Hi Gerry, I do not think that Martin will be at Timonium this October considering the fact that the Naperville Proto meet is only about a week and one half after it. Missed you at Ted's Protomeet at

A very heartfelt Thanks to Richard Hendrickson, Al Brown, and Jeff Coleman for identifying the NKP boxcars. Best wishes, Larry Ostresh Laramie, Wyoming

Hi Folks Here are the breakdowns of double sheathed, single sheathed, and steel box, auto and ventilator cars, April 1949 and July 1950, for the N&W, NKP, and GTW railroads, from ORERs and other

Alan You probably know it anyway but the key point about a depressed centre car was not the weight of the load but the clearance. If the loading gauge permitted the RR would use a flatcar. If the

To: STMFC@... Sent: 05 September 2007 16:30 Subject: [STMFC] Re: Is what we're doing REAL history?? I have been catching up on my STMFC postings and I find the postings on this

Philip and Guy, The real answer is 10 !! Any more or less than that there are not 40 feet !!! Chuck Hladik ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

In a message dated 9/8/2007 8:03:50 PM Central Daylight Time, philip.dove@... writes: I find it interesting that researchers on the list and the old FC list never could tell me how many

Tom I guess that Martin also "has a life" as we like to say, that has nothing to do with trains. More power to him. That said, has Martin ever expressed any problem with someone scanning his kit

NKP 9000-9467 and 12000-12999 were originally 19000-19999 and 20000-20999 series cars built in 1923 and 1924. Both series were double wood sheathed with 10' wide 1-1/2 wood doors; the 1923 cars

In Classic Trains summer '04, pp 56-63, there's an article on the rebuilding of old NKP 12000-series DS auto cars, into 24000-series cars with steel bodies. There are several photos of cars in both

Tom: Very well stated. I happen to agree with the way Martin runs Sunshine. Paul C. Koehler _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of

Chuck Hladik wrote: Martin "does computers", he just refuses to "do the internet" or "do email". For exactly the reasons Chuck states. He is also very careful to whom he gives his telephone number. He

Sometimes the railroading documents we uncover ( ... about freight cars, to stay on topic .... ) have their limitations. - Drafting economics. In B&O lettering diagrams, the graphics are only

Gerry, From the GSMTS website (www.gsmts.com), it doesn't look like Martin will be there. Last year he tried to do the winter show, but got snowed out. Hopefully he'll make it this year. Dan

On a related topic....Is Martin going to be at Timonium next month? Gerry Fitzgerald proudly operate within two

Hi Folks Does anyone know whether the following NKP series of box and auto cars were double sheathed vs. single sheathed? Some remnants were in the April 1949 ORER, but all were absent from the July

Here is a message from Johnb that, while referencing a terminated thread and in violation of the signing rule [ members are required to sign their full name...first and last ], contains a point that I

I think that I can understand why Martin and others "don't do computers". They bite into their limited time more than a phone call does. Having to answer the e-mail might add an hour or two to

Lindsay Smith wrote: "Are you looking for Proto Power West and A-Line?" Different manufacturer, Lindsay. ProtoWest is a resin kit manufacturer; Proto Power West/A-Line is