Paul Hillman wrote: "Something happened in later years for the ultimate conversion to roller-journals, probably a significant reduction in costs in applying them to 100's of thousands of

Bill Dixon wrote: Baloney. The steels used after the war for bearings are the same as in the 1920s. And the locomotives and cars which did receive roller bearings in the 1930s performed just

No, nor does the ORER normally list Z braces. It would probably say "all steel" instead of "steel frame" or "steel underframe." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

Except for their catastrophic failure mode roller bearings are better than friction bearings. Friction bearings advertise their pending failure for a long time. As friction bearings heat up they emit

Amen to that! Real brakemen don't use magnets! They make the cut!

Though N Scale, It appears to that the first commercial Resin Boxcar is being released. GHQ, a maker of very well done N scale items, has announced production of NP 40' DS Fish Belly underframed

A T Kott wrote: I am way off topic here, but I wanted to make a few of observations about this thread: 1. I have many old and wonderful postcard and 616 size B&W negs of railroad subjects...and

1. I rode the MoP's Doniphan, MO branch in the late winter or early spring of 1974. We arrived at Doniphan with 21-23 empty gondolas for tie loading. The runaround track was out of service

Well, it looks like it's time for one of my little lectures about the use of the "subject" and the need to follow the rules. In this case, the one about messages needing to be about steam era frt

It's really too bad Martin and Al can't/won't come to the Springfield. I can only imagine the impact it would have to have their respective excellent displays for 20,000 visitors to see. I am sure

Rich, Let me take this one step further, if you don't mind. When a car is resided with steel over the Z bracing, does the ORER still list it as Z braced? The fellow in question is a

Thanks A.T., I'd generally understood that water would separate prints, but was just wondering about any of the modern-marvels about such. I have some really good photos of the D&RGW narrow gauge in

Thanks, "ex-dark room guy", I seem to remember something about glycol also. But it's been such a long time that I sometimes can't remember my own name. Paul Hillman

Roger, They did and I had one. The flywheel was powered by a rubberband to a plastic drum pulley mounted on one of the axles. It performed much like a rubberband. Most of my cars have Interrmountain

Sort of. This is ONLY true if the negative is crystal sharp. The great majority, especially 35 mm, are far from truly sharp. In such a case the INFORMATION content may not exceed 5 MB,

At last! A genuine freight car question. "External bracing" or, more correctly, "external framing" is any method of house car construction in which the framing is outside the sheathing. In the

I wasn't quibbling about the reason(s), just pointing out the absence. The cross-section of one is kind of a hat (inverted U), the other is a Z. Tony Thompson

Tim,I always looked forward to Steve's display of milk cars at Springfield.No question ,Steve is ahead of the curve.I didn't mean to imply that all_ the good modelers attended RPM meets....,just some

Tony, In fairness to Martin, I would not pay up front & not have a guaranteed spot on the floor. Some folks are getting over-inflated, and need a reality check. As for Al, that was a

Paul, Soak them in water till they seperate, you will lose the glossy finish. You will need a towel and some books to dry them flat. If you know a person who does there own prints or a lab, they may