Nearly the same size and type of cars (#254 and #3257) - SHPX had a huge number (many hundreds) of these cars Note the built date on the prototype (#3257) is 1948. The

Makes you wonder huh? I mean Kadee is usually -so- meticulous in their tooling but they have made their exaggerated PS-1 doors over and over again. Sad. :-\ --

Bill, it was in the resin building group. Scott McDonald

There was a big Cabot plant just west of Pampa, Texas, served by Santa Fe. Probably other carbon black plants nearby, since there was plenty of gas. One other plant that used natural gas as a

 Hi Rick, Thanks Rick for the info. Wow, delivered to New Jersey in ATSF boxcars - I wonder where the cars were loaded? If loaded on the ATSF, that seems like a long distance to haul carbon

Claus, In the mid seventies, a plant in Monmouth, NJ received Carbon Black, in bags delivered in ATSF Fe-27, and Fe-28 50' boxcars. Rick Dietrichson -----------------------------------------From:

They have, but it looks like an imperfect match: http://archive.atlasrr.com/Images/HOFreightCars/ho11ktankers/0913/20002647_TQ.jpg -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

 Thanks Garth! Claus Schlund

Claus, Before there were the steel covered hoppers we know and love, bulk granular and powdered materials were sometimes shipped in LT (with loading equipment) and LTA (without loading equipment)

UMM-USA also offers the ST-150mm bender that incorporates most of the improvements you suggest … a spring-loaded jaw and knurled knobs. It also features a number of different-width and odd shaped

Thank you, all kits have found new homes.

As a teen in the early 1970's to earn money for college, I worked in the Kelly Springfield tire plant in Fayetteville, NC. My job was running a Banbury which is where the various types of rubber are

The post office finally got around to delivering my copy today. I look forward to reading the article tonight. Jeff White Alma IL

2 Pullman standard doors in HO and one prototype photo. Kadee door from about 10 years ago Prototype PS-1 door Kurtz Kraft door (early 60s) -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Photos: The Doors Not Jim Morrison and his group, but Pullman Standard doors from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/P-S-Doors/ Unfortunately, there are no captions for the photos

Thanks for the images that should settle this debate, interesting as it has been. Schuyler

Pacific Electric Agricultural Traffic - 1937 An old post on the PE group from Allen Copeland. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ PE Hauls Several months ago, while working in the OERM Library with John

 Hi Eric and List Members, Thanks Eric for the interesting links. How would the carbon black product have been shipped prior to the use of dedicated carbon black hoppers? Bags or barrels in

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 12:19 PM Ted Schnepf <railsunl@...> wrote: Hello Everyone, Was searching the book boxes and found one copy of R P Cyc 31/32 all about lightweight house cars.

Hello Everyone, Was searching the book boxes and found one copy of R P Cyc 31/32 all about lightweight house cars. Now is the time to grab this missing copy. I only have one left. I believe #35 is