Tim: Where is the mystery N&W coal hopper that haunted Mike’s Sherman Hill? Gary Laakso

Here is a sample of Mike's work on his beautifully scenic'ed Sherman Hill On 1/8/2023 5:11 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Very sorry to learn of this. He was definitely an admirable man! My deepest condolences, Rob

More excerpts from the PFE book, pages 145-148; page 145 “The material specifications in the shop orders for rebuilding of the -24 class specify “Harborite” exterior plywood for car sides. The

A generous man with his time and wisdom with a good sense of humor and an uncanny for attracting chocolate chip cookies at CCB. He helped me with my first battles with stiles and earned by gratitude.

Mike's Sherman Hill layout has always been an inspiration for me. I live in Northern Colorado and have driven between Cheyenne and Laramie countless times and have always been impressed with how

Thanks for letting us know Jeff, Very sad to hear. I have a great appreciation of the work Mike and the other founders and volunteers brought to Cocoa Beach, but also in the moderation of this

Ah! I see, in the UK for some reason brass plates weren't generally stolen until the final years of steam engines when some got stolen, but the names being unique made them rather obvious. Other brass

I was with Marty when he got the call. We were all shocked and saddened, to say the least. On my very first visit to Cocoa Beach, Mike graciously invited me to his house during the day on

I have been scanning some negatives from James Burke. This photo was taken in El Dorado, Kansas, March 18, 1951. Two things that jumped off the page at me is the New York Central stock car

The ubiquitous Santa Fe caboose. Sigh... I did not photograph it directly. Steve Hile

As I understand, these transition era freight cars although new to the Scale Trains line were cars previously made for Mike's Train House. In the particular case of the PFE reefer, MTH had called

So sorry to hear. My prayers go out to his friends and family. That is a big loss! Rich Christie

Dang. Mike was a prince of a man and it was my great honor to meet him. He brought people together to share something they enjoy and helped many of us meet new friends and learn. That’s a fine

What a blow. Mike was a wonderful person and a friend. We met at the San Jose NMRA convention in 2000, and hit it off immediately. I have attended nearly all the Cocoa Beach meetings and enjoyed every

I know some R-40-24 reefers had expanded metal running boards (Transco? Gypsum?) but the model appears to have grid-style running boards (Apex et al). Just another factoid to be

I never had a chance to meet Mike; however, this list as well as Coca Beach RPM’s are achievements that in my book put him in the RPM Hall of Fame. Rest In Peace Mike. Lester Breuer Plymouth, MN

What caboose is that? Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

I saw the new (to ScaleTrains.com) reefers at the Prototype Rails show last week and took the attached photo of them. Unfortunately, I was unaware of the roof question at the time so my photo is from

I have always thought the best thing about my hobby is getting to meet and know really interesting and fun people. I am glad I got to meet and know Mike and I loved getting to