From photos I've seen, the Exactrail car appears to have better underframe details. On the other hand, besides the doors, Fox Valley allows their cars to be custom decorated (Spring Mills) so if

Agreed 100%, Charlie. Bob Higgins was one of the best reviewers we have ever had in this hobby. It is unfortunate that he is not still with us even though his reviews were limited to motive power.

Charlie Vlk, thank you for your comments on comparison of models with drawing and/or photos of the actual car(s) being modelled. I find that approach most meaningful. I appreciate learning about the

Norm Buckhart wrote: Norm, it depends on car type, among other things. I made a table of the rules for the late 1930s to 1960s, which was supposed to be in the article I did on reweigh dates

Greg and Steve- In a way, I agree with both of you…. …..IMHO, the reviews we get are overblown ego trips of the reviewer or gratis further exposure for advertisers. “Look how much I know

On Nov 30, 2011, at 5:33 PM, Norm Buckhart wrote: > that may be enough information. So as I understand it - for a car say > built Dec 1945, the first reweigh date would be in 36 months - or Dec

Here is the fourth update: Folks here is the official list as of just about #PM PST: Primary List: 1. Rich Hanke 2. Rick Devlin 3. Armand Premo 4. Denny Anspach 5. John Cantlay 6. Jerry Glow 7.

I just looked this up as I was applying proper dates to cars. According to my 1/53 ORER, page 753, under Rule 11 of Code of Car Service Rules the first reweigh for all steel house cars was 30 months

that may be enough information. So as I understand it - for a car say built Dec 1945, the first reweigh date would be in 36 months - or Dec 1948, but then the second reweigh date might be Dec 51 or

Guy Wilber replied: And after 1948 (I forget the month) reweigh for most cars after the first reweigh was 48 months, not 36. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

Bob and all, I fully understand that all models have some compromises; however, what drove my comment is that I see no reason to compare a model to a model until they are all compared to drawings. I

Bill, I don't recall seeing the message. I will add him in as an alternate for the hand out. Greg

wow - ok - generally around 1936-1955. I'm working on boxcar decals during this period. Norm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Norm Buckhart wrote: Interchange Rule 30. What year, what car construction, and information do you seek? The Rule and charts cover three pages. Bear in mind that subsequent reweigh periods were

Since when has the non-existence of a model stopped anyone on this list from commenting on its accuracy? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

can anyone sight the Rule number and language that requires 3 year reweighing of cars. thanks in advance, Norm Buckhart

Seems like it would be the same principle which causes 65' mill gondolas to be built narrower than 50'-53' gons. Additional length pushes width and/or height farther out on the clearance gauge, that

Greg I do not see Dan Smith's name on the Alternate Handout list. When we talked on the phone yesterday, Dan said he had sent you a message requesting inclusion on this list. Can you make sure he is

"50-foot cars did not fit the Parkersburg Subdivision clearances until the 1957 clearances program. After this time, some 50' boxcars did see the circle T as they left captive service, mainly

I would add some more detail to Bob Witt's post about the B&O circle T stencil. Circle T meant fit for less-than-carload service, specifically: - clean car - mechanically sound - meets main