The fellow at Märklin who developed the Märklin/Trix freight cars is a friend of mine. He just totally doesn't get it. Nice guy but not a clue. Believe me, I've tried to wise him up as to where

Plastic. You left out the words "injection-molded plastic". This is unrelated to the point you were trying to make (and made quite well). Nonetheless, I believe Sunshine has ACR box cars in HO

Elden, I think you're asking the wrong questions. Almost all of us who are currently active modelers of the steam era formed our preferences about the railroads and regions we model decades ago, when

Tim, you're missing the main point of the ill-fated Trix/Märklin venture into the North American market. Even when correctly painted and lettered for the Union Pacific, a box car model with an

Tim Gilbert wrote: This makes me wonder why, in the early 1950s, the Northwest lumber shippers repeatedly complained to the ICC (as liberally covered in Railway Age) that their local

wrote: also You've got that right Richard. Wine tank cars on the Alma branch are a lot less likely than N&W hoppers on Mike Brock's prototype. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Does anyone make 50's era decals or transfers for SLRX cars? Or does Sunshine make a kit? One 4000 series car shows up in a photo of the Milwaukee's "Roller Coaster Track" from early 50's.

Roger Robar wrote: Roger, You are no different from most modelers of freight operations - too many home road boxcars. An attitude that I, Ben Hom and others are trying to change. Tim Gilbert

Justin Kahn wrote: " limited" to 250 gallons per household per year . . . enough to hold many of us . . . Well, the trade remained of sufficient volume that at the outset of WW II, the

There is a Peterbilt plant here in Denton TX that is owned by the PACCAR conglomerate, which one of our members, who works there, confirms is the successor to PC&F, so perhaps PC&F records are still

Sorry but when I was a clerk on the UPRR you were allowed 2 stops en- route. You paid the freight on the whole car to the finial stop and a stop fee for each stop. Thank you Larry

Regarding the NYC, it is rather mysterious. Certainly modeling the mainline of the NYC in the steam era would be a daunting task -- with a hundred trains a day or more, and at least half of them

Dear Andreas Several possibilities occur to me: I would think bulk shipments of grapes for winemaking probably peaked during the 1920's, owing both to a decline in significant numbers after that of

Tim and folks; Actually, several manufacturers are asking. We even put in some "plugs" for many of the cars that have been discussed on "want lists" over the past several years. I happen to agree

Jeff, Richard, and all; Is it your impression that those RRs that are developing and/or keeping large followings are also those that have more RR-specific products offered to them? Is this a chicken

A big reason why I often dispute the "conventional wisdom" of manufacturers in regards to road names is because their sales (or lack thereof) are often a result of their own mistakes or poor choices.

Doesn't P2K make a 50'double door, end door box car? And if so, how close is it to an X41a? regards, Andy Miller

Ben - Our detail part 1990, sold separately, is a reverse end for a taller car. - Al

I have uploaded a file in the STMPH list of one of my UCR GS Gondolas. These cars have been scratch bashed from the Details Associates composite GS Gondola. This particular car does not have the

Two quick reflections: although one can become fascinated with the exotic (I was an RGS fan for many years, and I still dabble in both Maine two-foot and British prototype), most of us do get our