The MPLX reporting mark belonged to the Mexican Petroleum Corp. from sometime prior to July 1923 through the October 1954 issues of the Official Railway Equipment Register. It was acquired by the

After many inquiries, I am pleased to finally announce that Speedwitch is open for business. The first offering is the book, "The American Railway Association Standard Box Car of 1932" by Ted

Bill; While I would suspect that LL did not make this car up, MPLX does not appear in my 60's ORERs, either. Elden Gatwood

Ed Hawkins wrote: seen in the P-S builder's photo. The 7-panel design was used from circa 1940 to 1952. The 5-panel design came into existence circa mid- 1952 at which time the 7-panel design was

Can anybody tell me if the Life-Like American Gas, MPLX, tank car is authentic or fictional? I can find no references in the 1943 ORER, the RPCycs, or in any of Richard's articles. It could, of

Hi Joe: I managed to see it as well. Great movie, lots of railroad action. Happy Model Railroading, Jim Krapf Modeling the CNJ L&S Div, in the 60s & 70s

Message: 2 Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 13:42:24 -0000 From: "rxensen" <rxensen@...> Subject: Cement cars Can any one help with photos on the web of CNW, CGW, and M&StL cement cars of the late

I hope Mike lets this through as it is a bit off topic. Why spend all that money for something you do not need. Learn how to drill. The key to drilling a hole with out breaking your drill is SPEED of

Back in the days I was on the RR and in this list's time frame NO warning on the out side. But when a RR worker had to enter it was on the way bill as a heated car with instructions . RR workers had

I did not go far enough in my information. I know what I was looking for. You did not. This should help. I went to www.victornet.com go to - Chucks and machine accessories. Then click on - Drill

Thanks Larry, I forgot about that! Would those cars have had a "Warning" placard to air the car before entering? I imagine entering a closed car with a charcoal heater could be hazardous to your

Clark Propst writes about Naperville: "360 days to wait..." Perhaps so. However, it's only about 65 days to Cocoa Beach...and many of the same players will be there. I guarantee no hurricanes

Thank God I don't drink coffee! Clark Propst coffee

Eric, The D&M cars in series 2700-2704 originally had 7-panel doors as seen in the P-S builder's photo. The 7-panel design was used from circa 1940 to 1952. The 5-panel design came into existence

paul catapano asked: Nope. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937;

Thanks SGL

Schuyler, Try these, Mainline Modeler: June '88 September '88 February '89 January '92 January '96 This is the list I used but I didn't note wich was the best. Later, Bill Kelly Schuyler wrote:

Closed vents can mean a heated car also in the winter. Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... Vegetarian - that is an old Indian word meaning "lousy hunter".

Paul Catapano asks: Paul, The short answer is no. Open hatches mean loads in ventilator service, while closed hatches mean either loads with ice, or an empty car. Interestingly, a given load might

Is there any correlation between the position of the hatches (open or closed) on a refrigerator car and whether it's loaded or empty? Paul Catapano