Hi List Members, Nice image of early CBQ cars...

Do you have any idea what Bragdon's adhesive might be? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Weight Of An Industrial Boiler? I have an HO scale Birchfield industrial fire tube boiler to use as a flat car or gondola load. It is a 3D printed

Hi List Members, Are the six axle gons former VGN cars? If so, they are far from home.

Hi List Members, At some industries, boxcars can be lined up on two tracks such that the far car is accessed by walking thru the near car and then across a steel plate serving as a bridge to get to

My understanding is that Bragdon’s has an adhesive mixed in which is activated by pressure. Rubbing the powder generates the required pressure. To my knowledge no other weathering powders have

Jim, Great looking model. Were these the cars modified for drywall loading? Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

Jim, Do you know why the decal film forms a 'shadow' around all of the lettering? Did you decal after the weathering of the areas where the decals are? Lighting? (Some times decals will reflect

Can anyone tell me what the binder is in weathering powders? What is the substance that makes the powders stick when rubbed? Onto a steam era freight car. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Nice looking car Jim. Well done

IIRC The saying came about because the car would hold 40 men or 8 horses. Useful information for the military planners needing to move men and materials. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

I don't think it's a USRA or derivative. The truck is rather close to the end, which suggests to me a 5'0" draft arm. David Thompson

Which will STILL get you the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC. Chuck Peck

On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 01:26 PM, John Barry wrote: Aw shucks, they got the number wrong on the bottom car, the prototype is PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000No dashes in PRR numbers. Besides, it's PENNSYLVANIA

Attached is a low-rez photo of an Intermountain 70-ton AAR bulkhead flat I modified to represent a B&O P-25D. The car represents 1 of 50 built at B&O’s Dubois PA shops in 1959 wearing stenciling

Aw shucks, they got the number wrong on the bottom car, the prototype is PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box

Andy, A problem is that research libraries are not necessarily archives. And if you think the disposal of interesting railroad related material is recent, I’ll tell you about my first summer job in

I was able to download and open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader without any problems. Jim Brewer

California's Cal Poly University (San Luis Obispo) about 4 years ago decided that a paper library was unwanted in this digital age. With a collection of 1000's of technical publications, it took weeks

Also remarkable detail shots there. Air hose mounting and side of couplers. Schuyler