That’s really a practical shipping method, because it only requires one loading and one unloading of the individual cars. Much less opportunity of damage. Too bad it’s beyond my era, because that

Tony is quite correct in noting that "overlooks" was probably a poor choice of words on my part... Railroads reported what they were required to report to the two tariffs, and in some cases chose to

Ian Cranstone wrote: Remember, the ORER didn't seek out anything. Each car owner sent in a report, as often as they thought necessary (some would remain unchanged, with original date, for multiple

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 2:09:42 PM PDT, WILLIAM PARDIE <pardiew001@...> wrote: ........... This is a McKean PS-1 kit. My friend

I woul like to point out that the C&O Historical Society (www.cohs.org) is offering a DVD containing all of the Mainline Modeler back issues. It is priced at $89.95 Much good stuff in there. Note:

Bill Pardie wrote: "That was the first and last time that I took a model to an event." Well, that's a true shame. Ben Hom

The recent discussion on the C&BT kits has prompted me to pull l this car out of the showcase. I had not looked at it for years. This is a McKean PS-1 kit. My friend Andy Carlson deemed this kit as

The list gives one an idea as to just how large the lease fleets (UTLX, GATX, SHPX, NATX, and for Canada, CGTX and TCLX). The ORER has always been a little shaky in tank car information, and

Thanks Andy !! I purchased another photo like this at the last CCB gathering. That one included a pickup truck in the mix of vehicles loaded onto the semi rack in1959. From talking with folks in the

That was model railroad humor Howard, I used to be a judge at times as well Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Boy the lettering of the Capy, Ld. Lmt. and Lt. Wt. will cost this guy many NMRA contest points for sloppy decaling. Too bad as it is a nice looking car other than that. Fenton No. That is where you

I don't mean to contradict the summary by Dennis Storzek, but thought readers might like a summary of PFE practice. The earliest PFE cars, from 1906 to 1920, had outside board roofs (metal sheet

Ken Adams writes: What were the dates for this version of the SP&S herald scheme. Is this post steam/1956? Ken -- The Microscale decal set is very

-Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Garth, my July 1950 ORER doesn't list any WP tank cars. Suppose they were all in company service by then. best regards, Fred Jansz

It looks to me like those sacks (flour probably?) are hand stacked. Certainly maximizes the loading of the car - at the cost of labor. Soon after this photo was taking mgmt started cutting labor

Schuyler, I worked on a few books for Morning Sun and articles for the N&W Hist. Society, but nothing for magazines. And thank you. Bill Bill McClure www.billmcclure.smugmug.com www.mcclureimages.com

Thank you, Dennis. You're a pretty good sleuth! Todd Sullivan

Dear group A while back I was able to buy the Herald King decal set for the Pennzoil 3 compartment tank car described in a Model Railroader article of some years ago. This article had no prototype

We hadsome discussion a while bach about which side the dome platform belongs on when the car has it on only one side. Looking for something else in the Safety Appliance section of the 1922 Car