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

as long as the poster follows the tules, then there is no problem, if yoiu don't like the post or object to it, DELETE it, DON'T turn it into a mountain, get a life folks, turn off your computer, and

First a reply to the original question: Yes, I think it is worth preserving. Why. Of the value: At one time...… I had AAR documents copied at the MNHS, and did presentations on them at the

In generic terms, a pretty realistic heat exchanger. The 'shell and tube' nomenclature comes from the fact that the 'shell', the part from the double sets of flanges back toward the end, contains a

Even if I'm not in the market, I appreciate seeing the eBay listings, especially when the models are exemplary such as the current listing. I almost always learn something or at least get a bit of

Just a simple suggestion - Make a SEPARATE groups.io list that initially includes ONLY the members of RealSTMFC - to be the "want to buy - want to sell" list for this group of

Also, any comments on the TIE DOWNS on this load. It seems to me that the blocking would not prevent longitudinal movements. Should there be additional strapping from

Excellent point Ron! Replacement parts for many plastic kits really uses up the stash of brake components. Byron Rose (Pittsburgh Scale Models) packaged both his detailed coupler gear box (that