Fellow List Members, If anyone has an extra Sunshine kit #17.16, #22.7, #22.1, or #22.2 (CB&Q XM-30, CB&Q XA-11 with 1 1/2 doors, and ATSF Fe-5, respectively) that they would be willing to sell,

Frank Ostlinger wants a tank car ID. It is a 1980 photo, but the car is a 105 probably built in the 1950s so I am forwarding it to the STMFC in hopes someone there can help him. Jim Kinkaid

Has anyone heard of the L,H & St. Louis ?? Rich

The rapid growth in the capacity of freight cars in the last two decades of the 1800s meant that the common habit of rough car handling did a lot more damage with 40- and 50-ton cars than it did with

David Thompson wrote: I realize that's the one I need. But that page on my CD duplicates the following page of "W" entries. Thanks for posting the info. Tony Thompson Editor,

I noted the link-and-pin notch; yes that would be common for that era. Deadblocks - to keep the coupler from swinging too far? Did they not use coupler pockets or draft gear in those days? Please

What about it? It looks like a regular knuckle coupler with deadblocks and a link-and-pin notch, typical for the first decade of the 1900s. David Thompson

Yep. The file you need is ~Z_SHEBOYGAN-WEAVER.TIF, dated 2/13/00 on my CD. ***** Tank cars of this Company are lettered "Sherman Oil and Cotton Company, Sherman, Texas," on each side of the tank,

"Has anyone heard of the L,H & St. Louis?" Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis RR, merged into the L&N in 1929 after being controlled by them since 1906. John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs, FL

John La Rue said: I tried to check the Westerfield 1900 ORER issue on CD, but the page needed for Sherman is erroneous--it duplicates the following page. Anyone got a better copy? Tony Thompson

In a message dated 3/4/2004 12:07:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, scottp459@... writes: any fundamental reason for their slowness and indeed their failure to answer questions that would

Tony writes: I have to speculate, then, that these cars were scrapped or possibly sold and/or rebuilt fairly early on, due to the obsolete underframes. As an aside, this web site has a number of

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Shawn, the construction of these cars is typical turn-of-the-century with Actually, this band was to hold the tank down on the underframe. With ends restrained, thermal

From Shawn Beckert: Shawn, the construction of these cars is typical turn-of-the-century with wood underframes, end blocks to hold the tanks in position, and a center tank band that splits at the

Fellow Listers, While surfing the net for images of Texas railroads, I came across this photo of Sherman Oil & Cotton Company tank

Since Sunshine kits are cast for orders there may some Sunshine kits where only a small number were manufactured. Kits may be discontinued for reasons other than the molds wearing out - damaged

My May, 1903 copy of the ORER lists cars 1 -230 for the Sherman Oil & Cotton Co. of Sherman, Texas. No mention of this company in 1891 or 1909 ORERs. John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs, FL

marcuj10 <jonathan.marcus@... wrote: You are all rather cryptic about Sunshine's modus operandi - I appreciate its probably a small-scale "craftsman kit" operation but is there any

Not long ago, there was a post from a list member asking about equipment for photographing freight car models. I think most of the discussion centered around digital cameras, but there is still the

That must have been before my time. I do have a nice broadside photo of C&O 193 which shows a vertical-course tank on an underframe with massive bolsters and spindly end platforms. Only thing I can