Tim, And with all that, you got it wrong? :) The N-G model does NOT apply to mill gondolas. They are regional in distribution. Flat cars do conform to the N-G model, at least for some

Schuyler A summary??? LOL !! I have over 1,500 saved emails I could send to you ... :-) Or just the 578 emails from Tim Gilbert, and about a hundred from DaveNelson? My summary for your time frame:

Schuyler, Yes. Repeatedly. In the archives. But to make it simple, here it is, again: Boxcars from any given railroad appear on any other railroad at the same frequency as they occur in the national

Gize, I wasn’t very interested in the Gilbert-Nelson Distribution Model when it was being developed. I didn’t have a layout then (still don’t, but maybe . . .) so I satisfied my Freight Car

Tony and others interested, I've tabulated the ICC statistics for 4 dairy product commodity classes and you can find them in Excel files

IRC customer service is very good - if you bought the kit new, and it was incorrectly packed, I expect they'll replace it or send you a roof. Tim O'Connor

All the messages about about C&BT, IMWX and IM got me to dig out the 4 IM ATSF kits that I have on hand. Since I am now retired, they are on my radar to be built. Wouldn't you know it, the first one I

IF anybody is interested, I checked my "stash" of kits as I knew that I had purchased some C&BT ATSF reefers when they came out. I will never build them and I now offer them (3 of them) for sale along

The RPM Chicagoland event is ahead on the calendar. Early registrants for the event will receive a minikit. Check out those details on the RCW blog.

Does anyone have a Westerfield #7861 Santa Fe Bx-O/5 box car they would like to sell either kit or built up? Jared Harper Athens, GA

Schuyler, No surprise that the home road cars would be held, but there are two factors to consider: 1) During WWII, the shortage of XM's was considered to be rather acute (and hence the use of MT

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the Army set up regulating stations at Spokane, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, and El Paso to maintain fluid traffic conditions on the Pacific coast. They and

Guys, Don't forget this is in 1943 during WWII. The Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) through ICC orders has just made the private reefers a national pool, the ODT Liquid Transport Division is

Scott: I have often split Pierre's styles in order to get a flat side for the ends. If you are using the bending tool try clamping the style in the tool with the side to be removed outboard. Then

Also, demurrage is something charged to rail customers, notrailroads. Railroads paid per diem to each other. If you took too long to loador unload your cars, you paid demurrage. Or if your cargo sat

Schuyler Larrabee] wrote: Schuyler, my understanding from talking to railroaders, and also from perusing data of this period, is that you are exaggerating the importance of per diem (as do many

Tom, Dennis is not on this list as his modeling interests are a time which has not yet occurred as far as this list is concerned. He, in fact, did provide the 1988 date which then confirmed with

Schuyler Larrabee] wrote: Schuyler, my understanding from talking to railroaders, and also from perusing data of this period, is that you are exaggerating the importance of per diem (as do many

Guys, In this discussion, please remember the US Marine Corps west coastsupply and repair depot was located at Yermo (now USMC LogisticsCenter, Barstow.) So there was a need for spare cars for

The instruction sheet in the IMWX 1937 boxcar kit is copyright 1991. I first met Jerry Porter that year at the Denver National; NMRA convention ("Mountains of Fun in '91").IIRC he had just, or was