If anyone on the list has need for CB&Q related material I have almost 1000 railroad drawings on microfilm aperture cards. Many of the drawings are diagram pages, detail drawings for cars and

It would seem to me that operationally the vast majority of hoppers split 50/50 betwen loaded and empty because they're in captive or single-commodity service, and the increasing fraction of empty

This makes a good case for reloading foreign hoppers off line thus causing the loaded mile factor to go above 50%. Otherwise the cars would be moving out and back and a 50% loaded mile factor would

OK, I have to ask. How can a hopper run more loaded then empty? It is either full or MTY. Like a light- on or off. So does this mean someone doesn't MTY it and run it around loaded across US?? You

Hello all, I've just found the wonderful Terry Metcalfe's book on e-bay: http://makeashorterlink.com/?D4F823EF5 For those who haven't got it, happy bidding :-) Best regards Michel Guilloux

Ed, I am hopeful. Athearn lately has been cranking out modern stuff, and a lot of it is very good. Recently they announced Johnstown Coalporter (not Cole Porter) gondolas. I only mention it because

Byron Rose sells a fine set of AB brake parts and other very interesting tidbits on a resin "sheet". I think they were cast for him by Al Westerfield. Why do you guys have problems with resin parts?

In a message dated 9/23/03 11:25:08 PM, HAWK0621@... writes: << And hoppers were probably empty more often than they were loaded. >> Actually, open-top hoppers, like most cars, tended to run

Was that the one where he said he puts the x-acto blade on his tongue? Eeeeesh! (Oh well, I guess some paper envelope edges are almost as sharp!) Scott Pitzer It has been covered in Mainline Modeler

I thought someone said that with the Sunshine overlay you still don't end up with the correct upper corners of the side (or something like that.) At that point I put the idea on my far back burner

I don't have experience doing this either, but intend to do it, and have read about it - It has been covered in Mainline Modeler a number of times by Bob Hundman. As I recall it, he simply shaves off

<<They most definitely are. They come from Bowser and are marketed in the Cal Scale line. The part number is 190-283. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/190-283 I, too, have trouble with the

Jack Wyatt ponders: Check 'em against a Cyc drawing. There's brake stuff in most editions. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Curt, Martin sells a mini-kit that consists of a complete, very thin resin side overlay for the Atlas hopper. You shave off and sand down the sides of the Atlas car and apply the overlay. He sells it

I have no experience with this to offer except to point out that Frank Hodina will be covering this in his talk on producing resin kit masters at Naperville. Bill Darnaby

Okay, what ad did I miss? What mini-kit? IIRC, the alternate needs a whole new side, not just changing the gussets. Curt Fortenberry

Jeff English wrote: OK, but the P2K doesn't have the "double-z" eave, does it? All the 1941-built NYC 50-foot box cars had this unusual feature. I'm not aware of this appearing on any other

wrote: OK, but the P2K doesn't have the "double-z" eave, does it? All the 1941-built NYC 50-foot box cars had this unsuual feature. I'm not aware of this appearing on any other cars. Jeff

Note that Grandt Line and Tichy both sell sprues of rivets although some of them will be too large for HO. Jack Burgess www.YosemiteValleyRR.com

Tim, All listed except IC are correct. Add to the list ATSF, BAR, CRR, L&A, L&M, M& StL, and P&S (ex-Erie). I've heard through the grapevine that Frank Hodina is working on a set of masters for the