Dear friends, I need some advice about CNW paint of the mid-1950s. I am building a CMO 1942 10' 6" AAR boxcar with a Viking roof. I planned to letter it in the post-1955 giant "C&NW" lettering, per a

Intermountain <SNIP> Garth, The CNW/CMO typically used a color called "CNW#3 Standard Red-Brown Paint" during the mid to late 1940s and into the 1950s. Depending on the vendor of the paint, I'm

Richard, How do I get to be one? :-) Victor Rance Adelaide, South Australia

Apologies for abusing the list but . . Dennis for whatever reasons your recent message to me asking for an email address for Ken Goslett is bouncing for both Ken and I. -- Stafford Swain 26 Kenneth

OK, guys. Marty asked everyone to get back to him off line. For those that don't know...that means go to him directly and not through the group. While Don didn't say to contact him directly, he knows

Could I have a list?

Marty, I am also interested in your list. L. A. Buell Naperville, Illinois 60565

I just placed Tichy and Funaro kits on eBay. Westerfield tommorrow. Probably not in their file yet. Also lots of brass locos etc. Don Winter

I believe Mr. Brazelton passed away a few years ago. I had tried to contact him and that was the answer I got through a third party. I am not aware that any one else is making his drill presses. Jim

Sure, Marty, send me your list. I'm never going to move again, so I don't care how much stuff I have in the basement. Let my heirs deal with it. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

Group; Unfortunately, I've never seen or heard of the Brazelton drill press prior to the discussion on this list. Could someone post a photo or drawing of one? A detailed description would

<<Does anyone know if Brazelton is still making the micro drill presses? Anyone know the current contact info? Thank you. Regards, Ted>> This question came up a few years back. I can't find the

Does anyone know if Brazelton is still making the micro drill presses? Anyone know the current contact info? Thank you. Regards, Ted

Marty, please send me your list. Thanks, -- Jim Hayes Portland Oregon

Hello all, Despite my best intentions, my pre-moving sale from last spring fell apart and I simply ended up boxing up all the stuff and hauling it to Colorado. Now I have more stuff in my basement

List, From the Railroad Research list comes the announcement of a new web page devoted to the WP, SN and TS. URL is: http://www.wprr.org Nothing much on modeling yet, but the site is new, so I hope

From the October 1954 Trains magazine: "Of 7890 box cars built by commercial carbuilders in 1953, 6,215 (79 percent) were standardized PS-1's..." Does that sound right to you? Pullman Standard was

Richard, I don't have the article to consult here, but as I read the RMJ/MDING article on USRA cars from about 12 years back, I believe it said (or implied) that all the D&H and MEC cars were

I was a bit surprised today to find a box containing four of what what I consider to be the most important UP frt car that could be produced waiting for me. The Marklin rendition of the UP

Late 1940s would make it one of the composite rebuilds, pending that photo. Southern had 1439 drop-bottom and 17 flat-bottom converted gons in various series in January 1940; and 52 drop-bottom and