Bill McCoy wrote: "I remember watching a new ALF pumper being unloaded in Miami in 1973 or 74. The car had carpeted walls and if I remember correctly, track mounted chain tiedowns on the floor. It

The smaller eastern lines carved out their niche by beating the times of the NYC, PRR, etc. Perhaps the best example of this was the "Alphabet Route" which regularly beat the big railroads time

I remember watching a new ALF pumper being unloaded in Miami in 1973 or 74. The car had carpeted walls and if I remember correctly, track mounted chain tiedowns on the floor. It was the only time I

Next out from Signature Press: Volume 3 of _Southern Pacific Freight Cars_ which covers automobile cars and flat cars. Included are the wood-chip cars converted from auto cars; piggyback and other

--- In STMFC@..., Mike Aufderheide <mononinmonon@y...> wrote: Chet and Jerry, Thank you very much for the information. Do either of you have a diagram of this car you could

--- In STMFC@..., Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@c...> wrote: Tony Thompson wrote "Omigawd! And here our friend Richard has been brainwashing us that Uncle John was ALWAYS a fast

--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@s...> wrote: " Omigawd! And here our friend Richard has been brainwashing us that Uncle John was ALWAYS a fast freight road!! Will

--- In STMFC@..., Randy Williamson <pennsy@d...> wrote: I have a AC&Y westbound routing guide from the 1960's. Most of the routes shown include an interchange with the N&W at one

To add to what Chris observed on freight tarrifs: They were typically arranged around some competitive point, with shipments to and from that point being at a lower rate than to intervening

Gents, While decaling some freight cars this week, I found I have four extra Sunshine Models decal kits if anybody'd like them. Three are the REA dulux decal sets for the wood Express Reefers. These

Does anyone have a photo of one of these cars? Richard Yoder

John Force wrote: "...some of the dates on the Trains Canada NSC cars are as follows: CN 537559, Blt 4-54, Weigh CN 6-85; CN 521510, Blt 10-45; CN 484705, Blt 9-32, Weigh CN 9-84. All appear to be

Tony: It was originally a Sunshine mini kit for attendees of Naperville many, many years ago. Riverdale Station was selling them after that, but I believe that they ran out long ago. It's actually

Greetings, Does someone make a door and a half conversion kit for these cars? I think I saw a post years ago about a parts set to convert a Red Caboose 40' AAR boxcar. I searched the archive and

In Feb 05 RMC, page 25 is a Bethleham Car Works ad with a pic of a B&M MTC X-29 box car. From the pic it apprears to be a decent looking car. My 1953 ORER info matches this car for the most part.

In a message dated 1/25/2005 9:42:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, oscale48@... writes: Does anyone have a photo of one of these cars? Richard Yoder Yes, got plenty

Ted, Riverdale Station has no more of the kits. I bought the last of them a year ago when home at Xmas. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel. CA

Sunshine Mini-kit, which I am not sure if Martin still sells or not. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

In a message dated 1/25/2005 8:22:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, earthman92853@... writes: Greetings, Does someone make a door and a half conversion kit for these cars? I think I saw a post

Shawn, I cant' comment the operations, but looking at Palestine Division Timetable #1, 7/22/56, Tyler was on the 44.2-mile Mineola Subdivision, which ran between Mineola and Troup with Tyler