I offer snapshots from Dave Hussey's 2006 WPM meet photos of the new Details West draft gear

I just did a really quick scan of the NMRA site and couldn't find anything about this. As what the NMRA wants to convey, "join us, look at what we do", I would think this type of data would be

The NMRA has not been quite as asleep on the scale coupler issue as we might have thought. There is a very interesting study by Bruce Metcalf at: http://www.emuck.com/~rufus/rr/couplerm.htm as part of

Gatwood, Elden wrote: Elden, the list I have gives P62 as Hollidaysburg EB, and P63 as Hollidaysburg WB, meaning scale tracks in the EB and WB yards. Yesterday Brian Carlson commented

List, One of Kadee's latest offerings is this 40' PS-1 with "DF" markings: http://www.kadee.com/ca/40ps1/5272l.htm I know next to nothing about the Rock's boxcars - were these PS-1's built new with

Jim, The point I was trying to make is that there is a lack of communication between the model maker and the model builder when it comes to what is printed on the decal sheet. Clark Propst

BTW guys, there aren't any dashes in PRR scale codes either. Ben Hom

Re: a couple comments about kit instructions not including stenciling diagrams, y'all should look at the SR low side steel gon kits available exclusively from the SRHA. There are 2 very clear,

Guys; Station P-62 (Holidaysburg or E. Altoona?) was also used really frequently on gon shoppings through the end of this list's interests, as it was the designated site for rebuildings of that

Brian J Carlson wrote: My list came from the PRR list provided years ago by Richard Hendrickson, the era of which I don't know. I have handed that list out as part of the handout for my Pennsy

Dennis Storzek wrote: What is the height of the Atlas so-called bettendorf trucks? I seem to remember those were a bit odd. Extremely free rolling tho. Dave Nelson

Rob; I can't answer that for you, but here is a link to their web site if you want to see what they're planning... <http://southerncarandfoundry.com> Kind regards, Rob Adams Rob Kirkham wrote: --

Key question on this one: when??? Rob Kirkham

Precision Scale's standard gauge UTLX Van Dyke tank car model is a 6,500 gal. car; though built shortly after the turn of the century, many were still in service in the 1940s. Sunshine also offers a

Jared Harper wrote: Jim Hayes suggested: Mike Brock added: The Sunshine 6,500 Gallon Tank Car is not generic. IIRC, it was a UTLX X-3 meaning that it was in service only to lessees of the Union

If anyone wants a key to the different PRR Track Scale abbreviations, a list from 1923 can be found at http://prr.railfan.net/lists/track_scales_1923.html. I have one from 1945 but it is not online.

Jared Harper asks: "Has anyone offered an HO scale model of a 6000 gallon tank car?" I don't know but SC&F will be offering one. Mike Brock

Sunshine offers a 6500 gallon tank car. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon ,___

Thanks to everyone who has responded and provided great information. And I'm still trying to figure out how I missed the photo on George Elwood's site. I obviously did not exhaust all the potential

Has anyone offered an HO scale model of a 6000 gallon tank car? Jared Harper Athens, GA