I’d like to assign motive power based upon tonnage of freight trains. What is the relationship between h.p. and tonnage? Is there a formula used by yardmasters or roundhouse foreman? I know of at

Ben Hom wrote: Well said about the Duryea, Ben. On a side issue, I want to point out that the helium joke is not only old and unfunny, but inaccurate. Helium was shipped at 3000 psi pressure or

Chuck Peck wrote: "I am a bit perplexed. There is obviously something I don't know. My understanding of the Duryea frame is that it protects cargo by reducing shocks from slack running in and out on

Tim O' writes - Are there any other coal classifications besides bituminous and anthracite? From a 1930 Fireman's manual: There was super anthracite - very hard pure carbon with very little

There are several photos of the HTs class in RP CYC 29 (pp 67-69), and also one in the Harrisburg book (p 168). None shows a train pipe along either side sill. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Bob Witt wrote: "F&C does this prototype in resin, but I don't have this kit so I can't look at the instructions to see what they suggest." The quality of Steve Funaro's kits are far beyond that of

I supplied data in the past on the other end of the lake. See the posts of 65627 and 65630 for that data. This also gives classes of coal and where it came from. This (these posts) covers the

I am a bit perplexed. There is obviously something I don't know. My understanding of the Duryea frame is that it protects cargo by reducing shocks from slack running in and out on the train. What

I heardrumors of a RPM taking shape in the Twin Cities next spring. Wouldn't that befun? Aaron Germundson Greg Smith had one going for two or threeyears at the end of March I believe. In a SE

That's interesting. The Gerstley 1949 photo shows the Wine doorlocks mounted on the side of the outlet bays. Maybe they were relocatedduring the rehab ? Tim O'

I have two photos, both of the LEFT side of the HTs. No trainline. But in photos of other hoppers, it seems like the most popular place to run the trainline was down the RIGHT side of the car. They

The two photos Bruce linked show two different latch mechanisms. The online builder’s photo is not clear about the hopper doors being joined. Steam Era Freight Cars - Gallery - Reading Class HTS

With the sliding center sills of the Duryea underframe it not sure where the train line exactly ran as it couldn't be down the middle with all the springs etc. F&C does this prototype in resin, but I

Rich: Roofs are integral to the body w/a separate metal floor. Bill Welch

In a message dated 8/13/2015 1:03:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time,STMFC@... writes: Interesting given the Illinois Central railroad put out a book in 1937"traffic and organization of the Illinois

In a message dated 8/13/2015 9:08:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time,STMFC@... writes: Other grades of US coal are Sub-bituminousand lignite both are low grade coals. MarkRickert

Do the Atlas 1932 boxcars have separate roofs? Or are they integral with the bodies? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Bruce, Looking at views of both sides of the HTs hopper, I cannot see the train line on either side, so it looks likely that it followed the center sill. The online builder’s photo is not clear

Hello friends, at first I want to thank the fellows posting and answering my PFE R-70-2 questions here when I wasn't even a member. Now this is my first post - with more questions. A dear friend of

Hi everyone. I have been watching but not contributing to this group for a while. Recently I started to build an HO scale Reading HTs war emergency hopper. I could use some help with some details I