Jon Miller wrote: Computer problems are, of course, off topic for this list, but there IS some fine freight car info in the February MRH. Keep trying other avenues, Jon. And BTW, it is hardly

Friends, Saltville was an interesting place. Once a huge producer of chemicals, especially nitrates, it is now a shell of its former self. There are several locomotives plinthed in the

On 2/2/2015 11:01 AM, tangentscalemodels@... [STMFC] wrote: I'd really like to look at this but Adobe just will not cooperate. It keeps saying it won't install with IE and

If you have RPR Cyc 15, there is a photo of a Mathieson Dry Ice reefer on page 77. Photo taken in Saltville, VA in 1952. Hope that helps. Matthew Hurst

Can't help with prototype photos of the R7 car but there are a number of photos of the rather odd looking ACF cars built for Matheison in the early 1930s. Early kits for different versions these cars

After finishing a Westerfield resin DS MILW box car I thought it might be fun to build a Ambroid Company wood Mathieson Dry Ice refrigerator, kit No 7, in the One of Five Thousand series that I

Thanks. That set must be new. Original stirrups on those Intermountain reefers are very fragile. What size drill are you using? I've been cutting the individual stirrups from the fret (?) with the

Ed, Photo-etched hatch stops are included in the Yarmouth YMW-215 fret for SFRD reefers. Peter Aue

Russ Strotz posted on the Railway Bull Shippers List in 2007 about the initial 1959 CB&Q TOFC meat service into Chicago from American Stores in Lincoln NE. These were very hot cars and watched

While this is not a prototype photo, I think it demonstrates the image. Weaver 50 ft Lackawanna Phoebe Snow TOFC w/ 35 ft trailer LN John Howard Weaver 50 ft

I would strongly suggest that it is a DL&W trailer -- the style and letteing scheme fits (angled Route of Phoebe Snow lettering, similar to the boxcars), as does the silver roof. That flat car is not

Ed, Bend towards the fold lines… ie they are on the inside of the bend, not the outside. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL https://www5.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/ "Some

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Bill; Those were also two of the big decision-makers in formatting TKM. Sufficient space to write up as much material as we the authors thought

MRH given its format is running long articles on subjects and the photos are large enough they can be used for reference and guidance in building models. Kudos to this groundbreaking publication!

The etched portion at the bends is on the outside of the bend, right? How are the angled stirrups installed? Look great so far and a whole lot stronger than expected once installed. How about

Thanks. Advice well taken. Ed Mines

David Lehlbach wrote: MRH also gave me space to write a brief bio of Richard, which is at the end of the article. I'm sorry that Richard did not see the article in "print," because I know he was

Guys, Our friend Richard Hendrickson penned an article on multiple compartment tank cars prior to his untimely passing. It can be viewed here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ This one is

Guys, I have been conducting research for a few years on two series of cars and would like to see if anyone has any leads on photos from these series of cars: HPCX 6010-6019? At least the first

I think the DL&W had dark green trailers with aluminum roofs thatlooked more or less like the one in that photo. The trailer appears to be anAerovan, with its distinctive rounded nose and roof trim.