Bill you wrote: Greg, Actually what I'm going to say is "Dang! I didn't know that..." I really wasn't aware (but I am not surprised) that the Pennsy was that much ahead of the curve regarding

The following Branchline items are being listed on eBay right now and more will be listed in the next 30 minutes. I am also listing a number of other items from Athearn, Atlas, Life-Like (El Cheapo)

Noel, Apparently the 2d Qtr magazine hasn't been loaded to the website yet. Also your instructions didn't make it in your email, at least as I received it. Thanks, Tom VanWormer Monument CO Noel

Thanks Scott, I'm stupid as well but was waiting for someone else to ask the question. Thanks Max Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC

Go down to the "for the modeler" button and push. On the next page scroll down to the box that says "2013 and select Q2. It will say "no preview available" but push the download button anyway.

Maybe I'm just stupid, but if I enter "www.nycshs.org", it ALWAYS comes up in the blogsite. HELP!! Max S. Robin Life Member NYCHS

There was a Depression in the United States beginning in 1920 and not ending fully until 1922. While World War I demand could have kept those wooden hoppers in use, the sharp fall off of demand and

Haven't succeeded yet ... Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Doug I just submitted two picture to the Leader for approval. They are of the same car kit but with different decorations. Gene Deimling

I'm looking for color images of Santa Fe Rr-44 ice bunker reefers. The Rr-44s were a group of 350 cars built by Pullman Standard in 1946 and 1947 for the Santa Fe. The cars were purchased at a time

Early in this steam-era FC list period questions. While looking pictures taken at blast furnaces located along the C&O, one still sees "old" 30 - 42.5-ton wooden hopper cars carrying iron ore or

railway prototype cyclopedia vol. 1 and 7 $35 + shipping please contact me off line or call 314-989-9650 thanks ray mueller

Thank you Gene. Bob is a member of the MSTL list and he sought me out a few years back at Naperville to show me his model of an M&StL boxcar, among others. Very nice models, and a gracious individual.

Latest issue in now on line for download. http://s-clmodeler.aclsal.org/ Articles include ACL Despatch Ventilators and a Georgia Railroad PS-1. Craig Zeni Cary NC

For Sale: "The History of the New York Central System" by Aaron E. Klein with 128 pages in both color and B&W Dust cover shows wear and has some tears no more than 1" while book is in very good

For Sale: "The History of the Union Pacific, America's Great Transcontinental Railroad" by Cahill and Piade with 128 pages with both color and B&W Dust cover shows wear and has some tears no more

John, Um, carbon black was not a dense bulk proiduct and hence the carbon black LOs were some of the largest covered hoppers of the WWII era. regards Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn,

Doug Here is the correct URL http://www.proto48.org/p48_photos_leners.htm Gene Deimling

Doug You can find pictures of Robert Leners models at my website. Http://www.proto48.org/p48_models_lenders/htm Gene Deimling

I have the following Resin HO kits for sale. Sunshine Models 47.3 MILW Single sheathed boxcar complex tilted box logo $38 Westerfield 10155 DSS&A double sheathed modernized boxcar $35 Westerfield