Bill Keene asked: "What is the rough date that the X29F box cars went into service? Would these have been in service during the circle keystone era?" c. 1958. They are post-circle keystone era; the

Elden, What is the rough date that the X29F box cars went into service? Would these have been in service during the circle keystone era? My knowledge of the PRR is quite limited thus this rather

Gang; This is a dedicated service PRR X29F in appliance service to GE, with STB load restraining equipment. They were specially rebuilt from X29 u/f’s expressly for this purpose. Elden

I used a similar technique for tarp covered loads. Attached are a couple images. I start with a pad of chipboard from a cereal box and glue Styrofoam shapes onto it. Then I covered the shapes with

Micro-Trains (N Scale) does this to a degree. See attached - sorry that this particular car is outside our time frame, but it does show what they list. Take Care, Brian R. Termunde Midvale, Utah

Group; Thank you for all your great input on this subject! It added greatly to my knowledge of how diverse all these services were. Thanks! Elden Gatwood

Um, I didn't mean making cocktails during op sessions -- or at the workbench. Just after completing a project! Of course those not consuming alcohol at all will miss the multiple-use feature. Tony

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Tony, some railroads observe Rule G. And some observe the exceptions to the rule. C. Peck

Exactly what I found. Presumably the substitute is effective as a paint thinner, but it's pretty useless for welding plastic. Jack Mullen

Charles Peck wrote: Yeah, but you can make cocktails with Everclear. Multiple use! Tony Thompson tony@...

Add paint stores and chandleries; it's a fine cleaning sovent. If you think of using it for hand sanitizers, though, it probably doensn't meet US Pharmacopeia standards — "Don't worry, boys, it's

Well, Branchline put the paint scheme date on the box. Rapido, True Line, Tangent, Exactrail, and Intermountain (and probably some I’m missing) have various amounts of information on their website

Yes, I have in the past bought alcohol at such places. Can't buy from an empty shelf. Chuck Peck

Try the paint department at a hardware or home improvement store for isopropol. Demand there doesn't seem to be impacted by the Corona crisis. Jack Mullen

I like to use tissue paper like what comes with a new shirt. I cut it to the dimensions of a tarp, typically 12 x 12. Lay it or them over the object and tack it in place with Elmer's. This will not

I was told yesterday by a person at Walgreens that all alcohol is selling fast because of the corona virus scare. Roger Huber Deer Creek Locomotive Works

Walmart, Walgreen, CVS, etc. all sell 70% and 91% isopropanol for under $2 quart. Nelson Moyer

Stripping paint is my usual use, sometimes just lifting lettering. As for local stores, Publix supermarket, Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS. I also priced Everclear ethyl alcohol but for only 75%, it was

Did you perhaps mispronounce "silkspan"? The tissue used for covering balsa model aircraft came to mind when I first saw this thread, and so did that other water-shrunk covering material. My only