Tim, I wrote “I believe that the water columns in the photos are of the Poage design", and then you post an image of...………..a Sheffield design asking "so where is it? Apples,

Tim, The item is not listed as in-stock at Intermountain and they have been caught in the Chinese closure mess. Check Des Plaines, Caboose, Klein and Walthers and other vendors.

When I first did the clinic, pre-wired 603s were hard to come by. Now you can buy them or 402s on ebay very inexpensively. You certainly want warm white or golden white. I use them for everything.

Yes. The Springer Archive at Temple Texas Railroad & Heritage Museum is endowed by Fred Springer with the idea that they don’t charge for services. Compare that with some museums that want $50 to

Mike I have a couple of Lofton family photos I can send if Tricia says it is OK. Here is Martin, Frank and me in the sales room at one of the Naperville shows. Charlie Slater Pattern Maker for

Mike here is one I have of Martin, Frank and me in the sales room at one of the Naperville shows. I have a couple of Lofton family shots I can send if you would like, after Tricia says it is

David has said before that PTC frames from about 1912 to 1916 lookexactly like STC underframes built beginning in 1916, when both PTC and STC changeddesigns. It's very confusing! :-) Tim O' Standard

Tony’s right - even with a responsive museum to the hobby, until someone, usually a volunteer, takes the time to inventory and catalog them and then enter them in a computer system - which could be

I'm not sure that "vacuum breaker" is the proper description of the bell shaped part's function; I always thought it was the counterweight for a relief valve that prevented water hammer when the

The USRA twin hoppers were built with KD brake equipment arranged like this. No brake diagram in the 1922 CBC, but there might be something in the 1919, which would be in the public domain. Dennis

James SANDIFER wrote: Excellent statement. There are archives that you might not be sure will retain a gift and take care of it (or may not even have a long life), and there are archives where

Wish I could help. Bill ---- Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:

Not all K brake installations were the same. I’ve seen photos with the K brake cylinder pointed out towards the end sill and the opposite, with the cylinder pointing towards the slope sheet. Eric

In preparation for the 25th "Naperville" RPM meet this fall, I am wondering if anyone has a photo, or two of Martin Lofton, who started it all, that they could share as we honor his memory at this

so where is it?

Ron, From the N&WHS Archives: http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=51999 Hope this helps. Jim Brewer

Hugh and Mike – In the 1980s Byron Rose and I visited the plant and met with the marketing manager. We were allowed to copy photos in an early Heinz history book, all the photos in the archives

I have been using 402 LEDs purchased prewired* for passenger car lights. I think they would work for those who don't want to do the soldering. Of course they

Hello- Offered for purchase....... UP B-50-24 or 27 cars. Prewar youngstown doors. Marklin Union Pacific 10-pack ACR 40' box cars Hello- I have a 10 pack set (10 cars in total) of Marklin

There are pictures of hoppers with K brakes on the web and a couple of drawings that indicate copyright, but I have not found any that can be used for a clinic on brakes. Any help would be