Knowing that members of this group are reluctant to express an opinion, I'll ask anyway. As preamble, in the early part of the 20th century both Railway Review and Railway Age Gazette published

I too dislike the new digest format. It is impossible to read it on a smart phone and it wastes screen space in general.

Bill. and others, According to "Pere Marquette Revenue Freights cars" by Million and Patton on page 59 the PMRR sold off 150 of these cars to the M&StL via dealer Hyman-Michaels Co. in 1937

Tony Thompson writes: "...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, were to be moved

But aren't those screws in the little bags just Perfect? Schuyler But I note you don't contest my contrast between the little bags of 8 screws, vs. a bulk purchase. Tony Thompson

Al Brown wrote: "The following is a wild guess. Looking at the same two RP CYC tables, I got to wondering if the Pere Marquette's USRA boxcars are accounted for. PM sold them off relatively early, and

Down to 82 cars from what number? IIRC, fifty of those cars went to the DSS&A by way of a used equipment dealer in 1935 or '36. They became the 16,000 series on the South Shore. Dennis

I believe you may have guessed correctly Al. A second set of eyes and a fresh brain is so helpful! The 1943 ORER has the PM down to 82 cars. PM was an owner of FGE, but not until 1940, which may be

Mike - I've mentioned this film on the MovieTrains site. It has a number of train scenes throughout. But more importantly, is one of the finest comedy/dramas ever made. Anyone who has seen the

Tony, Thanks. I recognized it right away and it's exactly what I was looking for. It must have made an impression on me at the time but subsequently got lost in some mental

Mike I seem to recall a scene where the director (Joel/Robert) is sitting at a lunch counter and an LA&SL freight rolls by in the background -- perhaps it was SP, but for some reason LA&SL sticks in

Guys, Note the ADMIN message of 6/30/2012. The subject of the "New Format" is out of scope on the STMFC. As Deputy Do...uh, STMFC Judge Aley reported, this is not something we can do anything about

I think I'll interrupt the discussions about the cost of screws to mention a steam era movie that played recently on TCM called Sullivan's Travels. This movie, filmed in 1941, stars Joel McCrea,

No changes here, but then I don't use the Digest mode. Tom Houle

The following is a wild guess. Looking at the same two RP CYC tables, I got to wondering if the Pere Marquette's USRA boxcars are accounted for. PM sold them off relatively early, and some found their

The project, I assume "suggested" by Dave Sarther, has been one of the most rewarding projects I've worked on even though they are way beyond my modeled era. It is the ultimate culmination of many who

My bad, the FEC had 500 ventilated cars with 5/5/5 ends. I looked at the ACL numbers and according to the tables in Nos.16 and 24 they could not have furnished 140 cars to FGE for their converted

Thank you Tyrone, it is logical that the cars could have come from one of FGE's owners. The FEC cars were not pure USRA cars, as they were ventilated cars w/vents mounted in the ends, and had 7/7

All, I have posted pictures of the painted and decaled shells of the CB&Q and GN with the Empire Builder lettering using Jerrys decals. Chad Boas

Bill: I assume you considered the ACL and FEC USRA DS cars. I would think one possible source would be a FGE owner RR. I do not think the PRR or B&O had them. I do not think they would have come from