Bob Chaparro wrote: This photo was used as the end sheets in the Signature Press book, _Billboard Refrigerator Cars_ by Hendrickson and Kaminski, and was furnished with an explanatory caption about

Bob, Did you notice the difference in lettering? The further car is marked "beer" and the closer "brew". Interesting variation. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Thanks, Steve, but I'm looking for the Santa Fe's special cars.

They are Klasing geared hand brakes Lester Bill Welch

Today I finished the application of decals to Sunshine Models, kit 103.01, Mather Muncie & Western box car for which masters were created by Charlie Slater. The car has an unusual hand brake which

This is a link to a photo from the Wisconsin HistoricalSociety: http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700003050014/0305000348-l.jpg The caption reads, "McCormick-Deering I-30

Bill you hit the jackpot. I am the pattern maker for the Sunshine Dry Ice cars , and many others for my very good friend Martin Lofton and Sunshine Models. I have three of the kits I can part with if

I have two tank car kits I’ve picked up at train shows over the last yearor so for sale. Red Caboose UTLX 85322 $14 includes shipping. Thanks to you guys forpointing out this model wasn’t built

I have collected four versions of dry ice reefers made by "vintage" manufacturers. All have there plusses and minuses and all need significant detail upgrading to be acceptable in a string of more

I didn’t look that closely at the name Micro Scale has given the set. Ifit’s “Chalk marks” we assume that the scribblings would be that of trainmen. IfMarked “Graffiti” then one assumes

It appears that Yahoo stripped the attachment from my response to Rob's question. So I've posted a response and image on my blog.

Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Hear hear! Also: there's a huge difference between chalk marks (with a RR meaning) and graffiti (pollution). IMHO this graffiti decal-discussion is beyond the scope of this group: most graffiti is

Hi Pierre – do you have an image of the running board lateral supports folded up? I’m curious to see how they are supposed to look. Rob

There are several Ambroid Mathieson Dry Ice car kits on Ebay right now. __________________________________________________ J. Stephen Sandifer

---In STMFC@..., <sarahsan@...> wrote : Friends, These ongoing graffito are interesting. While it wasn't in ourperiod, I remember seeing a couple of cars which were inscribed bysomeone calling

Kinda defeats the whole idea of "graffiti" doesn't it? To eachtheir own, I guess. Tim O'Connor

The War Emergency requirements were relaxed in 1944, but thumbing through RPC #29 suggests March would be a bit early for the resumption of all-steel production. Looking through RPC #29 and the 1/59

Don't have road numbers, but Railway Age order summaries show 50 8050g tanks ordered in 1918, plus 70 10,000g and 150 8000g tanks in 1919. David Thompson

There's a majormanufacturer that's going to release a car with factory applied chalk markingsvery soon. Todd Horton It’s beendone already by the NKPHS Branchline kit. ClarkPropst Mason City