Lawrence Rast wrote: = = = And then I asked, "Why not just use the pennies? That designer lead sold in hobby shops is expensive. So -- Nine pennies is just under one ounce. .984 of an ounce. Ten

I, too, was startled to read about Tim Gilbert's passing. I had noticed that he had not commented in some time and was curious about that. As many know, Tim, along with Dave Nelson, was a key figure

Good point. I just created a new album for the NC&StL 44000-series gons. Once the moderators approve the images, you'll find photos of NC&StL 44275, Monon 6001, and the diagram page for these cars

Bituminous - As I recall that's short for by two minutes it's gone.... -- Atty Raymond G. Meyer 110 E. Main St Port Washington, WI 53074 262-284-5566 rgmeyer2@...

Mark, those are New York Central System stock cars as modeled in HO scale by Al Westerfield. Richard Hendrickson

...and when/if, I wonder, will our moderator chime in on this topic with the theme song from the old American Airlines "Music 'Til Dawn" program? You remember the tune? "That's All." Peter

You guys...Hank Snow's "I'm movin on" also covered by the Stones live. Clark Propst

There was much coke shipped through the 50s in western PA. The Connellsville are was loaded with beehive oven complexes that shipped by hopper. While some large steel mills may have had their own

Andy Miller wrote: "The cars appear to have 'Howe Truss'." Look again, Andy - that's true for only the first car in the cut. Ben Hom

Mark Plank asked: "I am trying to identify the the owning railroad and class of stock cars appearing in Warsaw, IN in this M. D. McCarter photo

The cars appear to have Howe Truss sideframes. That would rule out any PRR class of stock cars from that era. regards, Andy Miller

The cars appear to have "Howe Truss" regards, Andy Miller

The 1946 Moody's Steam Railroads has no separate heading for FEC, the reader is referred to ACL. There it is noted: "Jointly with the Florida East Coast Ry. Co., the Atlantic Cast Line R.R. Co. owns

You COULD take the CTA downtown and then take METRA / BNSF / BN / CB&Q to Naperville....then get a local cab (don't know if the Holiday Inn or whatever it will be by October has a free shuttle) or you

Hey, don't get greedy! Accurail's already given you two unique-to-GN freight cars (and acquired a third one from McKean) so give some other railroads a chance! Seems to me that Accurail SORELY lacks a

I am trying to identify the the owning railroad and class of stock cars appearing in Warsaw, IN in this M. D. McCarter photo at

What about the Copenhagen Stram Railway Gallop by Lumbye?

I spent five days last week in Chapel Hill, NC at the UNC's Wilson Library where as a part of the ACL's Corporate Archive within the President's File there were 82 folders devoted to Fruit

Andy, 231 is the French axle arrangement for a 4-6-2 pacific... What about the "Copenhagen Steam Railway Gallop" by Lumbye? Patrick Grace

Mr. Storzek, Much lignite is still mined in North Dakota, but today it is shipped out via powerline, as it is converted into electricity at powerplants situated right at the mines. Some