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Re: What was a wheel stick used for?

GUYZ, Is this not the stick that was used by the brakeman to tighten down the brake wheel ? Fred Freitas ________________________________ To: STMFC <STMFC@...> Sent: Wednesday,

By Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...> · #105127 ·

Re: Magazine needed

It is online at http://www.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/441/0/railmodel-journal-may-1995 Don Burn

By Don Burn · #105126 ·

Re: Magazine needed

Trainlife http://trainlife.com/magazines/browse/title/1/year/1995 Posting online so others know the resource exists. Brian carlson

By Brian Carlson · #105125 ·

Magazine needed

Hi Guys! Looking for the May 1995 issue of Railmodel Journal, this issue has Dr. Hendrickson's article on upgrading Accurail's USRA hoppers. Does anyone have or know of a place where I can pick up a

By Bob Weston · #105124 ·

Southern Railway System "Via Sevier" - YouTube

Hi All, Sorry if this has been posted before, but this is a 22-minute-plus film of Southern Railway freight operations after dieselisation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyVfXtrylqs The Youtube

By martin skrzetuszewski <martinskrz@...> · #105123 ·

What was a wheel stick used for?

Mel Johnson's blog about scanned Union Pacific drawings poses this question. What was a wheel stick used for? http://theoldmachinist.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/what-was-a-wheel-stick-used-for/ The

By Don Strack · #105122 ·

Re: GBW 22000 to 22028 roofs

My apologies... ignore my question. I meant it for the [MFCL] list.

By Mark Mathu · #105121 ·

GBW 22000 to 22028 roofs

GBW 22000 to 22028 were 50' RBLs built by North American Car Corp. approx 1966; does anyone know what type of roofs they had (presumably Pullman Standard or Stanray)? I wondering in terms of which

By Mark Mathu · #105120 ·

Re: 5th Update Official list of Shake N Take 2012

Here is the Fifth 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. Roger

By Greg Martin · #105119 ·

Re: UTLX X-3 Tankcar (was: Happy Hopper Time)

--- On STMFC, Jeff Aley wrote: Wow! Now I suppose a plastic UTLX X-3 will be next! Jeff, afraid I'm not holding my breath for that one. As several realist-pessimists have noted, UTLX X-3s were

By David Sieber · #105118 ·

Re: Intermountain AAR Alternate Standard 2-bay hoppers?

As an NP modeler, I am very happy that these are coming out. About the pricing, I recall being quite young and those Athearn blue box cars were - a few hours wages for the then teenage me. Forty years

By np328 · #105117 ·

Re: Definition of what make a common carrier railroad vs a product specific railroad

Al, I can't imagine any railroad allowing anybody out on their mainline without a track warrant. I know I've received grief just blue flagging something on a siding even near a Class I mainline.

By Thomas Dempsey <thmsdmpsy@...> · #105116 ·

Re: railroad movie

Google for it, there's more information out there. Starring Harry Carrey!

By Tim O'Connor · #105115 ·

Re: Definition of what make a common carrier railroad vs a product specific railroad

I do not claim to be an expert on these matters, but as I understand it, I think what Dennis wrote is correct. In Texas there were a number of logging railroads that ran their log trains on the

By Cyril Durrenberger · #105114 ·

Re: railroad movie

It is with great humility that I find myself in a position to correct one of the original "rivet counters" but technically speaking Al this movie is scheduled for Thursday morning at 1:30 AM. Bill

By Bill Welch · #105113 ·

Re: Intermountain AAR Alternate Standard 2-bay hoppers?

Ed, I noticed that the Erie sold off a few lots of these cars, was this because of the dwindling coal traffic? Todd Horton To: STMFC@... Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:56

By Todd Horton · #105112 ·

Re: Intermountain AAR Alternate Standard 2-bay hoppers?

Scott Ahem. While expensive relative to blue box kits of years past, freight cars costing $20 to over a hundred dollars have become the norm in the hobby in the last 10 years. Some Accurail

By Tim O'Connor · #105111 ·

Re: Definition of what make a common carrier railroad vs a product specific railroad

Dennis, This is starting to make a lot more sense than the over-generalized definitions. Al

By water.kresse@... · #105110 ·

Re: Intermountain AAR Alternate Standard 2-bay hoppers?

Tim and others interested, I've had the privilege of reviewing the preliminary tooling design as it developed, and it looks outstanding. Although not stated in the IM release, the models will also

By Ed Hawkins · #105109 ·

ADMIN: Selling rules on the STMFC

The current rules regarding the selling of items on the STMFC are: "Announcements of frt car associated items for sell are permitted BUT actual lists of items should be made available from the seller

By mike brock <brockm@...> · #105108 ·

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