Some of these may be a tad on the old side, but still interesting. Found the following goodies in Google Books: Modern Freight Car Estimating: Westinghouse Quick-action Automatic Brake

I just went to the web site and issue 41 is there. Thank you Larry Jackman Boca Raton FL ljack70117@...

It was there as I finally got it down loaded Thank you Larry Jackman Boca Raton FL ljack70117@...

Ben, Uhhhh. There's no December issue on the site. Did you get a bit ahead with your announcement? Kind regards, Garth G. Groff benjaminfrank_hom wrote:

wrote: Richard, thank you for sharing your source material and noting the differences in these truck designs. Yes, the B&O with Washburn and Tatum tried to keep the arch bar truck alive. We have yet

In a message dated 12/10/2006 8:31:30 PM Central Standard Time, rmwitt@... writes: We have yet to find a company memo explaining and/or justifying the expenditures to replace all those

The Sunshine kit was introduced in 1992 but has been discontinued. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of

Thanks. I'm looking forward to the book. Max carey

Dan, The short answeer is no. The Monon didn't begin loading grain in covered hoppers until the late 1960's and then only on a limited basis. Instead the railroad operated a number of boxcars

Kurt Laughlin wrote: My understanding from talking to a railroad employee who was responsible for submitting material for ORER issues is that there was some latitude allowed in how the

okiemax (not signing his name) wrote: It is in our pipeline. We have a couple of minor things to finish before it is ready to go out. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

I'm compiling a list of the "most common" boxcars for my layout and decided to use the recapitulation lists for each RR in the ORER as a start for finding total quantities for a particular road. I'm

Thanks to Ed Hawkins, Richard Hendrickson and Ted Culotta for the help with my question. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Jace Kahn and Dan Stinson could not state the case any better, nor any more fairly. Knowledge sharing is a truly civilized and gracious activity. We are hobbyists, not members of a trade or academic

Guys: I posted 3 Car and Locomotive Builders Cyclopedias up for sale on ebay today. They are 1957, 1961 and a 1966 version. These are great reference books for modelers and historians! and they are

Bob, there is a drawing of the Washburn truck side frame in the 1928 Car Builders' Cyclopedia, as well as a photo of a very similar truck identified as a "Tatum XLT Improved Arch Bar Truck Used on

I've been wondering that myself, so I will hand off your query to the publisher, who subscribes to this list. Richard Hendrickson

That's what I thought, Ted, until I discovered that I have photos of the large C&EI stenciling on gondolas built as far back as 1910. However, I don't have any evidence of its use on box cars prior

May I have an update on your progress on the billboard reefer book?

Correction:you ARE NOT impelled