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Re: CB&Q FM-11, -11A Flats

Al FM-11 #91000-91249 were built at Galesburg in 1928 FM-11A #91250-91849 were built at Galesburg in 1930 Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

By Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@...> · #71856 ·

Re: CB&Q FM-11, -11A Flats

Would you happen to know what number series that is? My index of CB&Q pix is OK on number series but patchy on classes. -- Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. and

By al_brown03 · #71855 ·

CB&Q FM-11, -11A Flats

I'm working through the stack of "Naperville Meet registration prizes" -- the next project is the CB&Q FM-11 flat. The instruction sheet that came with the model doesn't have a prototype picture -

By Martin McGuirk <mjmcguirk@...> · #71854 ·

Re: USRA G.E.T stenciled boxcars

This was a government financing program to supply cars to roads that could not afford the immediate purchase price. - Al Westerfield

By Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #71852 ·

Early Sunshine Models Kits for Sale on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Sunshine-Santa-Fe-Bx-32-Box-Car-Resin-Kit-9- 3_W0QQitemZ180236833112QQihZ008QQcategoryZ484QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem Victor Baird Fort Wayne, Indiana

By reporterllc · #71851 ·

Re: Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train

Mike- Google Lincoln Friendship Train and you'll find several sources. One of them, in a book "The Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Society" by Michael J.

By Charlie Vlk · #71850 ·

Re: Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train

Thank you for running this. Reading the progress at Ames was very interesting. Would have liked to have seen this train but I was only 5 years old at the time it left Los Angeles and even if my

By Jim Scott · #71853 ·

Fw: Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train

Re: [STMFC] Abraham Lincoln Friendship TrainBrian Ehni came up with some references to the Lincoln Friendship Train.... and spookily, there is a shot of the OTHER side of the CB&Q car from the one I

By Charlie Vlk · #71848 ·

Re: Athearn/Roundhouse pickle cars

Athearn/Roundhouse is advertising what appears to be a run of the old Athearn pickle car. http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/042208/21_40_pickle_042208.pdf 1. Does anyone know how

By Cyril Durrenberger · #71849 ·

Re: Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train

Charlie, There were at least 4 Monon boxcars allocated and assigned to this service. The only additional lettering for these cars was the text "FRIENDSHIP TRAIN" added in gothic above the

By Michael Aufderheide · #71847 ·

Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train

Does anyone know if there were any specially painted cars for the 1948 Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train? Google yields an account of the origin and progress of the train and the car count as it wended

By Charlie Vlk · #71846 ·

Re: CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD{ 1945--1948 }

What do you consider to be "modeling data"? I have extensive traffic analysis and statistics data for the Alton when it was under the B&O's control. But if you are looking for freight car modeling

By Tim O'Connor · #71845 ·

CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD{ 1945--1948 }

Anyone on the list having modeling data on the 1945-1948{pre GMO 1948 take over} ALTON Railroad.... Thanks Joel Norman

By joel norman <mec-bml@...> · #71844 ·

Re: N&W Stewart hopper ?

Thanks Ben and Garth for the information. I ordered the back issue. Fidel Goodnight any at 1982 NS era. to buy N&W

By fiddlertrain · #71843 ·

Re: ACL gondola ?

Thanks to fot the information. I liked black anyway. F.C. Goodnight with they steel series these

By fiddlertrain · #71842 ·

Re: Any recommendations for a B&O M-15E boxcar red shade?

Elden, Thank you for the article reference, which was in RP CYC Vol. 3. The specific B&O freight car red paint samples that we matched to various hobby paints were limited to AC&F-built box cars

By Ed Hawkins · #71841 ·

Re: Any recommendations for a B&O M-15E boxcar red shade?

It seems to me that early RMJ or MRG had a series on freight cars that attempted to document colors and had drift cards printed on the pages for reference. Charlie Vlk

By Charlie Vlk · #71840 ·

Re: Any recommendations for a B&O M-15E boxcar red shade?

Folks; I don't know if you all were aware of this, so it may bear repeating; I believe Misters Pat Wider, Ed Hawkins, and et al., published an article in one of the early RPCyCs on BoxCar Painting

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD <Elden.J.Gatwood@...> · #71839 ·

Re: USRA G.E.T stenciled boxcars

OK, now on to Columbia Trust. What was behind those cars with "CT" following the number? Jerry Michels **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at

By asychis@... · #71838 ·

Re: New coupler in sight?

faint whatever Unfortunatly, the best advice is not to wait for the Reboxx coupler to arrive. I really can't say more. Schuyler

By Schuyler Larrabee · #71837 ·

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