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Re: Montour Hoppers

Guyz, The Montour book by G P Schaeffer shows them as black, with minor exceptions: #14000 buily by Alcoa and delivered to Montour on 29/Jan/1946, 3 pocket HT type, aluminum color with

By Fred in Vt. <pennsy@...> · #43176 ·

Re: abrasive blasters

I like that idea of the vibrator motor. Where did you get such a thing? How big is it, and how is it attached? I hate having to stop blasting, open the top (and release a dust cloud) in order to

By Tim O'Connor · #43174 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

Richard, any chance you can post the photo? Also any reason why the dreadnaughts would be filled flat? I can guess it was a strength/stiffness issue, but I've never seen any other cars with that

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #43175 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

The NYC end is an 'outie' ... The illusion is created by the roof overhang; and also because the DL&W end is bowed outwards from a shifted load (extremely common on prototype cars, too bad it's

By Tim O'Connor · #43173 ·

Montour Hoppers

Montour had both AAR Standard and Alternate Standard 2 bay hoppers. RPC 4 says they were painted black with white stenciling. A color photo on the back of Caloroso's PRR Elmira Branch book, confirms

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #43172 ·

Re: Alburgh Trestle

Armand, There was an article on modeling Montour hoppers in the Nov/Dec 89 issue of Prototype Modeling. In the article, the author, Steven Heath, commented that the diminutive (hiw word) Montour

By Richard Dermody <ddermody@...> · #43171 ·

Re: ADMIN: Personal Attacks

In a message dated 7/16/2005 5:36:56 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, rhendrickson@... writes: He deserves our thanks, not our criticism, and our best wishes for continuing success under

By Brian Termunde · #43186 ·

Re: Flat Cars as per the 4/1949 ORER - 1961 Rutland-B&M Interchange of FM's and High & Wides

--- In STMFC@..., Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@s...> wrote: So, without directional, loaded or empty or commodity data, we cannot determine what "FM" Flat Cars were probably free rollers. Tim,

By Jeff English · #43170 ·

Re: UP hopper in PA.

Brian Carlson wrote: "I was paging through Pennsy Steam Years Vol 3, and on the top of page 46 is a UP hopper (number cropped out of photo) on the PRR Shamokin Branch heading to the LV at Mount

By Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> · #43169 ·

Re: ADMIN: Personal Attacks

Personal attacks lead to flame wars which lead to the end of desire to log into the group which leads to the end of the group. I love this group - I learn something new every day. Personal attacks are

By Tom Jones III <tomtherailnut@...> · #43168 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

Say, what? The Dreadnaught ends on the Lackawanna cars, on which the outer edges of the corrugations look as if they were filed flat, were absolutely distinctive and unlike the ends used on any of

By Richard Hendrickson · #43167 ·

Re: ADMIN: Personal Attacks

That clear (and timely) statement of policy requires no additional comment. However, I would like to respond briefly to the personal attack which prompted Mike's statement, as I have had the

By Richard Hendrickson · #43166 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

Brian Carlson wrote: "Of course the DL&W doors could have been replacements since we are looking at pictures taken about 18 years apart." The doors on the DL&W car are the original doors, as

By Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> · #43165 ·

Re: abrasive blasters

You might be using less pressure or volume but I find the vacuum necessary to keep the booth relatively clear of being in a virtual dust cloud. I see much better with the vacuum running and it

By jerryglow2 · #43164 ·

ADMIN: Personal Attacks

While I usually do not make public STMFC management decisions regarding violations of group rules, given that several members have commented on the derogatory comment recently about another member, I

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #43163 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

The DL&W cars are basically copies of the late NYC cars except for the ARA underframe and minor items like tackboards and door hardware. David Thompson

By James D Thompson <jaydeet@...> · #43162 ·

Re: Alburgh Trestle

In the late days of the Montour, all the ones I saw were black. But I don't know if that was always so. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #43161 ·

Re: abrasive blasters

You're right that a compressor intended to drive an airbrush won't generate enough pressure/volume. I use a home shop compressor purchased at a big box hardware & building materials store which has

By Richard Hendrickson · #43160 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

Jim, not so sure on the ends, could be the angle ofthe pictures. I'll agree with the doors. Of course the DL&W doors could have been replacements since we are looking at pictures taken about 18

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #43159 ·

Re: DL&W USRA Style cars

Jim Hayes wrote: "Looking at the pictures I can see that the doors, ends, and side sills are different between the 2 cars. In technical terms, the DL&W ends are 'outies'; the NYC ends are

By Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> · #43158 ·

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