Hi Bill, The "monogram" was noted in the photo but does not appear remotely close to any that I am familiar with being used on GPEX cars. Then there is the other issue. The car appears to be one

Tony, They're cheaper online to be sure, but I just saw $9.70 for 100 1/4" O-80 screws which is 400% higher than what you posted. Perhaps you haven't needed to buy any screws for a while? :-) Tim

I second, MicroFasteners is an excellent vendor. Another great source for a million supplies is McMaster-Carr industrial supply. www.mcmaster.com Drill bits, spring wire, adhesives, fasteners, you

A few yars ago I bought a small can of 1000 brass 2-56 x 1/4 round head screws, which I hope to run out of in my lifetime. Ron Merrick

Dear Bob As I noted in my original post, the company information I have for the rebuilding of these cars is in conflict and I cannot confirm that the caption date is correct. I am not sure why you

Tony.   I purchase mine through Fastenal.  I ,too, have no ties with them, just down the street. Dennis Williams/Owner http://www.resinbuilders4u.com/ ________________________________ To:

Charles Hostetler writes in response to my: I hope I don't ever have to use a "get out of jail free" card, but my guess is 110 per side, for a total of 220. Close? Damn close. In fact, you now have

How's this for coincidence? Two of the GN flat cars Chad Boas has done (with Jerry Glow decals), with two streetcars in the famous 1950's "exportocus" of streetcars that I've heard about previously...

Bill, I guess with so few photographs as examples one cannot be 100% sure. Can you confirm the rebuild date of 1938 as stated in the caption in the "Postwar Freight Car Fleet"? I am surprised that I

Thanks Don and all. I'll learn about posting files instead of Photos. I appreciate your patience. The car in the photo appears to have a large monogram of some sort on the car side to the right of

Bob The WIF mechanical is a conversion of one of the FGE cars in question. Bill Welch

I should have mentioned that I actually HAVE shown a "Stop At" waybill filled out, in one blog post. Apologies for not citing it earlier. It's

Bill Welch wrote: Bill, This photo reminds me of the mechanical refrigerator built for the Western Indian Fruit Company WIF 800, which seems to based upon a similar rebuilding of a USRA DS box car

Charles Hostetler wrote: My understanding is that it was not common, but certainly was used. I have included it in the waybills I designed for Otis McGee's layout, and examples are shown in several

Was in a hobby shop the other day and saw one of those racks with cute little bags of machine screws, costing several bucks for 8 screws (I won't mention the name of the packager, but many will know

I hope I don't ever have to use a "get out of jail free" card, but my guess is 110 per side, for a total of 220. Close? As to the question mark, I sorted through my "archives" and found the original

Did I miss something. What changed? Tom Houle

You must enjoy scanning down to see what's there and reading "mice-type" descriptions of the content. I don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!! George

Jim Dick wrote: This is certainly true, and in the early 1950s SP issued "equipment instructions" letters to yard clerks, agents and conductors to specify that 50-foot box cars, of ANY ownership,

I plan on publishing it. Bill Welch