Dennis, I defer to Jeff's MM article, as I know him to be a thorough and reliable source of information, as well as to your obviously careful study of the data he provided. I wasn't aware of that

tgmadden@... writes: Tom: I don't think the slam was at the Amarillo Museum as much as at Red Caboose. They did shut out all of the dealers and LHS by shipping the entire run to

There were standard car cleaning tags which could be stapled to the route card boards indicating that a car had been cleaned and, on some tags, what class of merchandise it was suitable for. I have

The August issue of TKM is online at http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm Articles of interest include: John Teichmoeller's Open Top Hoppers Weaver O-Scale B60B

Jeff Aley wrote: As a couple of people have told us, in the real grain rush no one was inspecting, they were too busy setting empties to the elevators. But sure, for many things clerks DID just

Larry Jackman wrote: I liked the story better when the car went to Memphis <g>. Thanks for the reality check, Larry. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

feature. The Sunshine model has the same problem, plus has too many grabs. Thanks for the tip on reversing the ends. I will pass it on. Clark Propst

Here I am again. Where I worked we NEVER tagged any car. We had MTY car way bills. We all (clerks & Switch crews) worked from switch lists. One night the engine forman found a track of cars that he

John Cizmar wrote: "What about using play sand? I bet you could mix the sand some Future floor wax into a pourable consistaincy...no fumes, low price, exact weight etc." ...and guaranteed to find

On the UnPac at Salina Ks and Topeka Ks Cars were never inspected. If you needed some box cars for the local to be set at grain elevators you just looked at the yard list of your yard and see a cut

What about using play sand? I bet you could mix the sand some Future floor wax into a pourable consistaincy...no fumes, low price, exact weight etc. John F. Cizmar Dave Nelson

wrote: Not quite, Richard. The C&NW and subsidiary Omaha Road (CMO) had several orders of similar cars; information and photos of all are presented in an article by Jeffrey Koeller in the May 2005

Philip Dove wrote: Pennies are a tiny bit less than 1/10 ounce in weight. I stick 5 together with caulk - a dab between each and a general smear around the set to hold them together. Depending on

Chet, When you say, "tag them", do you mean w/ a chalk marking, or would they staple something to the tack board? Richard Hendrickson has educated us that loaded cars should have a route card;

Tony, I've thought about this, and I'm still not sure if you're joking. On the one hand, I have to remember that railroading (and everything else) was VERY labor-intensive during the

Moscow is in southwestern Wisconsin, in Iowa County, more or less between Blanchardville and Hollandale. But the railroad between those two places (in the era of this group a branch of, I think,

This paint scheme is more appropriate than the one with the large C&NW lettering for that style of CNW car . Tom Wencl sent me this link and a photo of a car still in that scheme dated 78 over

Did you ever wonder what is in your BUTTER??????????????????? Thank you Larry Jackman Boca Raton FL ljack70117@... I was born with nothing and I have most of it left

One of the box cars in my club's operating roster is marked for the KGB. The car pocket says "return when empty to Moscow WI" regards, Andy Miller

I now understand the popularity of low-carb diets - no bread! Yuch regards, Andy Miller