did you look at the Barringer AC&F Flickr site - theremight be builder's photos of them there..... Bob Webber

The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one

RJ Dial wrote: If by SP you mean Southern Pacific, I can assure you that SP did not paint flat car decks, ever, at least prior to 1960. They did use treated wood, but not paint. Tony

2 last questions before I get started on kitbashing. The Mainstreeter stock car article reflects different ends than the PFE reefer end, was that because of the extra bracing the open-sided stock car

So you don't think I'm like my grandmother, sweet lady, but she would always leave out some part of a recipe she was asked to share. I forgot to mention that one needs to really gouge up the surface

Fred Jansz wrote: No problem, Fred, of course it's your call. In my own case, I have more than 60 PFE reefer models, but not one reversed-stripe car nor a single aluminum car. Too rare for

Doug, I should have been more clear when I wrote "Chicago was another gateway". Chicago was another gateway between the Eastern and Western Territories. Divisions were an arcane example of the

Yes, 2 of the San Pedro guns were 14 inch model 1920 (RG)railway guns - a ring (not unlike a turntable) was prepared, trucksrolled away and ...instant emplacement. But there were a halfdozen Taft

Bruce, that white stuff is where the scenery guys hadn’t gotten to yet. Come back in the spring and it’ll be done and all green. Bill Daniels Santa Rosa, California

Bob, I don't think that the gun tube on the PRR F22 flat cars is the same as the "installed" photo. I'm away from my sources, but the latter guns at Fort McArthur were railway mounts, as is shown in

So as a member Ralph, have you complained, lobbied protested. . .to the NMRA as #L2532?! Bill Welch

Lester That’s a really great looking model. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Tom: I already have a collection of the typical, now I want the a-typical, for it to stand out among the typical. Tony: because there's a picture of such an inverted herald on a '16' in your book and

Photo: Gun Barrel On Flat Cars Photo taken at the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Yard, Los

Hi Bill. I have found the NMRA archives very frustrating. Numerous search typically produce results not even remotely related to the search parameters. I’ve pretty much given them up. Pax,

Or maybe we just want to have fun. Our money, time, business, etc. Bill Welch

Hello, I have some Rapido Northern Pacific boxcars for sale. This is the double sheathed fish belly boxcar that came out a year ago and disappeared from dealers shelves. The cars I am offering are

One clarification: The BLT. date stencil was required from the time the car was built, not added at the first reweigh. The NEW station symbol was just a convenient way to denote that the original Lt.

Hi, Lester -- Nice work! And thanks for the timely roadmap. Bob Chapman

Perhaps it could be called the "Stamp Collector Syndrome", as in the desire not to collect a quantity of the typical, but a menagerie of the unusual. Tom Casey -----Original Message-----