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Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Thanks. What’s up with that diagonal panel roof? Were the panels that pronounced? Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #198156 ·

StuartsTrains—more Sunshine for sale!

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Attached is my For Sale List No. 3 of 27 more Sunshine Models kits, which are being offered first to my email list and members of this and other lists from which I have

By Stuart Forsyth · #198155 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Brian, There are some good photos in this link. Details such as grab irons, steps and ladders, etc, etc are about C&BT shops standard. Assembly of the roof doesn't look well done as it

By robertb@smartchat.net.au · #198154 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

About 1972 at a Train Show in Orange County, California I saw some pre-release models of the Train Miniature standard single dome tank car (36 foot?) and waited anxiously for their release. But I am

By Bruce Hendrick · #198153 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

It this a rework of the Train Miniatures tank car? This 1969 catalog promotes a 36’ tankcar: standard car, insulated car, chemical car. Walthers acquired the Train Miniatures line in the 1980s and I

By Douglas Harding · #198152 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Regarding if your computer, like mine, no longer has a CD/DVD drive. I bought a USB disk drive for issues such as this. -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org

By Ted Larson · #198151 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Dave Smith/anyone ... I have a USB CD/DVD drive. Works fine for my laptop on the rare occasions I need it. Also works on a desktop. Does not seem to be platform specific (drivers available for

By Jim Betz · #198150 ·

Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Did anyone pick up the new eastern seaboard models State of Maine boxcars either the New Haven or Bangor & Aroostook? I was wondering how well they did them. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson,

By Brian Carlson · #198149 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Now, now. I believe the Mainline 60' P-S flat is pretty adequate. They also have a pretty adequate 5-platform well car in Mainline. And the only G85 you can buy. True, all of this are post 1960

By spsalso · #198148 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Add to the list MEC 5000 to 6003 which were 1923 A.R.A. All Steel Boxcars with early Viking roofs. Don Burn

By Don Burn · #198147 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

It’s Walthers and it’s mainline. It’s as expected, a model of nothing. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #198146 ·

Re: Atlas Slab-Side Covered Hoppers

If anyone has access, there is a two part article in the August and September 1986 Railroad Model Craftsman by Ken Goslett and Stafford Swain (part 2) about these cars. It includes a list of

By Marc Simpson · #198145 ·

Viking roofs

Here's a start. It's not complete; I need to track down Erie's double-door cars and the NKP 87000 series. David Thompson Viking Corrugated roof 40'ft sd 500 C&EI 64000-64499 GATC

By David · #198144 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Until this minute I had not looked at the price of the Walthers thingie (I won't call it a model of a railroad tank car) -- $35 !! Gag me with a spoon ! This is the kind of junk

By Tim O'Connor · #198143 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

I don't remember a tank like this from Freight Car Cyclopedia 2, the AC&F tank cars book, or the AC&F book. Hopefully the tank represents some sort of prototype. But since it looks like the tank bands

By nyc3001 . · #198142 ·

Re: Atlas Slab-Side Covered Hoppers

general article about these models including some loads here; https://railroadmodeling.net/news/slab-side-covered-hopper On 2023-01-12 3:54 p.m., Tim O'Connor wrote: --

By cptracks · #198141 ·

Re: Atlas Slab-Side Covered Hoppers

Among other things. Pictures of them in Iowa and Pennsylvania. On 1/12/2023 5:42 PM, Robert G P wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #198140 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Looks too big to be a 6,000 gallon car. The Broadway car looks better. Oh, well. On 1/12/2023 4:23 PM, spsalso via groups.io wrote: -- Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #198139 ·

Re: Northern Pacific Paint Codes

Yes, he does

By O Fenton Wells · #198138 ·

Re: Atlas Slab-Side Covered Hoppers

I have seen at least one in a picture in the U.S. I cannot recall the road though. -Rob

By Robert G P · #198137 ·

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