any, so I sent an email. Their email
> address is broken.

> Thanks for you help
> David
I saw some last week (Dickies brand) at the local Orchard Supply Hardware store, but if you don't live in California this won't help. I also found a web site that sells Pointer brand bib overalls at both striped and plain blue
Tom

ironbartom@aol.com

Frank Hicks · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 8:25 am

> I saw some last week (Dickies brand) at the
> local Orchard Supply Hardware store, but if
> you don't live in California this won't
> help. I also found a web site that sells
> Pointer brand bib overalls at both striped
> and plain blue

Pray tell, what would the URL for this website be?

Dave Dye · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 9:06 am

Farm & Fleet in Illinois and a couple neighboring states carry hickory stripe coveralls.

Ray Dewley · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 9:11 am

Try JCPenny. They are in the website now.

At the homepage, click on "men's" then "workwear", then "overalls" to the right. Hickory stripe is the first thumbnail listed. There are other styles available also.

Ray

> Can anyone tell me where I can buy really
> nice railroad looking pin striped overalls
> like the ones every steam locomotive
> engineer wore every day of their illustrious
> career?

> I heard just recently (while I was searching
> for an Oshkosh dealer) that "Oshkosh Be
> Gosh" was not making
> "grown-up" sized overalls anymore.
> That is a real let down, I always thought
> they looked really good on a train crew.

> I searched the Transquip website and did not
> see any, so I sent an email. Their email
> address is broken.

> Thanks for you help
> David

JC Penney homepage

Tom Shreve · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 10:38 am

> Pray tell, what would the URL for this
> website be?
Sorry, I do better with steam.

http://www.pointerbrand.com/
ironbartom@aol.com

Mike Stickel · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 11:56 am

Oshkosh still makes overalls in mens sizes. Go to www.oshkoshbgosh.com, the hickory striped overalls are on sale for $30. That's cheaper than the off-brands at Wal-Mart!

Mike Stickel
Indiana Transportation Museum

> Try JCPenny. They are in the website now.

> At the homepage, click on "men's"
> then "workwear", then
> "overalls" to the right. Hickory
> stripe is the first thumbnail listed. There
> are other styles available also.

> Ray

masticke@indiana.edu

"doc" L · **Posted:** Mon May 07, 2001 11:07 pm

The topic of this thread has come up before. I would like to know about the quality of the "newer" OshKosh. I have heard from one source that they are more of a "dress-up" overall of a lighter weight denim, not as well reinforced/riveted at the seams, stress points, etc.--can anyone confirm or refute this?

Personally, I am currently using Key Brand (solid indigo and hickory striped) obtained through a local farm supply store here in Utah.

In the earlier threads (pardon the pun!!) the Pointer Brand was mentioned along with a Roundhouse Brand out of Oklahoma (?).

Heber Valley Railroad
utweyesguy@aol.com

Randy Minter · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2001 6:23 pm

about the quality of
> the "newer" OshKosh. I have heard
> from one source that they are more of a
> "dress-up" overall of a lighter
> weight denim, not as well reinforced/riveted
> at the seams, stress points, etc.--can
> anyone confirm or refute this?

I have several recently purchased. They have some design improvements as well as problems. The denim is more than you need to run a commercial sandblaster. The new style gallus (suspenders) fittings like to break in the bends. which was opposite of the old problem of the rivet tops breaking. All in all, I like them as well, if not better than, the older ones. I would love to have some Lees though.

minterjr@mindspring.com