Beautiful work, Jack Thanks for the photos Tom

As I recall, we decided some time ago that maintenance of way equipment could be shared on this chat list. A number of years ago I began collecting information on this crane and drew detailed

Hi Bob, Since hardwood has usually been more valuable/expensive than softwoods, I would assume that hardwood stakes (of oak, for example) wouldn't be used unless there was a need for high strength

Add to this total around 2,000 36-foot ventilated boxcars owned by the Louisville & Nashville during this period. These were built in 1923—one thousand each by Mt. Vernon and Tenn. Coal, Iron &

Nice find, Charlie. No, the book in my possession is from eight years later, June, 1926, and is limited to trucks and the Recommended Practice car designs the ARA had adopted; the single sheathed

True, but I'm looking for industry practice rather than just what is allowed. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Anybody out there have a spare set of Grandt Line #5167 reefer door latch hardware, they be willing to part with? -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Hi List Members, A nice view of a Philadelphia & Reading composite gondola... https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2007661661/ Also, if you download the TIF version of the image linked below, you

Do you have drawings for any of the castings Camel provided for boxcar doors? These are, AFAIK, very hard to find. A collection of sill step drawings (w/ reference to which car series used them)

All If the volume in question is this one… Drawings of the standards and recommended practice of the Master Car Builders Association Henry O. Shepard Co. Press Chicago 1918 It is already

I think you just answered your own question, since every species on that list other than "hardwood" is considered a softwood. Dennis Storzek

Stakes For Lumber Loads: Hardwood Vs. Softwood In the Owl Mountain Models video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LngArG22gU ) on assembling their lumber load kit the narrator states (at 12:30 into

For E-size material a medium format camera might be preferable, just in case anyone's planning to digitize material that large. OhByTheWay, something better than Acrobat Pro should be the tool to

It can be said for the west coast of Canada. Somewhere in my stuff I have photo proof . . . Rob

I'll second the use of a DSLR for digitizing a book such as this. A simple copy stand and a 20+ MP DSLR can generally do well for most items up to 11x17 in size or so, depends on how fine the

Very fine and realistic items. He has been at CCB Prototype Rails in 2018 and 2019. Glad to see he is expanding his offerings and making the rounds at various shows and meets. Bill Welch

Beyond modeling they have value. I care for museum equipment. We are FRA regulated. Among those regulations is the 50 year freight car rule... That says cars are done at 50 years with some

of course, it has historical value and should be preserved and scanned, there appears to be no shortage of volunteers for the project, i would just add, that who/whomever is chosen, doesn't ise this

What is missing from the long established rules is the situation where a list member sees something for sale from some unknown third party and believes the item may be of general interest to other

. . .or build something. Bill Welch