What decals should be used for: 1- C&O boxcars in the 8000-9499 group that Oriental imported and 2- NP clark cars that W&R imported. Thanks!!

I'm trying to figure out which PM car Sunshine is likely to release in this batch. Are these going to be steel cars, or composite? If someone mentioned this, I missed it. -Fritz Milhaupt

Here Here! Patrick Grace

scottp459@... writes: At the Riordan Mansion State Park in Flagstaff, there are a couple of panoramic photos of Arizona Land & Timber operations in the early 1920s Box cars include: (All

Thought you might enjoy my personal history with "these" cars. I watched a lot of grain trains heading towards Duluth when I was a kid in central Minnesota in the early 60's. The trains were commonly

Late 1953. They lasted until about 1956. Don Strack

To all, I feel compelled to comment on this thread/topic, because there has been so many responses to this subject-matter. I have been building models for about the last 40 years. I have built

To further this discussion I agree with Jim that the RPI "Dot" system (I can't keep track of which is which, Green, Tan, or some other color) is a great idea. The simple fact of the matter is the

Tony, Tom, Denny, and others -- I think Tony's comment about not believing how some people open something as personal as a model railroad up to others is extremely insightful and valid. I've had my

getting into definately the tool car. just the from ------------------------------------------------ M&StL 52004 was converted to tool car X847 in April 1951. M&StL 52144 was converted to

-------------- Original message from tgregmrtn@...: -------------- We all seem to want to compare our hobby to others like Military Modelers for example and the show how model railroading offers

Jerry, I'm not sure what I said that was "aimed at testing our intelligence." My comments were made by me personally,reflect my own views as a model railroader who scratch- or kit-builds most of my

For freight cars I always liked the Rennsalar club's Green Dot system. It upgrades cars if possible, replacing door claws, adding grabs, etc. Use RTR cars to get things going and then upgrade or

Re. RTR vs Building. A week or so ago I bought one of the new NKP/Lackawanna reefers. Nice. On railroad. Other day I weathered it. Even nicer. Now, many years ago, 55 or so, late in my grammer school

Hi Denny & List, There are several other reasons that some layout owners do not open their layout to visitors. One is theft, either at the moment when the layout is open or at a later time, when the

When where the first U.P. CA3 caboose slogans introduced? http://www.intermountain-railway.com/distrib/ccs/images/CCS1068- 01w.jpg Regards, Arnold.

Digital cameras are great. I try and take photos of everything I make at as many stages as I can. Photos don’t cost anything, and they are very quick to take – assuming you have good lighting at

New this morning. A bit too old for me and since I'm buying their 1916 edition I'll pass on these other two. Dave Nelson ---------------------------------------------------------- 3. Car Builders'

I am finishing a Tichy NYC war emergency gon and have a couple of questions. The equipment diagram for this car shows a Miner hand brake but the model is not designed for this. Should it be modified

Gentlemen, Posted on the Fallen Flag site is a photo of what appears to be a 50' wood reefer for Polar Wave Ice & Fuel (PWIF RW 117), ACF Lot 7063, blt 05/21/1913 from the Steve Wydeck