Bill, unfortunately this list does not permit attachments. I suggest try uploading it to the photo section where you will be told the folder is empty after you upload it. Fear not, the moderators will

Very nice that Bill Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "WILLIAM PARDIE PARDIEW001@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: As I am not a child of the space age and posting

As I am not a child of the space age and posting photos to folders is not an item that I have mastered I submit the enclosed photo th hsow that some modeling is done in Paradise. Since some have

For those interested I have posted photos of CB&Q and NP 50-foot and Wabash and FW&D 40-ft Single Sheathed model builds over on the Resin Model Building Yahoo site. They are imbedded as attachments to

Gene, Yes. You will find this same situation with other PRR cars. It resulted from accounting procedures. Blocks of numbers were assigned to lines west of Pittsburgh vs lines east of Pittsburgh and

That is way ahead of the C&O. C.P. Huntington believe the railroads only needed to get New River coal down to the barge loading facilities and then let the more efficient Ohio River carry it to the

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Gene; In all the G25 photos I looked at, the only differences I saw were related to the eventual G25B conversions, where they welded up the ends, added

Jim Hunter wrote: "Some of the earliest hoppers were also wood - there's one in the museum in Strasburg, PA." PRR Class GG (PY&A 1818 is the car at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania); HO scale

Railroads didn't want to give up on their parts investments in archbar trucks in 1905-ish timeframe. Even early cast frames were designed to utilize the journal boxes from old trucks (started on C&O

Bruce, I looked at the width of the track and it (very) roughly looks like the center two rails are the same as the other tracks in the picture (4-81/2"+/-), leaving the outer rails at a wider

Jon Miller wrote: "Interesting that the steel cars have archbar trucks." Considering the date of the photo, there's nothing weird about the mix of cars or the archbar trucks at all. Keep in mind

There appears to be more than one number series for PRR G25 gondolas. Would all G25 gons have the same appearance regardless of number series? Same appearance but different stenciling? PRR G25 gons

Some of the earliest hoppers were also wood - there's one n the museum in Strasburg, PA. Jim Hunter

On 6/8/2015 6:58 AM, water.kresse@... [STMFC] wrote: John Allen would have loved those! Interesting that the steel cars have archbar trucks. -- Jon

I believe they were wooden flat-bottom gondola cars . . . about ready to bust in the middle. Good catch. The C&O kept 40-ton wooden FB gons and hopper cars around through WW One to meet demand

John, No 6’ gauge in 1912, afaik ;) I think that the center track is demonstrating a style of guard rail. I can’t tell if the guard rails are the inner or outer rails, but there are photos of

I think that's a main line. It looks heftier than the other tracks and is elevated a bit. As this seems like a sharp S curve, I'm inclined to think the extra rails are guard rails. Eric Hansmann El

Also interesting is the center track which looks like dual guage or long gauntlet track. Don't I've ever seen a piece quite like this. Wasn't the Erir 6' originally? John Larkin

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-07-15/C1106.jpg Interesting to see wood truss rod hoppers mixed in with early steel hoppers. Schuyler

For those interested in how my scratch built replacement side for the Virginian's SS Bx10 once it was assembled with F&C ends and resin copy of the Accurail Hutchins roof can find three new photos