Richard Hendrickson notes: "Walter is assuming that northeastern modelers only model northeastern railroads, which is far from true; many members of this list who live in the northeast model western

I don't disagree with any of this, Tim, and will send you off-list some images that you may find interesting. Richard Hendrickson

Richard wrote Two models actually. One 12,500 gal (SP) and one 10,000 gal (GATX). Pages 14-21. SP also had 50 (fifty) 8,000 gal GATC cars, class O-50-14. Probably more than anyone else, now that I

I did an article for RMJ several years ago (August, 1996?) on kitbashing an Athearn single dome tank car model (which scales out to about 12,500 gals.) by shortening both tank and underframe to the

Richard Hendrickson wrote And to underscore that point, the other day I was watching a Shoreham Shops L&N Pullman, nicely painted, on Ebay -- and it sold for less than $90!! A similar SP or PRR or

Hello Tim ,All There was some discussion of winecars on this list a while back, and one post {gatx417?}had a Bob Morris photo of Fresno with many wine cars in view. So for the central valley in the

William The "median center" for the U.S. population has moved steadily westwards from Indiana to Illinois in my lifetime. So your theory of the population being concentrated to the northeast is

<rhendrickson@o...> styrene I'm surprised no one has mentioned this - especially given some list members obsession with correct terminology - but there is no such thing as a Pfaulder milk "reefer"

Guyz, The NH had the same problems with leaking valves on car loads of alcohol shipped from Canada to Old Mister Boston distilling. The B&A didn't have that problem with S S Pierce, the

The small UP shop stencils can be found here: http://www.microscale.com/decals/HO_scale/87489.jpg http://www.microscale.com/decals/HO_scale/87494.jpg The NYC System triangles in -black- can be found

This likely is less an issue with geography than one of perception, BUT, if one takes a look at election time, when it is fairly obvious which states have the most electoral votes and therefor the

Rich, Bruce is taking his "lightning medication" on MD's orders. Now, how 'bout we cut the end off a shallow end tank car, shape it to fit over a Bowser 0-6-0 mechanism, then add the cab from

Both, depending on what the consignee wanted. Relatively small lots of several different wines would have gone in barrels in refrigerator cars (which weren't iced, or at least weren't iced much,

Such broad-brush generalizations almost always miss the mark, as they do here. Walter is assuming that northeastern modelers only model northeastern railroads, which is far from true; many members of

Especially when it was a heavily insulated car with a steel jacket and 2"-3" of insulation on the outside of the tank plus a thick steel bottom sheet with a glass lining inside. Aside from which the

I could be done if you had the right tools but I doubt that they would be available in the yard. But the one in Emporia Ks, I saw it. The Eastbound lead job had cut it out as a BO and the carmen

Remember also that in the time frame of this list, industrial activity was much more concentrated in the Northeast than it is any more. John Nehrich has commented eloquently on this, from the

entirely This is getting ridiculous. PEBKAC means "problem exists between keyboard AND chair." I should stop posting and only read. Walt

limited interest since I'll decal the hundreds of prototype, publishing RP overhead lighting painting the backdrop, scenery, painting and my airbrush, and the darn thing. Oh, I my military

Point 2 should say in part "if it is from west of the Mississippi and SOUTH of the Ohio IT doesn't matter"... This was one of those times when I read what I wanted to say when I proofed the message.