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Re: freight car archives (was $5 a month)

Dave is right, the Yahoo search function is pretty weak. Newbies to STMFC should be apprised that there is an outstanding searchable freight cars archive -- the FCL. That is where we all chatted for

By Tim O'Connor · #32287 ·

Re: helium railcars

Hi Earl: I have seen cars like that back in the sixties of the old Jersey Central, on the old Southern Division. I believe the cars were heading for the Navy at Lakehurst but not 100% sure. I

By thetrainman00@... · #32291 ·

Re: Dummy pilot couplers (was: BLI Hopper Mods)

Andy Miller wrote Ugh!! You would ruin the appearance of a steam locomotive with a wide, way out of scale coupler pocket opening? No, thanks! I think all steam locomotives (and freight cars for that

By Tim O'Connor · #32286 ·

Re: helium railcars

Earl, Look at; http://www.goldcoast-railroad.org/helium.htm http://www.kingswayrc.com/gcst/roster/1237.html Some images and some text. Additionally, helium cars went to Simi Valley (CA) from at

By Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@...> · #32289 ·

helium railcars

Gents; Those HO helium cars by AHM or Roco (usually with Wabash markings)..what era were they operated and were they allways gray in color?? I did see some pics recently of one of them being torched

By Earl Myers <emyers5@...> · #32288 ·

Re: CV SS auto box 41000 series decals

Dean Payne asked: "Before I slap the supplied decals on, is there set of decals for an as-built Central Vermont SS autobox (F&C kit, also Steam Shack)." Armand Premo answered: "I would use CDS dry

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #32285 ·

Re: Accurail triple hopper

Tim O'connor writes: Tim, I was there but ACCURAIL wasn't! 3^) Greg Martin

By Greg Martin · #32284 ·

Re: CV SS auto box 41000 series decals

Dean,I would use CDS dry transfers.Armand Premo

By armprem · #32283 ·

Fowler Boxcar

Date: Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:11 pm Subject: Re: [STMFC] CPR Fowler Cars I believe the first FOWLER cars constructed for the CN were built in 1920. and CPR were The car is a FOWLER because the

By Alan C. Welch <acwelch@...> · #32360 ·

Re: CV SS auto box 41000 series decals

Quoting Dean Payne <deanpayne@...>: Dean, I'm not at home at the moment, making it difficult to check, but I expect about your only other choice might be CDS dry transfers. Don Valentine

By Don Valentine · #32353 ·

Re: BLI Hopper Mods

Quoting Kert Peterson <kertp@...>: Thanks, Kert. That is what we needed to hear whether we like the response you received or not. Don Valentine

By Don Valentine · #32354 ·

Dummy pilot couplers (was: BLI Hopper Mods)

I prefer some of my locos to have a dummy coupler on the pilot. Its safer that way when I use them in pusher service. If the train starts accelerating, the pusher won't pull on the train.

By Andy Miller <asmiller@...> · #32281 ·

CV SS auto box 41000 series decals

Before I slap the supplied decals on, is there set of decals for an as-built Central Vermont SS autobox (F&C kit, also Steam Shack). The "Central Vermont" is spread over three panels instead of

By Dean Payne <deanpayne@...> · #32280 ·

Re: CPR Fowler Cars

Quoting "Alan C. Welch" <acwelch@...>: If it already had a Murphy roof how can you be certain it was a Fowler car??? IIRC almost all Fowler cars constructed for the CNR and CPR

By Don Valentine · #32279 ·

Re: CP - Dominion Boxcar

Thanks again Guys, I have found a pic in Canadian Rail Car Pictorial Vol.1 page 1 of 177474, shot in 1976 it has AB brakes. It doesn't look like it has the vertical brake staff (looking over the

By Brett Whelan · #32277 ·

Re: BLI Hopper Mods

Kert: You should have had some Kadee's with you. I think that would have been a lot of fun to watch! Thanks, Rich Ramik _____ Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:54 PM To:

By Rich Ramik <rjramik@...> · #32276 ·

Re: BLI Hopper Mods

working front couplers on their locomotives < While you have a point with the hoppers not fitting a Kadee, BLI engines have had a front coupler for a couple of engines now. I know the 3751

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #32275 ·

MTH ERIE automobile car in O scale

Hello Just received this car. It's a 50 footer,roadnumber 65004. Since the built date is 6-41,it has the appropriate small ERIE diamond. Nice. Keep Smilin' Len Allman

By allmansipe <allmansipe@...> · #32278 ·

Re: BLI Hopper Mods

On 7/11/2004, Brian Chapman wrote (in response to my original post): There were two young fellows holding down the BLI booth. One of them said the McHenry couplers they use have springs and he has

By Kert Peterson <kertp@...> · #32274 ·

Re: $5 a month

In a message dated 7/12/04 11:24:07 AM, rbreyer@... writes: << All in all, the NEB&W website is possibly the single best general freight car site online (if there's one better, I haven't seen

By CBarkan@... · #32282 ·

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