Ray Stilwell wrote: Different process for different needs. If people need to follow along in a handout DURING the talk, Ray, your suggestion is meaningless. Nice one, suggesting

Pieter Roos wrote: Thanks for setting the record straight, Pieter. Not everyone who complains knows as much as they ought to. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

On my Mac I can do a article and then tell it to print. When the print program comes up There is a save to PDF option and if I save to PDF then I can take the PDF and email it where ever I wish. PDF

Tim, These programs allow creation and viewing .pdf files without Adobe's help. Printing from a word processor, spreadsheet, or other program to a .pdf does work. I have not tried converting a

I should have realized I couldn't attach a photo to a posting. I've added an album to the "Photos" section of the group's Yahoo page. Look for "ATSF way car (caboose)" if you're interested, but allow

scan to a PDF for free? i've had 6 PC's over the years and not one of them can CREATE a PDF file -- only the Adobe reader is freeware, not the writer software. But I'm sure if you'll send Bill $449

Hello Mark, I don't claim to be a truck expert either, but the truck in your photo at least resembles the Barber-Bettendorf swing motion caboose truck. In HO, Athearn and Atlas both have

George R. Stilwell, Jr. writes: "This is the 21st century. Who goes to Kinkos and pays their prices when you can scan the handout to a PDF file and distribute it via E-mail for free." Ever tried to

"Bill is a generous person, though you clearly don't know that. And it sure ain't about money. Go to your local Kinkos or other copy shop with a 54-page document and see what it costs to copy it,

Hi Don; The list of resources available for FEGX cars includes: B&O Modeler article that started the thread - free! Article with drawing in Jan 1988 Mainline Modeler. - $2.50 plus S&H from the

Good morning, The information sheet from the Westerfield kits is most likely the best summary you will find. Also check Ian's site http://freightcars.nikina.net I was unaware of any changes were

Tim O'Connor wrote: Excellent catch, Tim. The Cyc photo is fairly small, but the car sure looks identical in all regards, including dimensions. Wonder how SP got ahold of these Mexican grain

Tim O'Connor wrote: Plus this car is all riveted. I still think the car MIGHT have been a regular hopper originally, though that would mean completely new outlets. I have a nice, sharp

I am in the midst of modifying a few Canadian Hobbycraft fowler boxcars and was considering modifying then ends which presently have two "Z" section vertical braces. As I understand it, while two was

Jim Betz wrote: Hi, maybe you can help me (and potentially help the caboose truck list in the process, too)... As I understand it, GBW's modest fleet of three ICC cabooses (#615-617, built 1965-66)

Tony Aha!! Check out page 1109 of the 1953 Car Builder's Cyclopedia. I thought it might be an export car -- for Mexico! (The one in the photo is 3100cft, with 1 extra rib, but it's basically the same

Tim, These were the numbers re-used for rebuilt 70 ton, two bay cov'd hoppers in the 1970's. The cars Tony is interrested in (SP 402300- 402312) were off the roster by then. Lee G.

Hi Greg, yes I'm in HO and the time frame is late 49 to 1953. The Central of Georgia did away with their steam during the summer of 53. That's a sad year for we Central steam guys. I'd bought several

Tony All I can think is that a 10-hatch, 40 foot covered hopper built in 1952 would look a lot like a clone of a PS-2 2893cft. But 1952 is a bit early for a PS-2 I think... I have an ACF builder

Ed Hawkins wrote: Good questions, Ed. The cars were built in 1952, thus within the range of this list, but were acquired by SP in the summer of 1963, after this list. No, all the covered