I finally got around to posting the photos I took at this years meet. http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/naper12&page=all Dave Hussey

Here's a quote from Joe from an email yesterday. "I am trying to wrap up the contract for the hotel right now. As soon as I do I will post info on the RPM web-site. And then I want to start promoting

It's not shown on his RPM site. http://railroadprototypemodelers.org Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Anyone know if Joe has posted the dates for next year's Naperville RPM meet? Thanks in advance, Marty McGuirk

No, the name was TCI. It was Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad, but the company went by the initials 'TCI' Jerome Lutzenberger OKC

Many thanks to the list members who have graciously given leads in our search for drawings for the USRA 50-ton Andrews Trucks. Jim Wolf Belen, NM

ROB--The F & C website states that AAR Cast Steel trucks are appropriate. You may also want to join the Wabash Yahoo group "wabashrailroadhistoricalsoc." and ask the same question. The 40' SS

Jason Greene wrote: The name was TCI&R. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax,

Dennis Yes, the CV Roof is 1 scale foot to wide for the CV Stock Car. It is 1 foot to wide for many other NP Box Cars as well as other roads. I am a member of the NPRHA and have witten a article for

Hello I don't usually post messages to this forum as I am one of those who just lurk to find out things. I must say that the discussions on this list have improved my freight car knowledge and

John, TC&I built those cars at the newly built Fairfield plant. The plant was built in 1917. The car shop was actually moved brick by brick from Bessemer. The land that Pullman bought and placed

Thanks Ben, that's a big help. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I am using the Accurail Dreadnaught ends from their 40-ft AAR gon kit on my Detail Assoc. kit. They are a dead-on fit. The Detail Assoc. ends are going on the Accurail kit to create a Georgia car, but

Well, yeah, but Bob was asking if they were the same as used on the Soo Line cars that Sunshine specifically offers as kits. I'll agree that they are handy for modeling other NP cars, and that may

Re: my earlier post: I was a bit hasty and did not look quite far enough! As Claus has pointed out, Fig. 2890 on page 1005 in the 1919 Car Builders Dictionary and Cyclopedia (page 1022 of the PDF

Chickasaw Ship Building & Car Co, Fairfield, AL 1921 - 1928 was a subsidiary of US Steel - Purchased by Pullman about 1929. Some equipment moved to the new Pullman plant in Bessemer, AL. Info from

Also, Sunshine does not sell parts. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Lots of other good stuff in that edition... MCB standard Journal boxes and lids around page 1050, and I think the only actual published drawing of the Bettendorf "T" section sideframe in the truck

Dennis Storzek wrote: "But why [use the CV radial roof]? Considering Sunshine makes kits for the cars it was used on. I'll admit, it is useful for the milk cars." Why?  For kitbashing and

List, Which ends are most prototypical for modeling an IC 96000-97000, 296000 series drop bottom gondola from the Red Caboose kit? I found a prototype photo of a sister car in stump service and by