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Well Packed Lump Coal

Group; Found this picture at the West Virginia Historical Photographs Collection. A C&O twin hopper loaded with lump coal, laid in so cleanly it almost looks like paving stones. Is this typical

By Steve Stull · #63849 ·

Stockcar book

Can anybody provide me with a telephone number or e-mail address for Hundman publishing. Their WEB SITe has neither. Thanks Bill Williams

By bill_d_goat · #63848 ·

Re: Request for info/Virginian hoppers

Frank Bongiovanni wrote: "It's an open question as to whether or not [any leased PRR Class H21A hoppers] were ever lettered for Virginian. Yes, Bowser did them, but there's also been information that

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #63847 ·

Request for info/Virginian hoppers

Does anyone know anything about Pennsy H21 hoppers that might have been leased by the VGN at some point? We have heard a photo exists, but we have not seen one. This has been kicked around, and what

By bongiovanni12001 · #63846 ·

Re: sewer pipes

By Philip Dove <philip.dove@...> · #63845 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

Chuck Hladik wrote: "You'll probably hear from Ben, NO DASHES in Pennsy classes." Nah - I know full well Marty's just jerking my chain, something some other folks on this list don't seem to be able

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #63844 ·

Re: brass car

Strangely, I just won a brass car on eBay this afternoon. - Al Westerfield

By Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #63842 ·

Re: brass car

Eric, Its not a Westerfield. You'll note that further down the auction page, two other folks have pointed out that the model is a GEM, SH-104 St. Paul & Pacific Baggage Car. Regards Bruce Bruce

By Bruce Smith · #63841 ·

Re: brass car

Eric (?) wrote: "Currently on E Bay there is a Westerfield model (a brass model) for sale. Looks to me someone put a brass model in a Westerfield box or did Westerfield really import one? E Bay #

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #63840 ·

Mainline Modeler...Was: Re: Re: New book: Stock Cars

Armand Premo writes about MM: "The series on heavyweight passenger cars and all the good material by John Nehrich and the RPI group.I am a happy owner of every issue." And, of course, there are the

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #63839 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

Now Marty,if that is all you got out of MM you must have missed more than a few issues.The series on heavyweight passenger cars and all the good material by John Nehrich and the RPI group.I am a happy

By armprem · #63836 ·

Loaded SFRD's in a UP train / and PFE in SF trains.

Posted by: "Steve Sandifer" For what it's worth, last week I saw a photo of a PFE reefer (double logo) at a mercantile in Emporia, KS, on ATSF tracks (circa 1950). It had to come from either

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #63838 ·

Looking for Bob Witt

Bob, If you get this please contact me at zoe@.... My apologies to the group for this off topic message. Mont Switzer --------------------------------- Sick sense of

By Mont Switzer <mhts_switzerm@...> · #63835 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

Wished I'd known people actually paid for old issues of Mainline Modeler. A few months ago I went through the boxes of these thing that I've moved from one corner of the country to the other and

By mjmcguirk@... · #63833 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

Marty, You'll probably hear from Ben, NO DASHES in Pennsy classes. Chuck Hladik Rutland Railroad Virginia Division ************************************** See what's free at

By Charles Hladik · #63843 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

They're definitely in the book publishing business: http://www.hundman.com/cgi-bin/viewcatalog.cgi?magazine=book. I just received the latest: "N&W Steam's Last Stand." Excellent, starting with the

By Frank Greene · #63834 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

You're not alone, Ben. They never paid me either for my article on making rivets. Tom Mix

By captmix <tamix@...> · #63832 ·

brass car

Currently on E Bay there is a Westerfield model (a brass model) for sale. Looks to me someone put a brass model in a Westerfield box or did Westerfield really import one? E Bay #

By eabracher@... · #63837 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

Robert Federle wrote: "I would welcome books from [Bob Hundman]." I'd also welcome payment for two articles of mine that he published in Mainline Modeler, but that looks like it's not going to

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #63831 ·

Re: New book: Stock Cars

When Mainline Modeler ceased publication I had purchase many backissues. In the process of dealing with them (on many different occasions), I was told that Bob Hundman will most likely (not

By rfederle@... · #63830 ·

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