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

steam Mike, I have heard similar descriptions of what roadnames sell (and which don't) from a STMFC manufacturer. In fact, we were both in Cocoa Beach at the time. The point is that even current

Jason Hill wrote: In what way? The car is immensely wrong in dimensions and does not even resemble, let alone match, any prototype. Adding wire grabs to a monstrosity won't hide the

I am going to venture a guess that will bring the wrath of God down upon me from some quarters. There seems to be more of a correlation between those roads modeled and those with active, and

First of all, breaking into a refrigerator car was an entirely different matter than drilling a hole in the bottom of a tank car. All that was necessary was to break the lead seal and open the

Tim Gilbert wrote: Richard Hendrickson, now finishing a book on billboard reefers, can answer this better than I can, but it sticks in my mind (many wrong things stick there, of course) that

You just had to say that didn't you Tim, <VBG> .... Roger Robar _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim Gilbert Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:15

buchwaldfam wrote: Did Schlitz own Dairy Shipper's Dispatch? Schlitz's Home Office was in Milwaukee while in the 4/49 ORER, DSDX's home office was at 110 South Franklin Street, Chicago. It appears

Mike Brock opines- Mike has THAT exactly right. I would judge that most railroads with USRA engines soon modified them in significant ways to conform to company culture and patterns of