Larry, the F&C War Emergency gons are still available, and the steel-side rebuilds are good for SP (and probably Wabash as well). I've seen many photos of the ex-T&NO cars all over the SP well into

Pat, depending on how many you need, Red Caboose imported brass 8,000 GATC ICC-103 tank cars a few years ago. I heard a rumor that these were going to be produced in either plastic or resin... They

Pat, although the physics of moving freight cars is real and had real operational consequences (e.g. more fuel, more power) I don't think the Return On Investment for lighter cars was ever as

Marcelo, Rule #1: Don't produce limited-run resin/brass kits for cars that are eventually going to be produced in plastic. There are hundreds (thousands?) of cars which might sell just a few hundred

Before someone makes a 6-dome wine car will someone PLEASE make a GATC ICC-103 single-compartment 8,000 or 10,000 gal. uninsulated car???? PLEASE????? Pat Wider

Tim, I was going to say the same thing but Richard beat me to it... 3^) Just save your pennies... Greg Martin

Larry Jackman asked: "Can any one tell me about Rensselaer resin Gondola kits?" During the early 1990s, the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society established a small hobby shop operation to raise funds

raildata@... wrote: I have found out that a former customer of "my shortline", Vermont's Barre & Chelsea, was also involved in a similar kind of activity: Calmont Beverage Co. in Barre,

Tony, Thanks, there was a Hobby Shop in Bell, California called Jiggs and Robbie's You Make It Hobbies. I remember going there when I started in the hobby some years ago (it is long gone now) and

Yes to both. Richard Hendrickson

car, or a 6-dome wine tank car?< I'll vote for the wine car. Not sure how many paint schemes could be had however! But the Easterners just love the milk cars<VBG>. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time

Tim, Where can I find the drawings for the AAR alternate standard offset hopper? I want to produce a serie of 200 exact to scale cars ( mix of resin and photoetching and brass castings ) and could

Jim Scott wrote: Jim, you must be thinking of the Thomas HO car of the 1950s, a dimensionally accurate model which can occasionally be found at swap meets. The AHM abomination unfortunately

Also done by PSC in brass; I have one. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

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Hoppers?Armand Premo

Tim, I agree that the 6-Dome wine car would sell very well. If I remember correctly, wasn't there a Roma Wine 6-Dome car made in the 60s or 70s that was metal. i always wanted one of them but never

Tim,After seeing the milk car I would agree.Armand Premo

Can any one tell me about Rensselaer resin Gondola kits? Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... I wish the buck stopped here as I could use a few

Bob; So, did the M-15K get new underframes and run as a new sub-class? Did their outward appearance (aside from underframe) change significantly? What numbers were they, and when did they run up