Which is precisely why I have pleaded with Mike Gruber and Jay Williams to contact Mr. Lorenz and to explore the possibility of renting his negatives. I have done this for three years or more now and

I'm afraid it's just a bit too soon to be troubling the Raia family with this question. I do know Bill has a son, Mike Raia; I don't know how much of a fan he is, but he is certainly aware of the

As far as I know, Ted's still in business, just scaled back. He released a new model last year. He does occasional shows, and has been selling via eBay. I think he figured out that if he posts the

In the Midwest -- you have lost Michigan State U Prof Eugene Huddleston (whose collections are "slowly" going to the C&O Historical Society for scanning and originals are then going to the Bentley

In the course of working on my chapter about the ex-PRR R7 reefers I am seeing things I had not noticed before. I have 14 photos of these cars in FGE or NX reporting marks configured as "RS" types.

Over the past several years, we have lost a number of photographers and/or collectors of photos and negatives. Does anyone know what has become of the collections of the following: 1. John Hummeston

Several thoughts, Bill. You mean B&O C-16 wagontop express cars converted from M-53 boxcars. Technically, these were not REA cars. Just 25 cars (1875-1899) of the 125 total C-16 express cars

Thank you Bob, very interesting. The steel bracing used for the superstructure of the K7, R7, and X23/24 group of cars is a "Warren Truss" arrangement. I have read somewhere that this arrangement

Send him an email at speedwitch at gmail.com if he has what you want he typically responds in a few days. Mark Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 5:30 PM To: STMFC@... Subject:

No unaffiliated railroads as such, but there were a few industrial piggyback orders. David Thompson

All, I am looking for any information possible to make a new decal set for the B&O M52 in the blue REA scheme. It is a pretty simple car in terms of lettering. I would prefer real B&O drawings if

These were the New York Central System's variation on the 1905 Common Design hopper, the primary differences being the pressed shapes used for the side and end sills, and the three end sheet

Thanks, Brian... just goes to show just how vulnerable many of our hobby businesses actually are.   Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA ________________________________ To: "STMFC@..."

Bill Daniels asks with regard to Ted Culotta: " What happened?" Ted Culotta's disappearance have led to several theories. 1. He never really existed...some say his real name is George Kaplan. 2.

Good luck. You might be able to find some of ted's stuff on eBay and maybe shows but he seems to be generally out of business which is a shame. Brian Carlson [Non-text portions of this message have

I've been away for a while and it seems there have been some changes... I can't seem to find Ted Cullota's Speedwitch site... I would like to pick up some more decals as well as some of his kits. it

Bill is correct. According to the B&O diagrams the type of Duryea underframe changed during the production of the M-55B by Pullman-Standard. These 100 cars differed from the previous productions with

Beware of Sunshine's instructions as they would apply to an M55H. Martin provides parts and instructions for a Duryea UF as it would be applied to an M53 which was obsolete by the time the M55's came

The price list says 5. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Bill Welch wrote: underframe they used with their K7, R7, and X23/24 group of cars? > Bill, According to the trade press articles there is no such designation other than it was a common design