Eric Hansmann wrote: Very true, Eric, and I would add that the experience of TRAINING judges is quite instructive, too — you have to realize what you do and how to do it, so others can follow. Tony

Nelson, Thanks for your post of the anecdote about having to align couplers to make a good joint. That happens more than we might think. I'll add a couple of anecdotes from my train-watching

In the FWIW dept: Most house cars with horizontal brake wheels were built before ~1930, so I thought it might be helpful to review the relevant Safety Appliances standards that prevailed at that time.

Dear Colleagues, Below is an email from a friend of mine who is a bookseller at train shows. We share tables at several train shows. He purchased the Rail Prototype Cyclopedia set from an estate. His

Thanks for posting this link, Dennis. Fascinating video. One thing that caught my attention was that sometime it is necessary to stop the engine and manually adjust the knuckle for reliable coupling.

I think Hitler's first passed law was outlawing Unions and telling workers they had to sing the company song when starting work. Which would explain the Hitler reference by strikers on the Soo Line

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Another point I forgot to mention earlier is that by no means do you have to enter a model in a contest to have it scored. Any experienced judge can perform score your model for a merit award if that

Bill, Glad to hear it. I just felt the other side needed to be told. Thanks again, Jason P

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 05:15 AM, ron christensen wrote: Thinking more about it, it would seem a brakeman would want the brake wheel in a position where he can get the most power on the wheel and that

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Also useful is going through some training to become a judge. Doing this at the Division or Regional level can help you understand how to prepare a model for contest entry. I’ve judged only a

The only two brake wheel heights I have for cars without brake steps are 15 in. for CB&Q XM-17/18 built in 1911, and 19 in. for CB&Q XM-25/26 built in 1922 and 1926. Nelson Moyer

Jason, I found your reply to Larry very useful. I am working on my Cars AP and your advice is right in line with my AP Chairman direction to us. I love this RealSTMFC group and all the

Same yard but more modernized when I worked there. Nice film. Brings back memories. Thanks Hubert Mask

Agreed. Well worth watching. I started hitting the pause button during the title sequence. Steve Hile

Some great images for weathering. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5z0sA

I usually don't view many videos but stumbled across this interesting 1954 Freight Train Video. Lots of tank cars. Thought I should share with the group. Freight Train (1954) - YouTube George Toman

I would be interested to hear different height measurements from the point where a man can stand to the brake wheel. The drawing I showed was for a flatcar. Thinking more about it, it would seem a

All, As someone who has submitted models in contests and have participated as a judge a couple of times myself I will echo Larry's comments. The judge that made such a derogatory comment