Does anyone have a copy of the September 78 model railroader magazine handy? I have it but am moving and it’s packed away in a box somewhere. I desperately need a copy of the scale 44 tonner

Tom, I think the line from North Van to Squamish along Howe Sound was completed in 1955. A 1970s article in a Carstens pub (Railfan & Railroad, most likely) also described the furor when PGE started

Sorry! It’s probably true that many of the USERS of such large machines were also in the industrial east, but not ALL. Some HAD to go “out in interchange” … or be transferred from one car to

Tim, I have one question, do you know the date these cars built, or rebuilt? Dale Florence

The 26th annual RPM Chicagoland event will be held October 24-26th at the Sheraton hotel in Lisle, IL. The event will once again feature three days of clinics on a variety of model railroad topics, a

The OP said it's a 1956 photo. When did PGE complete the line to North Vancouver? I remember a TRAINS article from the late '50s - early '60s regarding the hullabaloo that ensued when PGE decided to

My all-time favorite. A Jack Beal photo. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date:

Tony, couple of possibilities. The yard in Vancouver is not identified. Walter Frost took pictures in various yards belonging to CN, CP, and GN. If this is a CP yard, the load could have traveled

I now have a complete listing of the Mark Vaughan decals we now own. We’re not a business. We just want to share decals that were off the market. Below is the final listing with 1990s pricing. Happy

The load looks to be 1/2 half of a hot or cold steel rolling mill stand. Two castings are shown making one stand of a steel rolling mill. The screw down machinery on top of the stand is added later.

VERY cool! Growing up in Pittsburgh, you were besieged by the cacophony of noise, air pollutants, and smells you would never get away with now. Elden Gatwood

I have seen others like this, that were for creating things like large mill rolls, flywheels, and such. They didn't use regular molds for these ingots, but made up special breakable molds, once

It says it’s an ingot, but it looks rough, like concrete. And why the asymmetric shape? David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@...

Would a large load like this have been included in a regular train, or would it have required it’s own engine and caboose? David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@...

Their symmetry also suggests something to do with a very large magnet. David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@...

Just a guess, but I’m slightly familiar with these machines … my dad worked for Ring Screw Works in Detroit. He took me there a few times to see where he worked. They had a bunch of cold-headers,

The CB&Q converted some composite 40’ gons to TOFC service and they were quite unsuccessful. The Burlington Route Historical Society has a “data sheet” (#12) that has a photo.

Dan; Good guess! That could be it. Elden Gatwood

Could be frames for cold-heading (forging) machines. Dan MItchell ==========

Tim, Thank you for the R. I. Gondola TOFC Cars. I am guessing that the car you built was from a Tichey war emergency car. Looks very good. Thanks for the pictures Dale Florence