What scale model are you looking for? Richard Yoder

Mr. Brewer, Some additions to your excellent station symbol list: 1. EMR on the ACL is Emerson Shops (Rocky Mount, NC) 2. Add SAV for Savannah to the SAL table 3. I've never heard of "FAD" on the

Phil Buchwald wrote: "Here's the part that ties this into the MDC 50ft car string: I've got three of these cars, one of them is to try to cobble up a CP "minibox", using the roof from the MDC car. I'd

Sam, Thanks very much for the information. It looks like this car can't be done then, without kitbashing the roof to get the hatch spacing right. Sounds like an opportunity for another "aftermarket"

Some, who have probably even seen a steam era freight car (in order to remain at least partially within boundaries) or two have even been reelected ;< Take Care! Brian R. Termunde West Jordan,

Mike, UP to Omaha / CoB seems like the logical routing for the spuds. For the other vegetables, I wonder whether they came from northern or southern California. If the latter, I wonder if they

Brian Carlson wrote: IIRC Atlas did do this paint and lettering scheme, but I'd much prefer having it on a Kadee PS-2 rather than the Atlas car. Fortunately Champion makes decals for this car; the

Atlas did a PS-2 in this version and I think a photo of one appeared in a PS-2 article in RMJ back when the Atlas and/or KAdee cars came out. either here, Pullman-Standard 70-ton PS-2 Two-Bay

Hello Shawn Becket, Bobs' Photo has a photo of NAHX #31060 with the large Boraxo paint scheme. S-Helper did this car in "S" scale but unfortunately used the wrong body style. The car has the

I have an old Con-Cor kit with mostly wood components. It does have preprinted sheet plastic sides. I think the address was in Chicago proper. Doug Brown

Chet, Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. Any idea how these were routed. UP to Council Bluffs? Were these cars part of block dropped at Decatur from a train going through to the

List, Does anyone know of a source for photographs of "Boraxo" covered hoppers? They would be in lease markings with "BORAXO" billboard lettering.I don't need a scan, just want to know who might have

List members may like to know that Will is still doing fine these days; I went to visit this morning. He has now passed his 97th birthday, so is well ahead of most of us on this list <g>. We talked

Chet French wrote: That would make a nice train to model! Most of the cars can be done one way or another. The only "ringer" is the canned goods, since the NWX car is obviously in use as an

Jim, thanks for posting the list to the STMFC files. If I'd done it myself a long time ago, it would have saved me sending out a lot of copies individually. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon

Chet are the "French" that owned a model RR Shop in Milton Freewater, Oregon? If you are, greetings from friends in the WW Valley Chet French <cfrench@...> wrote: While looking for

While looking for something else, which I did not find, I came upon a list of perishable loads delivered to the B&O from the Wabash at Decatur, IL, between April 13th and 23rd, 1951 destined to

The T. H. Symington Co. of Baltimore and Chicago was a manufacturer of railcar specialties back at least as far as the turn of the 20th century, beginning with such cast steel items as journal boxes

Chet French says about Cocoa Beach: "If Mike can guarantee sunshine and 80 degree temps again, just might do it again next year." Is there any doubt? Just don't come down in September. To quote a

I had once started to kitbash a batch of CP miniboxes using the Santa Fe steel reefer by C&BT Shops as a starting point. The Intermountain Santa Fe reefer shell might be an even better starting