Ron, Many NC&StL freight cars ran in full NC paint well after the 1957 merger with L&N. Some were given the patch job with L&N reporting marks and number. Most (400) of these particular NC&StL

Bill, I have a copy of that photo of NC&StL #19210 that you attached, and noticed that the end is not the original type as-delivered. See attached builder’s photo of #19399. Perhaps the newer

Ron I am unsure of the provenance of the attached photo but hope it helps you. Bill Welch Ya'll RR Modeler

Thanks, Brian. I have a good inventory of the Kato. Ron Merrick

A-3 Ride Control. Kato or Kadee. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

I'm building a Branchline kit for NC&StL 19000 series box, built 1946. Haven't found any photos on line or in the L&N book. Lots of photos of the PS-1 22000 series. What kind of trucks? The 1966

Richard Bale has a lengthy article about FC trucks in the June issue of MRH. Bill Welch

Hi Friends, We're looking forward to seeing you in Collinsville, Illinois on 20-21 July for the big 2018 St. Louis RPM meet! Meet up with 550 of your friends and fellow railroad modelers at the

This provides an interesting explanation on the situation that the Rock Island encountered when they converted a number of single sheathed boxcars to cabooses beginning in the late 1930s. Most were

Hi all, I'm looking for a Sunshine Models MDT 8000 series composite reefer kit #20.1, 1941-1960. If you have one that you can send my way, I will give it a good home. Cheers, George Corral La Grange,

When using PowerPoint with intentions of showing your program on another computer, ie via a thumb drive, make sure you save the file as a “Package Presentation for CD” file, which is different

Create on your new iPad, and save to a thumb drive. Someone will have a real computer at the event…. 8^) Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Bill Welch

I can share your concerns. Several years ago my wife bought a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, and I loved it. So much lighter than the other laptop we had and when we travel, it is such a difference. Best of all,

To amplify Doug and Nelson’s comments on CB&Q Waycars….. Without researching the issue, the application of Allied Full Cushion Trucks to CB&Q waycars was very limited (to two cars… One wood and

Bill Welch wrote: I always bring a memory stick with my Powerpoint version on it. If my computer won't boot up, lots of computers will accept Powerpoint because it's pretty much a Microsoft OS

We all have our methods and reasons Bill and Tony but unfortunately I suffer from a Chronic Condition known as the "What Ifs" . . . —What If my computer will not boot up? —What If I can not find a

By the way, the CP and CN steel 8-hatch reefers were designed, built and used in general service for transporting over great distances any perishable commodities that required temperature protection

Bill Keene wrote: I agree, Bill, and there is no necessity to make the PDF conversion. If one likes Keynote better than Powerpoint, one can always create the talk in Keynote and save a version as

Bill, I am somewhat surprised that you convert your presentations to PDF and not present using the Keynote software. I am curious about your reasons for this as it appears to me that you are loosing

Nice looking model, Lester, and a sensible approach to the stand-in issue with the ends. As I conduct more and more operating sessions on my layout, where car ends are frequently not very visible, my