So I see. I looked at the photo you reference, and it's definitely too new for me (as is the case for many rebuilds). Interesting that the defect card holder is in approximately the same place,

I had no idea what a complicated set of answers would result from a simple question. Thanks to all. As luck would have it, I do have one pair of the Southwest Scale 622 door in inventory. Bad news

Here is the southwest Models door on a Branchline car, albeit a Georgia boxcar. Bill Welch

Southwest has the doors you need: http://southwestscale.com/Freight-Car-Details_c3.htm These were used on several Pullman deliveries of the 1944 cars for southeastern RR's, a.k.a. as "Ya'll

Unless you are seeing something on that right truck that I am not, you are looking through the sideframe and seeing the bolster. The bolster has a hole in it. I'm fairly sure of that because it is

John, The as-built ends were 4-4 improved dreadnaught, not 3-4. The one on #19210 is definitely different. I'm looking at the end of one of those cars rebuilt by L&N's South Louisville Shops, which

Steve, I think the ends are the same 3-4 improved dreadnaught on both cars. The shadow on the color photo conveniently obscures the taper and wide center portion of the major ribs, making it easy to

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

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