Many roads, I'm sure but I know for a fact that the Southern had both 40 and 50 foot cars with end doors. Fenton Wells

I built the end-door 40’ auto car (RI-1) a few years back. From memory, my car arrived within about 2 months (including a flight across the Pond). I found Ron easy to deal with, prompt responses

Hi this is a great photo thanks for sharing it, it would make a great model especially the tumble down storage building!. Paul Doggett UK On Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 5:47, Andy Carlson

Its a great photo would make a nice model especially the tumble down storage building at top right Paul Doggett UK ---In STMFC@..., <midcentury@...> wrote: Nice shot--thanks for sharing. I like the

Thanks again. I looked in the Kaminski book when I got home and I found the builder's photo on p. 66. Is that what you were referring to? It's the same car, but a different photo, and a different

A limited number of DW 1020 and 1021 are available now on Ebay. No DA 6227's though. Dick Haave ---In STMFC@..., <timboconnor@...> wrote: Gary You didn't say -- are they injected molded or

Back in late '80s worked for a private shop that remanufactured RR air brake components like being discussed here. The shop had it's own color of paint (dark brown) as did all the other shops that did

The contents of Mitchell's exists just down the street in a smaller space from the Mitchell's store location under a new name. Bill Welch ---In stmfc@..., <timboconnor@...> wrote: You don't mean

You don't mean Mitchell's do you? Tim O'

Oops! Forgot the "d" in Grandt Line. -- John ---In stmfc@..., <johnsykesiii@...> wrote: I have a storage container about the size of a Plano 3700 tackle box that has nothing but brake components

I have a storage container about the size of a Plano 3700 tackle box that has nothing but brake components in it. I have several sets of DA and Grant Line AB brake sets, as well as Bowser sets. I

Gary You didn't say -- are they injected molded or resin? Terry Wegmann produced a beautiful AB brake set for his PFE reefer kit. These were sold separately as Details West 1020 and 1021 (later

Brown ones sound like Bowser. Dennis Williams ------------------------------

All, I came across some photos I took a few years ago of a CNW stock car and and unidentified reefer being used as a shed just south of Monon Indiana. I thought the group would enjoy seeing them and

I have installed the major components (air reservoir, control valve andbrake cylinder) on 4 Great Northern double sheathed boxcars and one of theplywood sided boxcars that followed them and started

Not unlike a lot of resin manufacturers. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: Charlie Duckworth <omahaduck@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:05

I've ordered four kits from Rocket Express (two boxcars and two cabooses) on four separate orders and received all of them within 6 months. Ron just takes a while to respond and to fill orders.

Jim That's why I qualified my statements with dates. You did not. Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim makes a good point. You can tell immediately in the ORER because the dimensions of a "lumber door" are quite small compared to a full end door. Tony Thompson

Tim, the 6000 class were delivered, having full size (drive a truck into) end doors. Some were later rebuilt into the 30000 class and as I had stated, had end doors modified by then. You listed the