https://www.kidneypuncher.com/n80-square-wire-30ft-spool/ .3mm = ~1" .4mm = ~1-3/8" John Monrad

Which reminds me, I recall someone found a source for square brake wheel shaft material. Search of the archives has lots of results, but none specifically relevant. Anyone know of a practical source?

This advertisement from Intermountain's Trainfest flyer got me to thinking just how far freight car modeling has come in the 30 or so (plus or minus) years since the "resin revolution" ran headfirst

Texas & Northern -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

The Erie and C&O at least if not also the NKP and any oother road the Vans controlled did use square brake rods. Even Atlas caught this and took it into account with there 1932 ARA cars. Cordially,

Only reason I knew there were two is because on Facebook Rapido was alerting potential customers that reservations for the Yellow TH&B cars far outnumbered reservations for all others and alerting

Two of the USRA cars were painted yellow in 1954. The numbers were 4576 and 4795. Both were used in captive service on the TH&B, not in interchange service. This info is found on the Westerfield

What was the name of the railroad with the initials T&N? Anyone know? I see a couple of their gons in the Lakes States photos. I wondered about Tennessee & Northern with a connection to the

Mike. Mid 50’s but unless you are modeling the TH&B don’t bother they were in captive online service. The steel yellow and black cars are ok. Brian J. Carlson

Assume you are talking about the TH&B yellow and black scheme Mike. I do not know the date but I do know there were only two such cars. Bill Welch

Can someone tell me when the yellow sided paint scheme began? Mike

They have both, just swap out the edge frame Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean Sent from AOL Desktop-- Hey Boss, Somehow I got deleted from

I would appreciate those of you who have Ted Culotta’s Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual to turn to page 74. In the top photo of IC boxcar 16704 I see an air reservoir on the underbody under

Hello Steam Era Modeler: To celebrate National Model Railroading Month, we are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is having a NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD MONTH SALE! Our Sale will be in

Those are available on Shapeways and I too plan the IM Monon kitbash John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC

Walt; On the PRR most were round (all early PRR boxcars, most early flatcars, hoppers and gons), but all applications where the brake had to lock with other than something like a ratchet and pawl,

Check the group messages, this was discussed about a year ago. Bill Welch found a source of square stock suitable for brake shafts, and was giving out pieces at RPMs. I got a length from him at

This year at Lisle I heard several people discussing the need for small square stock for use as brake staff material. At the time I was thinking that the brake staffs that I had seen years ago when

Photo: MP Boxcar 85825 A fair quality photo taken in 1929: http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cs/id/8176/rec/341 Caption: Missouri Pacific boxcar number 85825 sits near

Eliminated Gould/Tichy as the tooling source of the ERTL USRA cars - I was thinking of their USRA steel rebuilds and USRA SS. RJ Dial