Correct he did and then John Greedy pointed out why it doesn't really workand Mont was in Oh Well mode. 3^( Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs throughit. Norman

Mark, This will result in a stand in at best. There is no simple way to do thisexcept for a bash with the Athearn car. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs

Mont Switzer did this kitbash instead of using the Athearn gon for the Cocoa beach "Shake & Take" DT&I gon project. Suggest you join the S&T group and explore the resources there. Bill Welch

The DT&I gondola, some later sold to the GM&O, is the prototype for the 2010 Cocoa Beach Shake & Take project. A handout with photos is in the files of the Shake_N_Take group, and some members of that

I was just looking at three unbuilt Proto2000 52' gons the other day thinking I don't need three, but the link provided for the GM&O decals http://home.mindspring.com/~paducah/icg77.htm give me

Mm ... the RP CYC 4 article covers only the phosphate hoppers built after 1935, i.e. not the "Ambroid" cars. AL B.

The Phosphate Covered Hoppers were covered in RPC #4, unfortunately, out of print. Scott Haycock Just a P.S. to my post. I do remember hearing that there was a RPC article on phosphate cars and

There's a Larry Goolsby article in Lines South, 3rd/1994 pp 4-11, on ACL and SAL freight cars from the Standard Steel Car Company. He identifies the Ambroid model as ACL 8075-8174, class U-4 (SSC,

The first blank was flawed and rejected. It’s on display at theCorning Museum. – Al Westerfield

Thumbing through some old TRAINS Andy---- I found on the back cover of the July 1952 issue a full-page ad from the M&StL announcing the purchase of 700 new "GREEN and GOLD BOX CARS on the M. & St. L.

Just a P.S. to my post. I do remember hearing that there was a RPC article on phosphate cars and the ACL/SBD mag may have had an article way back when. So far, I have had no luck acquiring either of

Jim Thank you. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "James E Kubanick jekuban@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: Paul, That would be Microscae 87-975. In addition, this

Paul, That would be Microscae 87-975. In addition, this set contains placards for non-tank cars. This set covers the period 1945-1970. Avery useful set. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Thanks, Ed. This really helps. The model has Dreadnaught ends so it must be lot 2694 and, therefore, the included aluminum lettering is incorrect. Of course one could make the case that the car had

I have been working on an article on the lens movement by rail for Classic Trains and hope to hand it in shortly. It is a really interesting story. Gerard Gerard J. Fitzgerald Charlottesville,

Probably has come up before, but I’ve got a question for the ACL types (Uncle Joe,etc.). Has anyone seen photos of theprototype of the Ambroid 1 in 5000 phosphate covered hopper? I’ve searched

Agreed Clark, but he has to have all the masters back to get it back intoproduction. I too would like to see the line continued including thepassenger car equipment he was doing. Greg Martin

Ben, Folks, A neat story that I had not heard of before. I found some additional on-line and photos information. The history of the telescope can be found at:

The mirror blank was made by Corning Incorporated (probably still the Corning Glass Works at that time) in Corning NY or Canton NY, hence the NYC freight cars. Todd Sullivan Liverpool NY (ex-Corning

Catching up on historical society pubs and came across John Signor's "Santa Fe and the Stars" in the 3rd Quarter 2015 issue of the SFRH&MS Warbonnet documenting the delivery of a 200" mirror blank