I tried to post this yesterday via the web page, no joy. We'll see if this works... Glad to see someone making use of our cars as kitbash material. You answered that question above... If it was

Hi Eric,   None of these cars made it into NKP paint. The class as a whole stayed intact into the Depression years, but the K brake ban doomed

John, The tank cars and "kit" boxcars have come up several times on this list, although particulars are not very detailed. The tank cars were single compartment two dome tanks to provide enough

Tell him to buy Ed Kaminski's Magor book from SPV. Barry Bennett

Bill, I am happy to expose a prototype possibility for the Accurail gondola, but I must add uncertainty for cars in service beyond 1950. I have reviewed an NKP freight equipment listing and have not

I have a friend in the UK who is wondering about the rolling stock shipped to the UK and France to support the Allied effort to liberate the continent during WWII.  Does any one have information on

Hi Folks, The interest is very high and you guys have succeeded in swamping me. It typical of how much interest we have in freight cars. I will answer everyone in order of when the

Thanks Doug, I got an email from Mark just today. As happens sometimes, he had been quite busy and my inquiry was answered in due order. Paul Hillman

Eric--thank you-thank you-thank you-I cannot help you but you have helped me. A few years ago and soon after Accurail came out with their AAR gondola, I purchased a pair of undec versions at

I am working on an HO scale gondola project and I have a couple of questions concerning the prototype. The work involves converting an HO scale Accurail steel gondola to a Wheeling & Lake Erie steel

Not focused on the time frame of this group, but the message about livestock and cold weather brought back an intense memory of seeing a Union Pacific sheep extra blasting west through Laramie in

Now I am NOT a rivet counter but I was blown away by the Tangent Scale Models ACL ACF Welded 70 Ton Gondola. First off, the packaging is superb! The model comes wrapped in a clear plastic sheet

I believe there was some desire to get his son to manage the collection. Last t ime we saw him and his wife at a show in Toledo/Maumee, he only cared about his painting efforts and didn't have the

As of Saturday our new address is: The Round House, 4112 Chica Road, Lake Tansi, TN 38572. I’ll supply my new email address when functional. Phone number remains the same: 931-484-7233. No, the

Paul, Wabash Custom Decals is owned by Mark Vaughan. The website is http://www.wabashcustomdecals.com/ His decals are actually printed by Ron Roberts who owns Rail

Bob, interesting account, and some interesting questions. It also raises some questions for me. The message sounds like it is from Mark Amfahr, who is a UP buff, as well as modeler and dispatcher.

Comrades: Offline someone advised me that the State Tool & Die Part #90 C&O Caboose Coversion kit contains the sill steps I need to use with F&C's USRA caboose to model it as a Clinchfield

That's IM they just build the kits without really checking. My Tichy kit will get the correct AB gear for my era 8-57 Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga, NY From: STMFC@...

Clark Propst wrote: They do. The Tichy kit was for as-built cars, and this is just an assembled Tichy kit. No changes, no mods, just different paint schemes. Tony Thompson Editor,

Has anyone communicated with Wabash Custom Decals lately? I have sent them some emails over the last few months and have gotten no response. I got a response from my first email to them about 3 or 4