Thanks for the invite but we're cutting back on shows this year and are unable to attend. - Al Westerfield

Allen, Copies of drawings of AC&F-built cars are available from the Museum of Transportation. The best bet is for drawings of Cabot cars built circa 1947. Contact me off list and I can provide you a

I am considering super detailing the piping and linkages on some of the Rail Shops Carbon Black Covered Hoppers but can not locate reference photos or other materials using Google. Can anyone give me

Joseph Binish wrote: The RDG hoppers were probably carrying Anthracite if loaded, or, if unloaded, returning home after being loaded with Anthracite. Before WW II, RDG hoppers were regulars on the

Eric Appears to be based on CN 544760-545759, built by NSC in 1957. The ends are NSC-3 and the roof is NSC, similar to PS style. Although the model has 8-rung ladders, they don't exactly match the

Jim, Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. -- Bill Keene Irvine, CA

Perris..... 2201 South "A" Street Perris CA 3/3 ....9 AM - 2 PM Exit the 215 at 4th Buena Park .... 7000 Beach Blvd. 10 AM - 5 PM....sales and reg at 9 AM William

Sunday, March 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Hacienda Room of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11950 Dublin Canyon Rd., south of the Foothills Rd. exit from I-580. Advance registration by mail is $25 to

Adrian, another possible explanation for this is that, when the second grabs were added, they were made long enough to reach from the corner post to the nearest suitable attachment point. For

Hello Group, Can someone provide info on the meets at Perris and Buena Park? Thanks, -- Bill Keene Irvine, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Pleasanton, CA: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - 3/11, Reg and sales start at 9:00 AM Hacienda Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel 11950 Dublin Canyon Rd. Pleasanton, CA Hotel ....(925) 847-6000 ask for

I find myself with an extra copy of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Number 2. Contents: Pullman 12-1 Sleeping Cars AC&f Type 27 Tank Cars ART's First Steel Reefers Section, Bunk and Tool

Come to our Annual East Coast Santa Fe Modelers Meet March 23 - 25, 2007 Our Host Once More This Year: The Gateway Model Railroad Club: Established in 1958, the Gateway Club operates the

I live arount the Kansas City area thanks Doug Gardner Calif.....Best Jim W. attend some meets

Russ No did'nt feel bad about it,I just happen to have two hoppers from those roads(I think one is an Accurail kit and the other is an Athearn special from CNWHS) and would use them on my eastern

In researching some older cars built in the 1900s to about 1916 it seems that these were more likely to have wider handholds, often around 20-21 inches. That’s not a hard and fast rule, but simply

Rich, Thanks very much for your response. Jeff English Troy, New York by information on this (http://bellefonte.com/heritage/BCR/BFCRR.html) for offers free

Thanks, Richard, for clarifying this. I'd deleted Scott's message by the time I responded, therefore the error. SGL

Steve, No reason to feel bad about that. Most railroaders had no idea where they were either. Both were small coal roads that were absorbed by their main connections. Russ

Tim/Malcom, Yes, there was a "Restricted Foreign Hopper" rule and during the same period there was also a "Restricted Foreign Gondola" rule. Both were put out because the Eastern roads simply did