This may be off topic, but if so, can somebody steer me to the right group?  In this day of computers and electronic transfers per diem should be easy.  Is there still per diem on freight

This discussion reminds me of the 1950s, when the emergence of injection-molded plastic threatened the then-dominance of metal, wood and cardstock. "There won't be any more craftsmen," was one of the

Much of the problem is that the number of new modelers is declining and the percentage interesting in the steam era is declining too. I don't think Accurail kits are a big secret to new modelers.

Really nice work, Tom. I read the text in your PDF file, and have a question: "Then a breakthrough. We activated the "high fidelity slicing" mode on our Viper hi-resolution stereolithography 3D

Hi Folks, I hope this is of interest to some. The Missouri Pacific Historical Society's 33rd annual meeting will be in Pueblo this October 10-13. If anyone is interested in details, drop me an

See the recent (a few months back) comments on the Yahoo P48 group site about Lionel tank cars.  Tom Dempsey, Spokane, WA ________________________________ To: "STMFC@..."

i am not certain but from the 'rails through the wiregrass' book and multiple photos that i have seen, i do not think the G&F had such traffic. most of these hopper designs were for traffic in the

Thanks for the compliment and the explanation, Tom. I was really vague with my question, I was about to pack up the laptop before driving home from the NP show in Billings. Was referring to the

Pretty sure those G&H hopper cars were DL&W quqads. Lackawanna sold off all their fleet starting around in about 40 since industrial shipping of anthracite went down and retail coal dealers didn't

Group, I try to coax a relative into moving from hi-rail to scale. I have modified some of his hi-rail cars that are scale or very close to it with more realistic graphics using proper decals.

Hi Chris, The other 34' IL hoppers in that list I posted this morning had an OL of 35', a difference of 1' which appears to be typical for hoppers in general. So the G&F cars with a difference of 7'

Here's a photo from my Fotki site of G&F #12082 which is one of the cars reported to be built in the Douglas, GA shops. I've heard a rumor that they may have been built or rebuilt from open hoppers.

Let me rephrase that, Why would a car with 41' length overall only be classified as a 34' car. If memory serves me correctly, a car is classified by the inside length of the load carrying area. Most

Charles, Thanks for the info! Question though, why would they be classified as 34' cars if the overall was 41'? I'm guessing that is over end sills? or would that be over coupler faces? That kind

Sorry, I missed the point that Aaron wasn't asking about the ATSF tank car frame. Tom Madden

Guys, I am continuing to thin out the fleet of items that will never make it of the "to do" list and here are a couple items. 1. Red Caboose #RC-7044-6 Central of New Jersey 40-foot (X29)

John, What, if anything, can you tell me about the current status of these SAL B-7 , AF-1 and AF-2 boxcars? Larry Sexton From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On

Hi Chris, The series appears in the April 1957 ORER (page 7 item 11) as: Hopper, All Steel 12001 to 12026 IL 34' IW 9'4" OL 41' EW 9'10" EH 11'2" CAPY 2508 cu ft., 100,000 lbs. and in the Jan

Aaron Gjermundson asked: Aaron, the Shapeways masters shown in the photos (underframe and multiple dome structure) *are* painted. Otherwise you'd have a hard time seeing the surface detail. As

How do the Shapeways parts look when painted? Aaron