I would like to share a ride to the Holiday Inn at Naperville from O'hare Airport on Thursday 10/27/05 arriving on American Airlines from NYC at approx. 11:30AM. Would pay my share of course. Would

Tim Gilbert: I stated the newsprint came in on GTW cars in error. The news print to Indianapolis was on Canadian cars, CP for sure , possibly CN also. Mont Switzer

Responding to Tim Gilbert: I would make the same argument for why there so few boxcars owned by railroads of the Great Lakes Region (NYC, WAB, ERIE, DL&W, etc.. The CIL was part of the Central East

Jace Kahn wrote: "Is my mind already starting to go, or has George Elwood's website deleted views?" I'm seeing the same thing - only three freight car photos listed. "I had gotten the idea of

Did you try www.rr-fallenflags.org ? I just went there and it worked fine. Jason --- Justin Kahn <harumd@...>

What I have heard about Terry echoes exactly what Richard states. The two toolmakers I have heard the most about are Wegmann and Paul Lubliner, mainly because they are Southwest modelers (where I am

Hey guys, You know...and everyone else that's read the rules of the group...knows that issues with the US Mail, delivery of any manufacturer's product or producer's books, magazines or other

I hope that drawing in PR CYC is not a steel reefer. It should be the drawing of the wartime built plywood reefers that is the subject of the article wherein the drawing appears Bill Welch Cyc.

That is me but the butter was made in Kansas. Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... I wish the buck stopped here as I could use a few

Mike: First, look as when the Monon bought steel boxcars. The second group of steel cars (1 - 500) was coming on line at about the time of Bill's data. That second group still made the total less

In the book "Eastern Steam Pictorial" by Bert Pennypacker there's a photo of Lehigh Valley train with a solid block of what appears to be identical reefers with no icing platforms or "ribs" on the

Tim, Thanks for the information. I haven't done it, but it will be interesting to see if the Monon boxcar percentage in this log matched the national despite being on the home road. The log covers

Is my mind already starting to go, or has George Elwood's website deleted views? I had gotten the idea of converting a Rutland #4000 series woodside gondola, using an extra 40' flat (from the CDS

GBW #8020 is in the collection at North Freedom. This past summer, you really couldn't see any herald on the doors, at least enough to tell what color the heralds were. I was hoping to confirm what a

Tim Gilbert asked: Tim, From the 1948 Monon conductor's log I have the following Canadian cars: CN B 476658 XB Southbound to Limedale (PRR) CN B 523832 XB Northbound to Laf. Jct. (NKP WAB NYC) CN B

Mike Aufderheide wrote: Mike, Not so much theory because, in the 1948 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AAR'S SUPERINTENDENTS' CONVENTION which provided January 1 data for percent home cars on line for both all

Sorry if I'm jumping the gun with copies of said book still in transit but I have a tendency to forget questions. Can anyone identify the roof on class XA-6 Q auro box cars like the one shown on p.

There's a drawing of a steel FGE reefer on the last page of the RP Cyc. Remember plastic models of those cars? (I think they were from AHM). The detail was a little coarse (rivets about the same

This is due to the fact that they are mailed "Parcel Post" which gets a very uneven distribution rate as it is a lower class of mail. I think, since there are no ads, they could be mailed "Media"

Patience, patience, patience... I got mine last week. Storey Lindsay Celje, Slovenia