The weapons themselves were not that heavy (dropped on Japan by B-29, remember). CISX 500 was used to transport the Jumbo only. As said before, Jumbo was designed to contain a non-critical explosion

Greg Martin wrote Greg, you're sure right about locos vs freight cars! Modelers,photographers, railfans, and former employees alike -- it's all about the locomotives!Just pick up any "history" book

>>>Dave may be right about some societies, but the ones I know about which have surveyed their members do NOT find that the bulk of members are former employees only joining for fellowship with guys

Dave Evans writes in part:

Well, coincidentally, I have had a recent experience with a historical society and a car which Atlas first offered a few years ago and which I included in an article...A Tale of Two Hoppers in Ted

Schuyler, Interesting perspective. I am sure the PRRT&HS also had its share of railfans in the early days, but it is pretty hard to mint new rail fans for a long-fallen flag. Still the same

I received my three Saturday. Tangent has another winner with these! Tom Olsen Newark, Delaware, 19711 <STMFC@...> wrote:

Gents, If the Steam Era Freight Car Prototype Modeling community was the economic engine it thinks it is in the hobby, you'd have no problem finding any model you want from this era in any store,

Sorry guys I just got through my mail and discovered it was resolved. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs throughit. Norman Maclean In a message dated 11/23/2014

OK, I screwed up. I seemed to recall a discussion in the recent past about the CofG box cars with the silver oval. Earlier today I blundered across the Railway Age item and, in my haste, posted it

At 10:33 PM 11/23/2014, you wrote: ...SNIP... I am one of those historians/modelers without a direct history with agiven railroad who joined an historical society and found that it wasmostly former

I agree with Tony on this. My model RR Club has been gaining members rapidly the last couple of years, and they are not all the 30somethings that are looking for a nice quiet hobby that the missus

Dave Evans wrote: Dave may be right about some societies, but the ones I know about which have surveyed their members do NOT find that the bulk of members are former employees only joining for

Hi, Perhaps I have a different view ... ? 1) I want/desire/seek certain levels of prototypical accuracy. Not just for "my RRs" but for all of the models I own/build/ run/operate (but

Hello to All, Recently, I came across a couple of undecorated HO 1932 ARA box cars wlflat ends. After checking some information, I found that there appears to be only two major roads that rostered

Really guys? First - where are the moderators - I thought STMFC was NOT supposed to be a forum for attacking organizations business practices? Second - talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Last

Was this ever resolved? I was away over most of the weekend and itoccurred to me that I know of that car it was a 50-ton car built forCarnegie_Illinois Steel Corp. CISX 500 or at least I believe that

The Central of Georgia Railway and the Georgia Railroad were two different companies. The CofG is now part of present day Norfolk Southern, while the GARR is now part of CSX.

The C of G only got the black and black and silver paint scheme on the 50" PS-1's. Todd Horton Southeast Machine Tool Sales 3123 Maple Rd Lindale Ga 30147 678-264-7448

What does this have to do with the Ga RR cars? The C of G got two separate lots of PS-1's with 9' doors in 54' and 56' Todd Horton Southeast Machine Tool Sales 3123 Maple Rd Lindale Ga