This collection is awesome Don't miss it!!! Thanks to all. Mike Schleigh Grove City, Penna.

Back in the days of the Yahoo groups, Jim Kinkaid posted a large number of builder's photos, mostly Pullman Standard, to the files area of the Modern Freight Car list. It was not possible to migrate

Claus Schlund wrote: "How about cars placarded as "Unload this Side" / "Unload other Side" Bruce Smith wrote at 7:45 AM: "In the RARE circumstance where a car must be directionally spotted for

Hi Bruce and List Members, Bruce asked: "Why would you want to turn a freight car around to run the opposite direction down the line?" How about cars placarded as "Unload this Side" / "Unload

Bruce, Unlike the PRR that had an extensive infrastructure smaller roads (like the Monon) could only turn cars (and locomotives) at certain locations, so it took some planning. As the need to

Ray, Why would you want to turn a freight car around to run the opposite direction down the line? You simply add the car. In the RARE circumstance where a car must be directionally spotted for

OK. That brake wheel (and for all of the other cars facing you in the photograph) raises a question I have been thinking about for the last month or so. It's not like all trains go in the same

Lester That’s another fine build. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Friends, Actually pennies work well for house cars, are a lot cheaper ounce-for-ounce than lead, and unlike steel they are non-magnetic (unless you are using those old 1943 steel pennies). I keep a

I try to avoid steel weights these days due to possible rust issues in the future. You should at least paint them before installing. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>

Well, I don't know anything about Crown trucks, and don't claim to, but my impression is: The caption of the 5'-6" wheelbase truck is in error, and it's really a fifty ton truck. As to the 5'-10"

I have completed the build of a Sunshine Models Southern Pacific (SP) single-sheathed rebuilt boxcar 32620 with “Pratt” truss design and Hutchins roof. If you are interested in the build of this

Dennis: Yes, my understanding is that the PRR Crown trucks, both 70- and 100-ton, had 5-10 wheelbases. See attached PRR table, notably the 2E-F2 and 2F-F1 trucks. (and apologies to whomever's

Can't stop beating this horse while it's still twitching :-) I was curious what my source material for our Andrews truck was, and since the Hathi Trust now has the 1919 CBC on line, I found the

The discussion last week on the Northern Pacific 10000 series box cars inspired to go to my pipeline and look at my half finished Sunshone kit. I forget just why it fell on my priorityg list but I

The brake wheel on the foreground flat car looks like some of those on my models that have experienced rough handling by fellow club members or if they were inadvertently bumped during assembly before

Guys; I agree it is tough to tell. The attached is one of the HD “Crown” Andrews-type used on the PRR, and the 70-ton and 100-ton are almost indistinguishable. The Bowser Crown would be a

Dave Parker wrote: As Richard Hendrickson frequently observed, each truck maker had an individual tweak on sideframe shape(s) in various areas of the part. That's one reason that the old

Ron: I can read the road's initials in my hard-copy of the 1931 CBC: "PA.A.&Mc.R.R.R." = Pittsburgh Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad. Apparently a 25-mi switching line serving the McKee's

When I looked closer at the 100-ton Buckeye, it's apparent that the cast brackets for the clasp brake hangers are actually separate castings. They appear to be fastened to the truck frames by the