NWSL calls theirs semi-finescale /88 tread. Not sure what they use for a flange as it hard to look up their products. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr

As Dave Nelson suggests, an HTML version of an ORER would be a fabulous "anchor" for any freight cars related 'Wiki'. We've talked about this for 10 years off and on, and I would guess it would be an

writes: The very first car to wear that billboard rolled out of the Magor Car Company plant in Clifton, N.J., in April 1942. Likely not, but not impossible. I've got a dozen or so photos of

Oh what the heck - I'll do the O&W for you. Bill Schneider Enjoying the sites and smells of beautiful downtown East Hartford - with the windows closed.

<schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote: front face to back face. That's That's not correct. The "Code 88 wheel" is only described in NMRA RP-25; without the definition, the "code" doesn't mean anything.

Dennis & Mike I've just called them .088 wheels all along; works for me. Heck, .110 wheels are "semi-scale", if I understand the meaning of the "semi" prefix.

Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean that they are not out to get you. Lars Svanevik ________________________________ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf

no one has stepped forward to create, organize and maintain one--a truly big job, as I know from having just HELPED with one on another list--and perhaps the same could arise with a STMFC Wiki.

Scott Pitzer quipped: So did I Scott, though I suspect for somewhat different reasons... ;>) Bill Schneider

Tony, he didn't say EERIE, he said ERIE.

If we're talking about the "average" consumer it may be slightly less! OTOH, if the retainer is high enough I might consider quiting the day job and signing on as a consultant.... :>) Bill

Lars Svanevik wrote: Um, yes, Lars, I too have read "Catch 22." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Dennis Storzek wrote: Probably you mean "semi-code" wheels? Anything even close to RP-25 is a HUGE flange compared to scale. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

were the merely to I'm sure you're correct, but as I explained the oher day, not only doesn't it make any difference, it actually works to our advantage. However, since these are not Code 88 wheels as

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: So, Schuyler, the paranoids are out to get you again? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Looking at the book more last night, I realized that the ERIE fan would probably get screwed again, since it used those strange Chicago? ends. SGL

Dave Nelson wrote: I think this is a pretty practical break-down of what we would want. Whether it's "burdensome" or not is hard to say. The reason we don't have a FAQ file for this list is

No, no Tony, that's not how it's gonna work. You get 2 cents for every freight car sold, which is the value that average consumer attaches to your opinion! :-) Tim O'Connor

Ted Culotta wrote: Now we are talking! Sign me up! Richard would agree too, especially the part about the sommelier, but won't be replying as he is on the highway right now. Tony Thompson

Anthony Thompson wrote: Yeah, true enough. Ok, here's what I was thinking: (1) There is expertise on this list, if not for actual contributions perhaps active (or the occasional) review and