Oops, I'll defer to Charlie. I forgot about Arkansas! Jerry Michels <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free

In a message dated 3/3/2007 9:26:40 PM Central Standard Time, STMFC@... writes: I don't know if anthracite was found along the MP, but I've seen photos of lots of MP coal hoppers in

Hi Folks I revised the Excel version of the July 1950 ORER and uploaded it to the STEFA files. The name of the file name is: ORER_7_1950_Box_Auto V2.xls Its description is: ORER, July, 1950, Box

Tim - That was probably metallurgical grade coal or coke in the MP hoppers out there. It may have come from Arkansas or Illinois. Down here in south Texas, there was some lignite coal (quite

There's a conversion article in 9/1992 RMS by R. Smaus about turning these Tycos into R-30-21s. Two versions -- the "simple version" basically just adds decent trucks and hardware and leaves the Tyco

Stan Rydarowicz did an article on kitbashing the IM R-40-23's into MDT reefers in the May 99 Railmodel Journal. I don't have it hand, but from memory it covered the ends, and it had his address as

Chuck, Mark and List Members, the most recent roster I have stated 2700, 40' GMRC, sold 1987 somewhere in Manchester, VT, private property, converted to a bridge 2709, 40' GMRC 2640, ex-Rutland 4020

Brian, I have never been quite sure of the time frame when the cars received steel sides. The Dec. 1965 N&W diagram sheet for the cars states, "Heavy repairs with wood slope sheets and sides being

While it's true that much Fontana coal and ore came from Utah, I have not seen photos of MP hoppers on the Rio Grande or UP in that area. I think it's idle speculation in the absence of photos. Tim

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Nearly all this coal was western Colorado/eastern Utah coal. There are photos of both Utah Coal Route gons, and D&RGW gons and hoppers, at Kaiser. Given the historic

In the '50s coal for the Kaiser steel mill at Fontana came across Cajon Pass in MoPac hoppers, though I don't know where it came from. The Kaiser mill was the only So. Calif. recipient of coal in

Doug Gardner asked: And Tim O'Connor correctly replied: These are Terry Wegmann's kits, and if anyone has them available it will be Andy. Terry had some of them assembled and marketed

Tim There was some anthracite found in Arkansas in the large cola fields along the Arkansas River northwest Little Rock. Also the bituminous coal found in western end of the Arkansas coal field

I don't know if anthracite was found along the MP, but I've seen photos of lots of MP coal hoppers in the Santa Fe yard in San Bernadino, California. I guess this coal came from Missouri or

Russ Strodtz wrote regardling long distance cargos Also Perlite is a New Mexico commodity, transported by the Santa Fe. Lompoc California on the SP was the largest producer in the world for many

i've had DA wire break too, but only after bending and rebending... nowadays i mostly use CMA wire, which is more flexible (and comes in protective plastic tubes). i use .015 steel (piano) wire too

Andy Carlson

Kurt wrote The original Red Caboose tooling had issues, I think these were 400x, 410x, 420x kits. The revised body was 415x kits. The only 44xx kit I have is painted for NP -- this is a revised body

Over the past year or so I've been buying car kits with the eventual goal of populating my future (and frequently changing) layout. Now that I've got the track plan down pretty well I find I've got