The Lackawanna had no interchanges with the L&HR, L&NE, NYS&W or NYO&W who could have forwarded cars to the New Haven via Maybrook, or directly to the car ferries that could have

Bruce, Jan 43 ORER pg 931, CISX 500 Capacity 526100, suspiciously identical to the Load Limit in the photo. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

Hey Garth, Thanks for the idea of that crane. I hadn't noticed that kit before. My current plan is to first try and draw on paper a two-dimensional scale sketch using the dimensions in the article

Lester That’s a fine job, Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hello Tom, Thank You for the kind words. Now, the ladder rungs. After the molded rungs are removed I drill number #80 or #79 holes along each stile at the rung fastener location. Next, I do touch

Bill, Probably not much changed in the NPPT between your tariff and the one used during the time of the consist. I can’t remember what number the tariff was when I started working for the

Doug and Friends, For a kitbash, the most likely candidate would be the Truscale/TM/Walthers diesel crane. I haven't checked with Walthers to see if these are still available,

Thanks Don Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Richard Townsend wrote: "I am amazed that there isn't a high-quality injection molded model of this car and its relatives (i.e. the X23). I am aware of the terrific Westerfield resin kits and the

Same story and I have most of them. A “lid” on an open hopper is prototypical, you know. DL&W and others. Schuyler

Hey John, Thanks for the information!!! I googled that and came up with an article from Engineering News from 1913 that shows that the base is 13' 6" long and 9' 10" wide, with a 30' goose-neck boom.

Binghamton (where I grew up) is the furthest east that the DL&W could carry the cars before having to hand them over to “the competition,” the ERIE. Binghamton is also where the interchange with

For those wanting more info on the Browning Engineering Co, Google: Browning Engineering, Cleveland Memory Project. Pat Wade Santa Barbara, CA

John – Do you happen to have any other information on Browning Engineering and perhaps this crane? I have not seen anything further in the society’s archives. For those interested, the crane

I believe that the stock car was an MKT prototype ... Or at least close to it. Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA

I am looking for any of the Southern double sheathed car kits by Sunshine Models. I don't know how many the company made, but I have been unable to locate any since a single kit appeared on eBay 4+

I am amazed that there isn't a high-quality injection molded model of this car and its relatives (i.e. the X23). I am aware of the terrific Westerfield resin kits and the Cannonball plastic kits, but

Hi Tom, Thanks. I have about two dozen Ambroid kits and a handful of the subsequent Northeastern kits, some built, most not or unfinished. One of the yet to be built Northeastern kits is, I

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

This crane was built by Browning Engineering Company in 1911 as Illinois Traction 830. Capacity was 43,500 pounds- less than 22 tons. It later became Illinois Terminal 01, as is obvious from the