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Re: Archer Transfers Quitting business

The owner is well past the retirement age and wants to do something with his remaining years. The question is someone willing to buy them? -- Kevin Macomber NGMC (717)

By Kevin Macomber · #195127 ·

Re: Archer Transfers Quitting business

Wow. Thanks for the heads up, Charlie. Now can my crystal ball forecast all the rivets I'll need in the future? I didn't expect this. I'd figure with the aircraft/ military market their business

By Jack Mullen · #195126 ·

Re: Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

Brian/all, I do not know when steel banding first applied to lumber - but I have a related data point. I worked at Fisherman's Packing Corp. in Anacortes the summer of 1961 and I was in "the

By Jim Betz · #195125 ·

Archer Transfers Quitting business

Just a ‘heads up’ for those who use Archer rivets for additional details they are quitting business November 30th. https://www.archertransfers.com/index.html -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

By Charlie Duckworth · #195124 ·

Re: Replacement Steps for Intermountain R-40-23 cars

http://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ModelDetailParts/Stirrups Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

By Richard Townsend · #195123 ·

Re: Replacement Steps for Intermountain R-40-23 cars

Steve, http://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ModelDetailParts/Stirrups Scott Haycock

By Scott H. Haycock · #195122 ·

Re: Replacement Steps for Intermountain R-40-23 cars

Looking for these on Pierre’s sites but coming up dry. . . . Any help out there? Best regards, Steve Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA

By Steve Haas · #195121 ·

Re: Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

Thanks for the pic Tim! It appears I've may have a good start according to your photo. The photo I've attached is just a mockup without the cribbing and bands. The stack are real wood, hollow in the

By Bryian Sones · #195120 ·

Re: Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

This photo was reported to be from 1950, but it could be as late as 1953 I think, assuming that the car's reweigh interval was not violated (1949->1953) Someone once

By Tim O'Connor · #195119 ·

Re: Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

Thanks Tony, Late 1950's would be what I'm looking for, but I'd be interested in the 1963 photo's you have. They could be helpful if you are willing to share a few of them, please? A couple of the

By Bryian Sones · #195118 ·

Re: Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

Bryian Sones wrote: Late 1950s. I have SP photos of experiments at a lumber mill but they are from 1963. Tony Thompson

By Tony Thompson · #195117 ·

Steel Banding for Rough Cut lumber Loads

Hello All, Does anyone know when steel banding started being used to bundle lumber for transport on rails? Also, does anyone have any Pics of early steel banding on flatcars they could possibly

By Bryian Sones · #195116 ·

Photo: Shipping Flower Bulbs In Livestock Cars

Photo: Shipping Flower Bulbs In Livestock Cars Photo from the Kirkland (WA) Historical

By Bob Chaparro · #195115 ·

RPM events

Several events in the upcoming months have been added to the RPM calendar page. My latest blog post notes the updates and looks to 2023. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2022/08/31/rpm-update-2/

By Eric Hansmann · #195114 ·

Re: PCRR gons (was Railroad yard at U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, Duquesne, PA (1956))

I found an interesting photo last night in the Sanders Northern Pacific book on page 2. The photo was taken by Tom Gildersleeve in November 1964 in Yakima Canyon between Ellensburg and Yakima and

By Doug Polinder · #195113 ·

Re: [PRR] Summer 2022 Keystone Modeler

Great effort by all. Kevin -- Kevin Macomber NGMC (717) 474-8399 www.narrowgaugemodeling.com

By Kevin Macomber · #195112 ·

Re: Nuckolls Packing Company Reefer NPKX 107 (Undated)

On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 07:36 PM, Bob Chaparro wrote: “It's not an upside-down 2. Sevens sometimes had a fluorished tail.” Anyone have another example of this?Standard on the NKP. Dennis

By Dennis Storzek · #195111 ·

Nuckolls Packing Company Reefer NPKX 107 (Undated)

Nuckolls Packing Company Reefer NPKX 107 (Undated) Notice on the car end the 7 appears to be an upside-down 2. Jim Ruff commented: “It's not an upside-down 2. Sevens sometimes had a fluorished

By Bob Chaparro · #195110 ·

Re: Photo: Railroad yard at U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, Duquesne, PA (1956)

The Pacific Coast is very well documented, especially for the years after the GN took over in 1951, by photos and records available at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. PNRA published a book on it a

By Paul Krueger · #195109 ·

Protocraft Contact?

not sure what the problem is Tom but we get orders here every day and ship them out. perhaps you have our email incorrect? Use this: norm@... regards, norm buckhart

By Norm Buckhart · #195108 ·

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