There are pictures in one of the books I have. I'm not there, but my recollection is it was just compass east of where Parkhill Rd and 2nd St in East Conemaugh, PA, are, along the west/north bank of

Fenton finished his Chad Boas SAL flat car and sent me a very nice photo. No good deed goes unpunished, so I added it to the "Flat car project" file. Jeff's right on the ball and OKed the M&StL photo

Likewise, the Lehigh Valley dumped quite a few old coal hoppers in the Lehigh River in the Lehigh Gorge during one of the high water floods sometime in the 50's. I do not recall the exact date or

Repairing a washout after a big flood in 1927, the Rutland used 28 wooden boxcars as riprap near East Clarendon, Vermont. See Nimke, "Rutland", vol 3, p 11. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Steve Vallee wrote: SP did this kind of thing several times along the Eel River in northern California, especially around the heavy floods of 1961 and 1968, and many of the steel GS gons used

Dear Group... I spotted this tidbit on page 133 in the October, 1937 issue of Railroad Magazine: In August section of "On The Spot" (a department of Railroad Magazine) was a request for

For the SAL gondola I used the #11411 load and shortened it to fit the car. http://www.jwdpremiumproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=457 Rich Remiarz

I picked up the decals from Mark Vaughan for my Chad Boas extended deck M&StL flat car at the Lisle meet. I've been home since late Sunday night and finally finished the car this morning, I'm slowing

Hi Guys,   I'm in need of a few parts from a Red Caboose X29 kit.  Does anyone have the little parts sprue that has the door stops, triangular door track holders and routing card holders sitting

No, not an emergency as a matter of fact I really need to get started on my passenger car era, but knowing me I'll forget if I don't remind myself and in this case others. Any help is appreciated and

Nevermind... I found it... http://www.jwdpremiumproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=946

I don't see anything specifically listed as "rebar" -- there is a "steel rods" load (80 rods, about 20' long). Is that what you guys are using for rebar? Tim

My wife Bev the art maven says both the Prismacolor water soluable and Verithin hard leadare the ones I use. They are not waxy and don't act as a resist to flat finishes Rob Manley Midwest

I felt I shouldn't stand too close when I flushed, afraid I might be sucked in. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Mr. Hussey, Thank you for posting the Lisle meet photos. Very inspirational for those of us who were not able to view this artistry in person. Dan Sweeney, Jr. Alexandria, VA

It was my original post. I bought the green GM&N car at a SER convention in Mobile. it was the convention car, designed by a GM&O modeler, Jim Blanchard, which I thought made it correct. Bill

Nate: When the Class 1's computerized switch lists (Mopac had by 1974 when I started) it made chalking of cars and side-carding obsolete. The computerized switch list and work orders would have the

A word of caution. If Andy says "Brand X" works fine, then he's doubtless right. But in my experience, not all brands of artists' pencils work equally well. So don't buy indiscriminately. Try

There is also another product that is overlooked, white charcoal pencil. Found at most art supply stores, it sticks well and stands up to handlingbut can be smeared to lighten. I use it more than I do

I've been downstairs to my workbench since my earlier post, and what did I find but a different brand of pencil that I've also used for chalk marks. It's a Lyra Rembrandt-Polycolor made in Germany.