Rob--Fabulous! Thanks much. Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

I'm building a model of an Intermountain HO USRA Composite Drop Bottom Gondola and trying to paint-stain the interior floor. Some of the detail must represent metal but I can't find any info on it.

I think I'm more likely to hear of problems from customers rather than sellers. Ed Mines

And New England Rail Service has been looking at Wine ventilators for years, Doug. The trouble is finding a toolmaker who will even consider the little devils at a cost that can be at least

I'm pleased to report that significant new material has been posted to the web site. Included are several new and updated tables of roster information for the following

Yes, the 1952 ELHS reprint. I was looking at page 16. Thanks for your reply. Schuyler Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 11:04 PM To: 'Schuyler Larrabee' schuyler.larrabee@... [STMFC];

Schuyler Your assumptions are likely correct. Commonwealth Steel existed until 1929 when it became GSC. Their casting numbers started at 1 and ended at about 65000. Their drawing numbers and pattern

I have been looking at a page in a DL&W freight car diagram book. Among the details listed about these cars, built 1919-1920 (but not stated by what company, or if home-built) is that they were

It works fine. Lose the front slash at the end of the link, and try again. Scott Haycock Does anyone know what has happened to the Fallen Flags photo website (www.rr-fallenflags.org/)? It was

Opened for me. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Bob Chaparro asked: "Does anyone know what has happened to the Fallen Flags photo website (www.rr-fallenflags.org/)? It was working fine as recently as last week." Still there - your link went right

Does anyone know what has happened to the Fallen Flags photowebsite (www.rr-fallenflags.org/)? It was working fine as recently as last week. Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Actually I’ve had good success with Shapeways ends and doors. I don’t have doors up in my public profile, but have multiple examples here on models. I do have some of the ends I’ve modelled :

In addition to when and what, where can be important! I model Southern's Winston-Salem division in and around Greensboro where SOU, N&W, and C&O vents were relatively plentiful in 1934; at least

Ed Mines asked: "Has anyone been getting photocopies from the NMRA library? Do they charge much?" Might want to give them a

Has anyone been getting photocopies from the NMRA library? Do they charge much? Are model railroad related photocopies available from anywhere else? Ed Mines

Very true Bill: this list, although it seems to have a narrow focus, actually spans several technological "hard markers", as well as several important "drop dead dates". We all have to be cognizant of

Ray, I was talking about my time period to remind people of what has been done. Actually I am supportive and will be sending Dave Bott and you a couple of photos of Southern Vents it sounds like you

Rich, No, they were unique to the wooden Ambroid kit. IIRC, the Ambroid car was an ACL prototype that was taller than the Central Valley cars. I had forgotten that there were a

>>Actually except for the L&N's vents, all the rest of the major's Vents have been covered by resin— >>CofG, ACL, SAL. Other owners—N&W, C&O, Southern—numbers too inconsequential to interest