I bought the C&O Historical Society DVD of all the Mainline Modelers. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Reply-To:

You're always so polite. But thanks for the correction - Sorry if I judged from the artwork. I have this silly expectation that a vendor tries to accurately portray

Tim, Well, first artwork has never been an appropriate way to judge any model (just look at all of Walther's art), second, the BLI artwork actually looks pretty accurate (so I'm not sure what you are

the art work in their announcement ? On 1/11/2023 8:49 AM, Bruce Smith wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Tim, What's your issue with the BLI underframe? I'm holding one in my hand from the previous run as I type this and it sure looks like an AC&F underframe to me. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

In the late 1970’s or early 1980’s I’d met Charlie Winters who was working as a NW switchman in North Kansas City. Charlie had started his career with the Wabash. Charlie had a large steam

Figures. That's one of about 3 issues of Mainline Modeler I do not have. :-D I don't recall any compilation of all of the cars with the Viking 'corrugated' roof. Ed

LOL -- The B&M, CofG and P&LE cars are ALL 10-0 inside height 1937 AAR box cars! Those D&RGW cars did have 4/5 ends but they were 10-4 inside height. They also had 12

The illustrations do not show an ACF underframe. It looks like Walthers applied a new tank body to their truly ancient el cheapo 8k tank car (ex Varney?) . That frame has no

Early AAR 50 ton flats (Union Pacific?) were built with wood stringers. Perhaps some 70 ton cars were also built that way. I vaguely recall (perhaps incorrectly) that Byron Rose's AAR

At the Heritage Discovery Center in Buffalo where I do volunteer work there are dozens of old magazines like Prototype Modeler, Model Railroading, Rail Model Journal, etc. Mags are not completely

At that time in RIchmond American Phillip Morris and Liggett &Myers all had tobacco plants there cigarettes were big

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:29 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: I wish PM were in the public domain ! It was before my time. I've only snagged a few copies. On 1/10/2023 7:04 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: PM is

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 03:49:43 PM PST, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: I have no photos, but

I wish PM were in the public domain ! It was before my time. I've only snagged a few copies. On 1/10/2023 7:04 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

Here is part one On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 05:07:26 PM PST, Richard Townsend via groups.io <richtownsend@...>

I didn't forget, but I only have part 2. The Erie car is in part 1, apparently. Wish I could get a copy of part 1. ;) Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The packing house off Hermitage Road was Kingan & Co. There was also a freight station that fronted on Broad street with team tracks and loading docks for LCL shipments. I photographed one of the

Well, one innocent question has brought to light a lot of interesting information. Thanks to everyone for the input. There are definitely several plausible possibilities. The Sanborn maps is a very

Saw this from Walthers today: https://trains.walthers.com/hubfs/Videos/New%20Product%20Express/JANUARY%202023%20Walthers%20New%20Product%20Announcement.pdf Isn’t the Walthers car