What tone of green were the TP&W box cars with the dartnaught ends in the number series 626-650. From photos I have seen the green did not match that found on the EJ&E box cars nor that found on the

I was reviewing the photos in RPC #2 and Kaminski's ACF Tank cars book tonight and noticed something I hadn't seen before. The cars in the photos have three different uncoupling levers depending on

I have a number of items currently posted on eBay, including 94 slides featuring various railroads both in the US and Canada http://stores.ebay.com/Espee-F-5 I also posted some HO scale N&G Railway

The dates are Oct. 25-28 at the Holiday Inn in Naperville, IL. Send a SASE to Sunshine Models P.O. Box 4997 Springfield MO 65808-4997 for more information. Best, Lawrence Rast

Point taken, Brian SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

Phil, The general arrangement drawings for MoPac's SS Howe-truss box cars specify steel top plates 14-1/2" high by 1/4" thick. Regards, Ed Hawkins

Group, In RP Cyc #14, the article about the MP's rebuilt box cars also includes several diagrams of the cars in their original form. These are the first I've noticed which include the dimensions

In a video I have of the Reading RR, there is a segment with a hopper train near Mt. Carmel, Pa. Standing out in a train of mostly black, well used eastern road hoppers is a relatively clean freight

SGL: That train fits the definition of Main Line in Tony's email. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

And this relates to steam era freight cars and/or weathering pencils . . . how, exactly? -- Paul Dana

A point well taken. Over Cajon Pass and the Santa Fe's Coast Line main across Arizona and New Mexico? Absolutely (though NOT over Glorietta and Raton Passes; Santa Fe GFX trains were almost always

Richard Hendrickson wrote: And unless you're modeling a main line with a route which is appropriate, truly big cuts of reefers may not be realistic anyway. Yeah, I know, the bozos love to run a

Bruce, I didn't express myself well. What I meant to say was that Appalachian RRs including Pennsy, C&O, B&O, and N&W would commonly have hoppers of these same RRs in their consists....although

In a message dated 7/8/2007 1:45:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thompson@... writes: Bruce Smith wrote: > A study of PRR yard photos many years ago indicated that at best, the >

Mike, as you are aware, I know little and care less about coal hopper traffic on eastern railroads. However, I can speak with some authority on western reefer traffic in the steam era, and though

Clark, Both numbers were PS-2s, but there were differences. The UP 11449 was 2,003 cu ft. (series 11400-11451) built 2-58 assigned to class CH-70-10. The UP 11391 was 2,100 cu. ft. (original series

Where can one find info about nextNaperville meet ie dates, site, lodging. IS there a published agenda? Regisration fee?? As you can tell, I've never been... Doug

I don't know anything about the Hill Book but there were several critical reference tarriffs that applied irrespective of the involved rate territories. The Open and Prepay Station list was the

Does a UP covered hopper # 11391 look the same as # 11449? Thanks, Clark Propst Mason City Iowa