That first link (B&O box on SLSF flat) puzzles me. Where¹s the roof walk if the picture is from 1957? Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: O Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@...> Reply-To: STMFC List

Great shots thanks for sharing Fenton Wells

Saw these on another

Richard, Is there any chance you turned up a builder or datefor CABX 67-76? he ORER reports 10 cars ordered from PSC placed 11-36, but thatwas before CABX 47-66 were ordered from ACF in 7-37. Eric

Been having lots of delays myself. Stuff from CA is ariving quiker than NY state here outside of nashville tn. mark rickert Sent with Verizon Mobile Email

Eric (and Walter), I wrote an extensively illustrated article on carbon black covered hoppers in the January 2007 issue of Railmodel Journal. Richard Hendrickson

Try the following link. Carbon black cars have beenaround for 80 years. There have been quite a few different designs. http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/other_cars/carbon_black.htm Eric N.

We didn't short anyone *except* for some Swift reefers that we accidentally didn't send to one distributor - only 16 cars. We found out about this and sent the missing box to that one distributor.

I work in the environmental investigation industry. We use nitrile gloves as a standard unless there is a chemical-specific reason to use something else. They are more protective than latex gloves,

Al Kresse wrote: Between draft gear. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax,

Whether they were used that way, I don't know, but Bettendorf promoted them for new construction, and the Harriman Lines, among others, bought plenty of new cars with this underframe, and to my

Nitrile gloves are also sold at sporting goods places. I use them when field dressing deer. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

I assume Tru-color makes Tru-color: http://www.trucolorpaint.com/ Bill Welch

The Tichy Part # 3030 actually represents the PFE Built Up u/f.

So far my only complaint about the Rapido reefers is Rapido did not make enough for the demand. I ordered a Swift reefer from my usual on-line hobby shop a couple of years ago when first announced.

The R-40-2 article appeared in the May 1986 M.M. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantment

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Tichy's part #3030 is labeled as a Bettendorf underframe. See page 40 of the Tichy catalog. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Thanks guys! all he now needs is a copy of the diagram sheet . . . . which hopefully shows the side profile of the tapered beam.

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