A good point! Primary sources would be ORERs, equipment diagrams, Railway Age, correctly dated photos, etc. A great deal of inaccurate information has been published in books and

Here's another way to remember our departed friends. :-) I am glad to have known all of them, and everyone else in this hobby too! -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

CB&Q leased cars also carried MSCX reporting marks. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Very interesting Bill ! I usually don't use SC flat because of its high talc content, but that's good to know. I still have a couple of bottles left of Floquil flat - not glaze -

Thanks Rob, I suspected there might be issues with turpentine and some brands of paint. I admire the results people get with oils but I've never been successful with them.

Brian; It covers both. Elden Gatwood

Pure acetic acid will freeze at approximately 62 degrees F. Vinegar (a 5% or so dilute form of acetic acid) will freeze at approximately 28 degrees

Regarding flat cars decks, the bolts used are carriage bolts, but with flat heads that fit into a conical countersink, leaving a flat, flush deck. That leaves them looking like flat circles from the

I'm looking for primary source material, not "hobby wisdom". It appears that "the Fifties" as a date came from the Burlington article. Where did that piece get its information from? Ray Breyer Elgin,

I looks like they are putting the 'notched' boards that go around the stake pockets, to me anyway Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

HOGX reporting marks would be pretty cool... rh

try again I would guess most people who buy distilled white vinegar do not believe it is an alcohol based product. Apple vinegar is more expensive. I wonder how cold it has to get before distilled

On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 01:16 AM, Ken Vandevoort wrote: I worked at my uncle's grocery store while a high school student in the early 60's. We sold Speas Vinegar. We also had bulk vinegar (apple

Another thing I thought of is how they will be hitting those bolt holes in the stringers. Each board is fastened, it appears, with four bolts, probably carriage bolts. Two go into the middle

Schuyler, It looks to me like they are putting the boards up loose - to walk on - and will snug them up against each other during the process of attaching them. It provides excellent surface and

Brian, I have that book. It covers all periods, steam era until the end of the P&LE. Rich Christie

Does anyone have the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie gondola book? I have a chance to purchase it but I want to know if it covers steam era and transition era equipment as well as modern. I am concerned It

All the more reason to reach out to like-minded modelers and make new friends. This part of model railroading has plenty of room for growth. Ken Montero

Bill, Interesting. Hogs to Tobin's in Rochester... I thought great hots. A guy down the street worked at Tobin's. He said he would never ever eat a hotdog again... Hmm. Gordon Spalty

Oh, unfortunately, there are several others, not the least of whom is Greg Martin. I just found I had a pretty good photo of Denny, and it yanked my strings. Schuyler