If you have a large layout that is based on a real or imaginary location close to the Canadian border you should have a lot of Canadian freight cars. I live in a suburb of Buffalo and have lived here

Hi Jim, Yes, the modeling of Steam-Era Freight Cars is in scope. And by the way, since your email obviously includes your first and last names (jimbetz@ … ),

All freight cars have been sold. Hugh T Guillaume

Regarding scope on the STMFC, Jim Betz asks: “Are Modeling Questions In Scope - or Not?” Definitely. Note the STMFC rule: “The objectives include the sharing of information about North

One of the major commodities carried by Canadian cars was Newsprint The newspapers in major cities of the Northeast had an insatiable need for this product. .Armand Premo

Remember that the N-G model is ONLY for "free roamer" boxcars. Once you factor in specific time frames, areas, railroads, divisions, industries, specific scheduled freights, online interchanges,

John, I will agree to some of your stipulations, except that it had almost nothing to do with Santa Fe. It was the Southern Railway in North Carolina. I chose 1934 partly because of the data

Guys, For some reason, we don’t seem to understand the basic rule of the STMFC: “ALL SUBJECTS OTHER THAN THOSE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH STEAM ERA FREIGHT CARS ARE PROHIBITED FROM MEMBER

Hi, I've used both the HiTech real rubber hoses and plastic hoses. They both look 'pretty good' as is. The plastic hoses tend to take paint (I use acrylics) a -little- easier than the HiTech (in

Sorry. billinsf@... Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

Jim, I don't doubt your numbers or references ... but I think that what I picked up on during Tony's clinic at BAPM on Saturday is that "20,000 cars" was not a huge percentage of the freight car

Jim, On topic and a simple answer - HiTech. These are real rubber and do not break. They are awesome and very realistic. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn,

Absolutely on topic, when accompanied by a last name as per rules. Bill Welch

DOH!!! I went to this group's page and it seems to imply that how to questions are on topic. Correct? - Jim B.

Hi, Most of the posts to this group are directed at the details of the prototype for the era. Are posts that discuss the methods used to MODEL the prototype for the era OK, tolerated, or

Originally (1902) they were used to track install and removal dates with a range of years and months cast into the rubber in a manner that allowed the dates to be cut out without damage. Ref: 1903 Car

Hi, So I went looking for images on the web of "Tony's Signature Freight Cars" examples ... and went back to the following page http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/gallery/boxautosmain.html which

---In STMFC@..., <jimbetz@...> wrote : Howard, Thanks - I suspect those labels were for "wreck identification". I remembered them wrong (that they were metal instead of part of the rubber) ... or

Tim, Or were you saying that the number 18 -is- a ratio and it is 18:1? That seems more likely? - Jim B.

Howard, Thanks - I suspect those labels were for "wreck identification". I remembered them wrong (that they were metal instead of part of the rubber) ... or they are metal these days and