Bill's right...........the O&W combines (mostly) that wound up on branch lines were at or near the end of service lives, and most were quite antique and still had gas lighting right through to the

Phil Marcus asked: "I remember reading somewhere that PRR cabooses Na and N8 had Duryea or some other design of cushioned underframe. Can anyone confirm and/or expand on this information?" Class NA -

The Steam Era Freight Cars site has a listing, in progress, of all freight cars, including cabooses, with Duryea underframes. The listing does not include any PRR cars. I remember reading somewhere

Phil Lord wrote: No, only if you don't have permission. If you know the source, just ask. And BTW, it's a whopping fine, not jail time. <g> Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Sounds like it is more a question of paint fading vs. dirt. "Weathering" doesn't just mean making things dirty.....the lack of visible lettering might be due to the car not having been

A sweeping statement, maybe generally true, but certainly not for CB&Q, GN & NP equipment that cycled through Chicago (and CZ, DZ cars to Denver and beyond), where all lightweight cars ran through the

Charlie, What does it show? With old B&W amateur shots it is often open to interpretation. I cannot see any lettering at all, and was even thinking it had none, but perhas just faded out and dirty.

Bill, That is exactly the same combine I am doing, except mine is metal- sided. Any weathering hints you want to share? I plan to use alcohol after Dullcote to fade the roof. Not sure about the

Hi.......My understanding is that the FGE and WFGE (47720 & 47721) are the prototype.........Best Jim Williams

Phil, Don't always go by what "some people say", particularly since you have a photo! Use that to make your judgments. The O&W also used wood combines on the back of some milk and local freight

In a message dated 11/7/2007 6:31:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, plord@... writes: I tried to do this on my own, and I think I know what I have, but before I break the seal on the box,

Are ANY of these accurate? Thanks. http://www.intermountain-railway.com/flyer140w.jpg Tim O'Connor

I have one of the new Sunshine resin kits #74.6 for an SFRD ice reefer rebuild RR-35,36,39,40, with Apex running board and decals for Texas Chief/Ship & travel post-1947 repaint. Turns out I need

Tim: The FGEX, WFEX, and Burlington are. I don't have any info on the Milw. Rich Orr ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Even mainline, lightweight passenger cars roofs got dirty and were only rarely washed -- mechanical car washers usually washed the lower edge of the roof. And trucks and underbodies got dirty fast and

Richard is probably right, but if you are modeling a particular railroad and branch you never know what the local crews did. I've seen photos of wood or steel passenger equipment on the CB&Q used in

Phil, you're right that ex-passenger cars used in mixed train service or as cabooses weren't maintained to the same standards as main line passenger equipment, and certainly were seldom run through

Hi all, I am about to weather a combine to match a photo of the same one in the late 1940s on the branchline I am modeling and near my prototype area. The combine also served as the "caboose" on the

Tim, Your mention of Ron Van Werder is obviously a reference to his company "Rocket Express", which does in fact make resin kits for RI single-sheathed cars. For those who are interested, the web

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