Reminder EVERYBODY I did ask you to send these massages to me at MY EMAIL Account, NOT HERE fgexbill(at)tampabay.rr.com Bill Welch

We were very impressed with this place last year on Thusday night! Its up on North Atlantic towards the cruise port, in the shopping center with the other Publix, and think that up there is called

Excellent Bill, truly excellent Fenton Wells

Guys, For those who might be tired of shoveling snow and enduring freezing temps, here’s the latest flyer of PrototypeRails with both the clinic schedule and clinic descriptions:

That's some amazing work Bill. Thanks for sharing George Toman

As we know the Pennsy built thousands of their X29 design and with few exceptions like the late cars with Dreadnaught ends they are identical. Personally I find building two or more identical models

Ed There are a variety of AAR hopper drawing reprints in the Sept 1987 Mainline Modeler, including the one that you are looking for. The drawing that appears in the Car Cycs appears to be the AAR

Hi Ben, Thanks for the confirmation. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Ralph Brown wrote: "A number of 14” 50 caliber railway guns were built for the Navy by Baldwin Locomotive Works late in the war, one of which was used after the war for testing 14” ammunition,

​Ralph, I too wondered as to whether this was one of the WWI USN railway guns. I'm pretty sure it is, but there just isn't quite enough visible to be sure. Regards Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Hi Bob, et al., Regarding the third photograph listed (http://digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A72295), the New York Historical Society Museum & Library caption

From the PRRT&HS Gondola book - The arrangement drawing was changed to specify an extra 3 side stakes and to include the racks for scrap tin service in 1949. As of October 31, 1954, the PRR had 23

Ed Hawkins was selling these cars at a very early Naperville meet and that is where I got mine (car #40876). They were offered by the T&P Historical Society IIRC. Anyway, I made the door by cutting

Steve Hile wrote: "How about using Dan Hall's Southwest Scale 5 panel door?  No photo on the site, but Superior 6 Ft Wide 10' 6" IH 5 Panel Door  Too tall.  The T&P cars are 10 ft IH.  Otherwise,

I am surprised to see that the OER tracing shows only six of these cars remaining in 1958. I worked at the HJ Heinz plant in Pittsburgh in 1957-58 and these cars would show up on one of our B&O

How about using Dan Hall's Southwest Scale 5 panel door? No photo on the site, but http://southwestscale.com/Superior-6-Ft-Wide-10-6-IH-5-Panel-Door-FC-650.htm I was a little leery of Protocraft

Tony Pawley wrote: "Easiest way to the 5-panel door is to either make one or take the 8-panel one and scrape the ribs off then relay news one I guess?" Not sure what "8-panel" door you're referring

you have a keen eye for the obvious -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

They also will burn if the fans were not turnoff. Heaters not fastened properly will also do the same. Don’t ask how I know. Walter Ohrnell

Three-course 7(?)k radial Standard Tank Car product, rebuilt for acid service at some point. The dome platform may have been added at that time. Page 15 shows one of the ex-Piedmont