OK, guys, settle down. Order in the Court. The subject of the STMFC's objectives etc. is NOT open for discussion on the group. If you want to send me your view I'll be glad to consider your

Dave Nelson wrote: Dave Husman replies with: The STMFC charter clearly states: "The purpose of this list is to discuss all aspects of North American freight cars of the steam era [ 1900-1960

Thanks Dave for your wise input. As far as MY being a "noob", "newbie", "new-ninny" or whatever the "intellectual-click" chooses to use, I've been in railroading for 56 years, actually starting

Looking for a match for the GATX ICC, 103B-W 8,000 gal. car. Anyone on the list have a good idea of what car is currenlt the closest to the one in question? Thanks Fred Freitas

Listers, This class of PFE car is described as being wood ends & sides with steel roof; and refreshed with paint in 1953. Are there any other wood sided cars that would be appropriate for

In my ======================= Is any one person obligated, no. Is the list obligated, yes. The basic purpose of the list is to share information. If someone asks a question and those who know

Yeah but Paul, for those of us who have been thru this issue many, many times it *is* off-putting. You need to be aware that many here have been doing freight cars on the internet since the early

http://cgi.ebay.com/1905-PITTSBURG-LAKE-ERIE-RAILROAD-FREIGHT-BOOK_W0QQitemZ6556436595QQcategoryZ413 2QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem In spite of what my wife thinks there are limits to what I collect. This

To Richard Hendrickson, Thanks for all the fine and inside info on this subject of roller-bearing trucks, just what I've been seeking for, as well as apparently others. However, I find it unusual for

Link to photos of the GHQ N scale preproduction models: http://www.railimages.com/gallery/martinmcguirk/aab Marty McGuirk

Both AC&F and the Standard Tank Car Co. (then the largest producer of tank cars in North America) built tank cars of standard design with high running boards until ca. 1915, and Union Tank Line Class

Dean Payne wrote: "Any photos of these cars [NP 14000 series boxcars], prototype or other scale?" Ted's Steam Era Freight Cars website is still there, you

The only traditional express reefers that the Milwaukee owned with two series of distinctive low slung cars built by the Milwaukee shops fortheChicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound,and they were lettered

Richard Brennan wrote: I am not sure why you think platforms are more "modern." As I understand it, they are just a reflection of what a buyer orders. Before World War II there were not very

Hello, Kodak are not the only suppliers on Planet Earth who manufacture and supply photographic paper. For b&w, I only use Ilford products. A search for Ilford on Google, for a start, came up

Mont is, as usual, correct. Immediately following WW II, several railroads equipped freight cars with roller bearings for on-line service (e.g., the Union Pacific's Day Livestock Service stock cars,

Re N Scale NP 7 CN resin cars: --- Dean Payne <deanpayne@...> wrote: You are right, the F&C car is the same car that GHQ will be offering. I have some slides of the 14000 series NP boxcar,

All Browsing through Kaminski's AC&F Centennial History book; the last ACF tank car builder's photo I see with high walkways is circa-1915, and the first with a modern (or should that be moderne?)

Ed, I don' know where your second question came from, but you must have me mixed up with somebody else. I've never been in the business to make Fowler box cars. Regards, Ed Hawkins