Hi Brian, Thank you for the heads up. I must not have known this or I just plain forgot. I am of the understanding that Kadee is pretty particular about prototype fidelity, so you have made it

Al there was an error in the link as first posted on the CBQ list. Try this: https://picasaweb.google.com/109517272707102411928/MaterialService Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Were the wire or cross pieces pulled down tightly against the top of the stack? If not would friction have been enough to keep the top layers in place against coupling and slack action? Dave Sent from

I have an undec new IMRC kit for this car (40' w/ 7' door). -Andy Carlson Ojai CA From: "'Brian Carlson' prrk41361@... [STMFC]" Mike You do know that the Kadee car is

There were two MODEL RAILROADER articles on this subject. Lumber Loads: February 1957 Jack Work Page 32 Lumber Loads: June 1992 Noel T. Holley Page 79 Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Mike You do know that the Kadee car is incorrect for the early PS-1s which is why Kadee hasn’t done this car. See the essential freight Car series Jan 2008 in RMC for Ted Culotta’s article on

In the Photos section, in a folder named Dean ONeill, I posted an example of the "rubber cement" paint peeling method, that I have been very happy with. This is on a Kadee car. Dean ONeill Redmond WA

No, the connection was to the EJ&E.

I could not get the link to work. Is that the quarry on the Burlington line west of Chicago? Al Kresse

The shots were taken in the 50's or 60's at a Material Service quarry near Plainfield, Illinois. They are part of a collection inherited by the son of the photographer. If the son says its Illinois,

Tony, Yes, it is/was 3 verticals per stack as you point out. How easily I missed that detail! Our memory is a frustrating thing to loose - actually this wasn't so much my memory as it was my lack

That is clearly not in Illinois ... I suggest somewhere in South America ... Jim B.

Hey Yuze Gize,

Seems I recall that Model Railroader had an article by (IIRC) Jack Work around 1959 on making open top lumber loads. Dick Haave

The freight cars shown on this site may not be steam era, but they appear beat up enough to be close. Try; picasaweb.google.com/109517272707102411928/MaterialService thank you Bill Barber for the

Just to clarify this a bit... Generally we call it SURFACED and ROUGH. Finished was a term that was oftenassociated with finished goods such as siding, profiles or mouldings. Surfaced was material

From the days before we had to Vandal proof everything. Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

Here are flat cars and a GN gondola hauling lumber in Ogden in 1947.: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1947-Sep-Ogden/i-9FVG6xB/A gary laakso south of Mike Brock

Hello, Is there anyone out there who has knowledge (first hand experience) in removing factory lettering from Kadee box cars without harming the body paint (color)? I'd like to model a NH 40' box car

Jim Betz wrote: Jim, there was an AAR loading diagram, which was regarded as close to mandatory, and it specified three, not two, side stakes per stack. Cross connections could be wire or smaller