I also saw photos of auto frames and partially finished auto bodies loaded in gondolas that were shipped to this plant. I need to find these photos again. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

To me the building is as interesting and significant as the adjacent rolling stock; it's a classic example of industrial Art Deco, with the curved roofs of the sawtooth skylights and the

An image from the Los Angeles Public Library: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics27/00048175.jpg Caption: A train of the L.A. Junction Railway Co. is stoppedin front of the warehouse of the

I've come across similar cars from my 1939 modeled era in images. All were K brakes originally that were retrofitted to AB brakes. I guess when you think about, why cut holes in the center sill to run

Somebody put some Visine on those slides. Visine gets the red out! LOL! Thanks! — From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> on behalf of STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC

This 1935 image is from the Huntington Library DigitalArchives (http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/)and shows the Studebaker plant in the Central Manufacturing District in Los Angeles:

I have never heard of any mechanical advantage to roller bearingequipped freight cars. When a car is rolling there is virtually no friction at allfor either plain or roller bearings. Any friction

Thanks Ted, could do that indeed. Owever, I studied the picture of CGW 90036 and I'm quite sure the brake gear parts like reservoir, AB valve and cylinder are all situated on the L-side of the

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Slides/71011/m.html?_ssn=rrphotogs&_sop=10 Hello-

Every photo seems to show a different arrangement - I have TC, NKP, MRSphotos. If you can check Mainline Modeler, February 1988, p.40-45 John Nehrich's"PS-0" article w/ drawings and a builder photo of

Hello- A slide dealer I know well has about 30 freight car slides on Ebay, many which are 1950s and some 1960s shots. Go to Ebay, search "rrphotogs" and reduce search to "slides", then newly listed.

All three have found new homes. Thanks Mike, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Hello- I have 3 HO Intermountain kits enhanced with replacement and additional parts for targeted accuracy. 500 New York

Hello- I have 3 HO Intermountain kits enhanced with replacement and additional parts for targeted accuracy. 500 New York Central 10'6" IH box cars built by the NYC in 9-45, NYC 162000-162499.

Fred, You can contact the Illinois Railway Museum's library run by Ted Anderson to see if the have the brake arrangement drawing. Cheers, Ted Culotta

One more if I may. Does anyone know the brake arrangement of these early 'PS-0' cars? I followed the underbody drawing of the F&C instructions which shows the AB-brake arrangement in the usual way:

---In STMFC@..., <doug.harding@...> wrote : Bill others have already sent confirmation that crawler tractors were used in ag service. In my experience in Iowa, not so much. In Iowa crawler tractors

Bill others have already sent confirmation that crawler tractors were used in ag service. In my experience in Iowa, not so much. In Iowa crawler tractors were mostly construction equipment. Farmers in

This is wandering off topic a bit but we're already therewith the spelling discussion, so... I found a source of additional pictures of crawler tractors plussome background on these

Thank you all for your help. Handbrake is Klasing, trucks ASF double truss spring plankless (according to builders photo & diagram). Underbody and trucks black, body BCR. cheers, Fred

My apologies... I thought I was replying direct to Larry. Dennis Storzek