Actually its Ron Von Werder (German, not Dutch, apparently.) He does business as Rocket Express and maked resin kits for both 40 and 50 foot, single sheathed Rock Island boxcars. His website

Tim, FD was the N&W class, not the AAR class. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

How does this model compare to the Sunshine Ft-V? Tom Chenoweth ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Jason, They are the Red Caboose kit; the Society has done several runs of these cars. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

All worthwhile additions except for the Walthers model, which is a generic car that models no prototype accurately (and is otherwise a piece of ****). Richard Hendrickson

The GM&O 35200 series boxcars are avaiable as a conversion kit from Speedwitch Media. Check the website at www.speedwitch.com. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Robert D. Heninger Stanley, ND

Frank, 3.2 & 35.8 were discontinued by Sunshine. You'll have to watch for them on eBay. As far as I know, 40.18 was listed but never released. If anyone knows otherwise please let me know. 55.6 & 55,7

Tim O'Connor wrote: "Thanks. 11 unevenly spaced stake pockets... hmmm doesn't the old Athearn 40 foot flat have 11 (evenly spaced) stake pockets?" Yes. "Does the spacing of the Red Caboose pockets

Jason Sanford asked: "What year were these cars built? Looked through the archives and mentioned posts but didn't see anything about build dates." It's a bit tough to make out, but it looks like

Thanks. 11 unevenly spaced stake pockets... hmmm doesn't the old Athearn 40 foot flat have 11 (evenly spaced) stake pockets? Does the spacing of the Red Caboose pockets match this N&W flat?

What year were these cars built? Looked through the archives and mentioned posts but didn't see anything about build dates. Thanks. Jason Sanford

fill brought up from the that ran under most of stores, and many buildings). of the system was removal I haven't responded to this because it really seems to be off topic for this list, but what the

The area around the Field Museum on Chicago's lakefront is largely fill brought up from the Chicago Tunnel System (an extensive narrow gauge electric network that ran under most of the downtown area,

Tim O'Connor asked: "Isn't an FD a depressed center flat car?" Normally, yes, but in this specific case, it's N&W CLASS

Guys have you never heard a domestic Trash can get called an Ash can? In the UK ash (which was really a mix of ash and cinders) from domestic fires was put in the trash. A difference in disposal

Also for HO scale, add Walthers to that list. And the Accurail single door cars can be kitbashed easily into 1 1/2 door cars using parts from NERS. Resin cars also were done by Steam Shack, and

Isn't an FD a depressed center flat car? Tim O'Connor

Jason Sanford asked: "I noticed that the N&W Historical Society sells N&W FD flatcars? They say high quality but don't mention who makes the cars? Anyone know. Are they pre-painted kits such as a

I noticed that the N&W Historical Society sells N&W FD flatcars? They say high quality but don't mention who makes the cars? Anyone know. Are they pre-painted kits such as a Red Caboose?

Tim, There's a photo of MRS 7010 available on the pay side of the NEB&W website: http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/displayimage.php?i=20470# Unfortunately that's the only photo I'm aware of. Mark