Pierre, Short answer - there are variations on the vertical positioning of the grabs (both sides and ends) on 1937 AAR box cars. Longer answer - the 1937 AAR box car drawing in the 1940 CBC does not

John,I used Polyscale and mixed with a little darker red and am very pleased with the results.To each his own however.Armand Premo

My thanks to Ed and Richard for clearing this up for me. Back to tne modeling bench now. Pierre Oliver

Brothers, I need to paint a CB&Q box car and would like your recommendations on the best paint match for Q's Mineral Red. I am a Scalecoat II paint user, so I'd prefer your thoughts on a mix-match

Narrowing it down still further, Kendall was still listed in the 7/45 ORER with 23 cars of four different gallonages. Larry Kline Pittsburgh, PA Larry Grubb wrote: Narrowing it down a bit further,

Pierre, there may have been minor variations from one car to another, but handhold (i.e., grab iron) height was regulated by the United State Safety Appliances Act of 1911 and its subsequent

On 29-Jan-06, at 9:53 AM, Larry Grubb wrote: and from Richard Hendrickson: I'll offer another narrowing down -- the reporting marks were listed in the back of the January 1946 ORER, but with a note

I agree with SGL that that 1916 FGE photo is remarkable, not excluding speculating what might prompt the particular photographer to record that scene? Prototype modeler? Or, perhaps an impatient

I will be hosting an open house of my model railroad layout this Saturday, February 4, 2006 beginning around 6 p.m., following the close of the Timonium show for the day. The show closes and throws

Sorry about the problem everyone is having. The link I posted (utahice) looks to be broken or no longer in use. That's a shame. It really was an excellent source. Jerry Michels

Narrowing it down a bit further, my 4/46 ORER does not list Kendall Refining. Larry Grubb Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: I can narrow that down a bit. Kendall was still

Narrowing it down a bit further, my 4/46 ORER does not list Kendall Refining. Larry Grubb Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: I can narrow that down a bit. Kendall was still

I'm running into conflicting information within my resources here. Is there a standard height from the rails for the left side grabs on the 1937 AAR boxcar? If so what is it? Thanks, Pierre OLiver

Denny Anspach wrote: Well said, and a sound warning. Ignore at your own risk. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

For the price being asked, these are probably OK, even though the ad seems to carefully not tell you where they are made. However, as a steady drill bit customer, I personally have stopped

"Schuyler Larrabee" wrote: Yes, there are others. Note the site has link to a shorter reference URL above the photo. For the Fruit Growers Express photo it

Two copies available via abebooks. $16 and $30. SGL

Simmons-Boardman published a book in 1949, "Routing and Misrouting of Freight" by G. L. Shinn. It fully explains the rights of the shipper to route his freight and the obligation of the railroad to

This one is Really Interesting. SGL

David Pfeiffer wrote: Photographs of tender construction at both Lima and Baldwin contain evidence of no such material placement. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,