By coincidence, its sister kit (#1006) just came out of the paint shop. It's the 1906 8' high version (vs the 1908 8'-6"). Same kit otherwise. Has to be one of the better F&Cs, the radial roof

John LaRue wrote: Re: USRA Cabooses From: mofwcaboose Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:26:46 PDT The B&M cabooses were second hand from the Lehigh & New England. B&M C-90 - C-92 were from the L&NE series

Bill, I believe that is a different car. Larry, If you have an article or photos on them, I would be interested. I have the 1922 CBD. Everyone, The history on this car I believe is that they are from

Number 1981 with an odd (for a caboose) reweigh date of 1953. -Andy Carlson

Roger Huber wrote: Well, summer IS the slow time in the hobby (for most people). Roger's description of Walthers reminds of an event years ago. I had ordered the Alexander pillar crane kit

Pierre, Well that's certainly not good news. Great products and always nice to order from too. On a similar note, yesterday I went on several shop websites trying to stock up on many different items

Ken Adams asked: "A little OT but isn't this the box car almost ready to arrive on our shores in RTR form from Rapido?" No. The Rapido car is a different

A little OT but isn't this the box car almost ready to arrive on our shores in RTR form from Rapido?

Good day all, About 25+ years ago The Car Shop produced an etched brass model of these cars in O and HO scales. Occasionally, one shows up on EBay. Dave Lawler Avon Lake, Ohio

Just tried calling Reboxx today, the number is disconnected. I have this sinking feeling that semi-scale wheelsets are going to become a little more of a challenge -- Pierre

35' Poles were and are still the common height. I worked for an outside electrical contractor, and the majority of poles in our inventory were 35' poles with a smattering of 40', 45' and 50' poles

Late to the party, but this picture of PE 1978 shows fresh paint. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Bill Welch and I share thoughts on our St. Louis RPM experiences in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. Photo gallery links are included! http://blog.resincarworks.com/st-louis-rpm-summary/ Eric

Jim Thanks for your information on the RF&P/PE cars. It looks like this knocks them out as USRA cars, and even clones, though they do have a similar appearance. Based on your

Hello Garth, Bill, and list, At first glance the RF&P cabs may appear to be USRA design, but they actually pre-date the USRA proposed caboose specs by some time and are dimensionally different. The

The B&M cabooses were second hand from the Lehigh & New England. B&M C-90 - C-92 were from the L&NE series 574 - 578, built by Magor in 1931. B&M cabooses C-93 - C-95 were former L&NE 571 - 573, built

Eich, . . . Because it is written . . .Good story! John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736

Hi Seth, The Boston & Maine had noting really close to any USRA designed cabeese. Cordially, Don Valentine Virus-free. www.avast.com

Jim: Thanks for the good info on an uncommon box car! Actually, the cars never left Southern ownership. They were repainted and lettered for the A&EC but never “lost” their Southern numbers. It is

Lake Erie Franklin & Clarion (LEF&C) too. Jim Kubanick