end Ed, et al: This post caught my eye as I do need to model one of these cars in HO. The roof could be easily done, but the sides of the car (6' door, 12 panel sides) appear to be more of a

Gentlemen, I thought you'd enjoy a quick note on yesterday's RPM Meet in St. Louis. I'm happy to report that we had 89 attendees from the local area and around the country. We were disappointed that

Just catching up after company: What roads had these "early models"? Jerry in Fla end

This has happened in S Scale at least twice times and the models in question are as bad as bad as the ones copied. The S models were copied from HO models. Thank you Larry

I'm no freight truck expert, but I am told that these are Crown trucks in these pics. (No attachments to post to list.) Bert DuVernay

In a message dated 8/22/04 1:22:17 AM, rwboehm@... writes: << These appear to be traction engines being shipped on flat cars via a Transfer Steamer in

Boy, I thought this would generate more interest. Normally, everyone is looking for new ideas on open loads. Here are some I found on the Internet. Surely, this group must have some more

Hi Mark & List, The Greenville gondolas are listed in the book "Pere Marquette Revenue Freight Cars" (Hundman Publishing 2001) on pages 113-114. It lists and describes the circa 1944 70-Ton

tmolsen@... writes: I hope that copying brass models will not be a wave of the future as we already have a lot of equipment that suffers from lack of research. I have a buddy that calls

Can anyone here provide me (off list probably best) with the address for Gregory M Smith, President (I think) of the B&O Historical Society? SGL

In a message dated 8/21/2004 11:10:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, STMFC@... writes: Which ever you use in grit-blasting cars, it is best to wear a mask to prevent inhalation of whatever

Hi All, I can't believe I am writing this for 2 reasons. First, I can't believe it happened, and second that I noticed it just now. I have been to 3 events this year; the RPM meet in Malvern Pa. in

Roger - Thanks for the info. It means that the car is not an XM7 but indeed the one in Chris and John's MM article. Thanks. - Al

The car at Essex is ex New Haven 17728; there was a very good article done on these rebuilds in MMOD Jul and Sep 1988 which included underframe drawings. I have a photo somewhere; hopefully the number

Hello everyone, I'm about to start building a Proto 2000 Greenville gondola kit of Pere Marquette 18937. Does anyone know the correct type of cut lever for this car, and how the air hose should be

I've learned that the gift shop of the Essex CT Railroad Museum is probably the NH XM7 that I will be modeling. Has anyone photographed the car there? I need to identify it first, then if it is,

There was a number of emails regarding the upcoming release of the Broadway Limited K7A stock cars. I have to agree with Ben and others that the car definitely has a lettering problem. I compared

Which ever you use in grit-blasting cars, it is best to wear a mask to prevent inhalation of whatever media you are using. A little precaution goes a long way. Tom Olsen Newark, Delaware Eric Hiser

Good morning Schuyler & List, On Thursday afternoon, I received an updated Spring 2004 kit update list from Tricia Lofton that I had requested when I spoke with her and Martin the previous Monday.

Be careful with the sand -- inhalation can lead to silicosis. Beads, aluminum or similar media work well. Baking soda also works well for fine and delicate jobs. Eric Hiser Phoenix, AZ _____