DBlake asked: There's plenty of coal in the hills of northern Alabama. That's why Birmingham is where it is, and it wasn't even founded until the 1870s. Like Pittsburgh, it sits near deposits of

Jim, I agree with you there. Can't say as I share your feelings about the Accurail "Bettendorf" truck. I can't stand 'em -- they just look funky to me. Different strokes I guess. Tim O'Connor

On Tuesday afternoon I realized that I'd run out of Bettendorf trucks. I like Accurail trucks so I checked their web site. But I didn't want 50 pair of trucks and I would prefer them without wheels

Tom: Do you have similar percentage of average percent of ATSF owned cars on the ATSF for the period 1925-1930? Eric Hiser Phoenix, AZ

I only pull that out for special occasions, like when a head of state comes over to hang at my crib. Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Bill, Thanks for this great tip on assembling these cars. You going to Naperville? I could bring mine along and get some personal guidance! Tom Quoting Bill Darnaby

Bill Schneider says: Just what are you saying Mike? And you seemed so nice when we talked in Lauderdale....! :>) For those not attending train shows, standing around on concrete floors for 2.5

What's wrong with Night Train Express? Kevin Lafferty

Bill Schneider asks I hear Ripple and Mad Dog are Richard's favorites. ;o) Oh, and Chateau de Boone's Farm 1969, although it's a bit hard to find these days. Tim O'Connor

Tim, Budget concerns are usually a concern among modelers regardless of scale. What must be done is to try to whittle down (a.k.a. selectively compress) the number of freight cars which would

Just what are you saying Mike? And you seemed so nice when we talked in Lauderdale....! :>) BTW, since one usually builds resin cars sitting down, Bill Schneider should be building more these

It must be nice to be retired and have all that free time without other commitments or interests, huh Richard? :>) I am familiar with Bill D's work if only through the magazines and discussions with

While it is about the SAL, Willis T Gherke's 12/4/1951 dissertation of THE FREIGHT TRAFFIC GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD may provide clues if not actual data on how the ACL utilized its

~From: Denis F. Blake [mailto:dblake3@...] ~How about the steel plants in B'Ham? The Seaboard served these and I would ~bet that the acl did as well. Wouldn't these plants have a need

Budy pondered: Ever wonder why the ACL owned half of the Clinchfield? Now you know. The ACL sent their own coal cars north for coal. In the steam era a large chunk of a coal-burning railroad's

How about the steel plants in B'Ham? The Seaboard served these and I would bet that the acl did as well. Wouldn't these plants have a need for huge amounts of coal of one sort or another for the

Ted The cars you are talking about here were rebuilt for wetrock phosphate service. If you go to my site, linked at the bottom of this email and go to phosphate cars you will find a scan or two of

--- atsftim <soapcity1@...> wrote: Hello Tom, et al, Nice to find out there are some other O guagers on this list. I suggest you check out the offerings of Pecos River Brass in both brass and

Hi all - new to the list....enjoy all the topics and expertise available in the group...kind of intimidating, especially for an O scale AT&SF fan. Unfortunately, there is alot of accurate and

--- JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: I think that this may be validated by photos of their rebuilt War Emergency hopper fleet. Bulkheads were inserted in line with the last hat