I didn't see the link, so here it is: http://www.trainlife.com/ Jack Burgess <Bob < <Follow this link, the entire magazine is online at this location < <Randy < <On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM,

Most likely used in the shop or on the RIP track to turn a wheel set 90* to move it from the repair track to the storage track or back. With the two wheels on the common axle, it's easy enough to roll

Oh boy, here I go again. After the discussion about small run resin “mini-kits” I got to thinking about what would be an easy, but fun project. The CGW bought some 50’ DD box cars in 1956 that

Many Thanks to all who respnded. I now have the article. Bob

No. It scales out to a bit over 66 1/2" long. John Hagen

Fred, folks, No, as Don posted to the web site he cited, there is a patent. The patent makes it clear that this is a device used to lift one end of an axle with attached wheels. Its basically a big

Bob Follow this link, the entire magazine is online at this location Randy -- Best Regards Randy

Thank you for posting this. For those of us attending Cocoa Beach, we will have a presentation on "Sevier Yard." Bill Welch

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

--- 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

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

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.