Tangent at all shows has said they won't talk about anything that is in their pipeline. If you go to Trainfest on Youtube you will find that this is their company policy. Larry Smith

From "Train Shed Cyclopedia No. 5" (1940 Car Builders' Cyclopedia): "Flooring 2 3/4" x 4 15/16" Ship Lap 1/2" Carriage Bolts" The car was 70 ton 50'-6" Pere Marquette. Likely car number was

I have a friend who is doing a mid to late 1950's Espee three bay covered hopper for someone else. It was already partially finished in black, and he's hoping not to have to strip and repaint it. The

I was hoping we might at least see more cars w/AB brakes and names like Tarvia and Sinclair. Bill Welch

4 15/16th may have been the exposure. Say 51/2"nominal board width with lap. Doug Pillow

Could someone clarify the term "FRN's" please? Chuck Peck in FL

Clark, Interesting video. Thanks much. It seems to have been pieced together over several years, as the D&H didn't receive Challengers until 1940. I noted what looks like a

Bill: You did understand what I was trying to convey, even though I knew at the time that it was awkward sentence structure. MP followed a practice that a lot of railroads did at the time, that

http://cnynews.com/rare-a-1930s-video-of-oneonta-dh-roundhouse-in-action-video/ A friend sent me this, so I thoughtI’d pass it on... ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

Bill, if you are talking about the General American 1917-design 8000 Gallon Non-Insulated Tank Car, yes they had some at the show. For sure they had some of the Deep Rock and UTLX cars. I don't know

I got it Rob 'ham'

Does anyone have out there an old Santa Fe Bx-36 kit from Sunshine models that they would be willing to sell. Thanks Rob McLear Australia.

Sorry, I seem to be receiving no e-mail from yahoo today and cannot seem to access it online either. Rob

Yes, definitely! Congratulations, Bernd, for completing this incredible project! As you know I have seen the cars in person, and I can only repeat that I don't know any other modeller achieving your

I know, I know. . .but I am willing to go to jail. Anyone have one or both of the following they will part with associated with pulling freight cars? 1.) L-L Proto 2000 FA2 Shell only with glazing,

My information came from reading Albert Carr’s “John D. Rockefeller’s Secret Weapon” published by McGraw-Hill (1962) This book is available today at Amazon books and is the most informative

Bob: I'll answer your question first: that is the only UTLX car that I have seen with "Standard Oil Company" lettering. As to the rest of the Protocraft narrative -- hmmm. It seems to imply that the

There is also the cost of not using thicker lumber. To explain further: The Northern Pacific had a large number of drop bottom gons and (in other than company coal hauling service) as usage cycled

I bought several Sunshine kits from an estate sale, and Sunshine 15.1 didn’t have the parts pack with ladders. Looking at the photos of the MORX 9200-9499 series cars, it is obvious that the side

I'm familiar with the flooring on the (former) Rio Grande narrow gauge equipment, which in most cases was comprised of wooden cars with iron tension rod reinforcements. On these cars, flooring was