I wish I had drawings Dennis - my version is scaled from photos. But to answer the panel question, I simply went with what I could see in photos. When my project started, I referenced the Jim

Steve, You can broaden that shipping time frame a bit. M3 tanks were used for training in several locations around the United States. In addition, some M3 Lees were rebuilt into other types of

Bill, Sorry, but you’ve “triggered” me. Please save us from the pseudo-science babble of people like your optometrist friend. Bottom line, the emission and absorption wavelengths of refracted

Rob, where did you find a reference that shows two pressings per panel? Any drawing or photo I've seen shows only one, and lots of separate panels combined to make up the end. Dennis Storzek

Here is an ad for THE FOWLER CAR printed in the 1916 issue of Car Builder’s Dictionary and Cyclopedia. John Riddell Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Your secret is safe with me, Bob. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Garth, Folks, This set of photos is a companion to a set of photos of NC&St.L FM-7 #70035 with a similar load. We discussed BOTH loads back in April of 2017. This appears to have been a load test with

Don, I'm just going by the titles of the articles, and yield to your knowledge of history in this matter. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Friends, Am I seeing a distinct dip in the BAR flat car with the tank? Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Elden, I second your comments on the complexity of pools. And when it comes to sub-assemblies, one also should consider that some parts were made by contractors. For instance, American Metal Products

Thanks for the confirmation. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Charlie: I am not aware of any exceptions to the 3" height as long as you are talking about the 1927+ ARA standard (which was when the LD LMT stencil was added). Prior, there was more variation in

Charlie, Reweigh data applied by the Monon was the same size as on newly painted cars, 3 inches. Background colors could be either black or brown depending on a number of things at any given

My optometrist friend rightly points our eyes ‘see’ different colors from others peoples eyes. This color thing is important to me too. We need to allow a more relaxed definition. For example

Lee Thanks for all the input. Charlie -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Eric, The C&O 82000-82999 series double door auto boxes were built 1924-25 by Illinois Car, and the 83000-83999 in 1924 by Pullman Car. The latter series was originally Hocking Valley cars. The

Don, Can you provide documentation to support your assertion of only 10,000 being built before the construction was altered? As well as can you support your assertion that the label

Hi Garth, Please name even one stock car built that used the Fowler Patent. This nonsense began with my old friend Al Westerfield. The fact of the matter is that fewer than 10,000 BOX CARS were

Since when does an early Lidgerwood become a "flat car"? These things were around for years to unload ballast from ballast cars with sides that opened though I yet to figure out how it was done on

Bob, Guys; Fabulous photo, fabulous car, fabulous load. I think these cars were well cars, not well hole cars, though. I have not seen documentation that the floor was removable, but I’d