I was just flipping through some PRR "color guides" hoping to find pictures of NYC box cars in PRR yards, and instead I find a photo that shows a half dozen Northern Pacific cars in a PRR yard. I

Tony Just a nit, but I think it was technically a little more than "the shipper chose the route". All participating lines in a given routing would have to have some prior agreement regarding the

Dave, You are basing your analysis on the incorrect assumption that most NYC cars were loaded on NYC rails. Those NYC boxcars you see on the PRR in WWII could just as easily have been loaded on

Dave Evans wrote: Up to a point, sure. But that average is still waiting there to bite you. Nope. The shipper chose the route, possibly with guidance from his LOCAL freight agent. The

Bruce, Pretty sure I have read ALL your TKM articles, and greatly appreciate your efforts. But I'm still not convinced on NYC boxcars. I certainly plan on more than 1, but looking at pictures I

Malcolm Laughlin wrote: What's your point? That there is variability and skewness does not make the average uninteresting; in fact, it emphasizes the average as the central point of the data. No

Total BS rumor,  I just talked to Micro Scale today, the have a new catalog in color coming out soon and our doing well and fine.   Michael Bishop

average? He's probably closer than any of us ever will be. ====== I'll have more to say on this later, but first maybe we need to review what Tim actually said. Yesterday morning, after urging

Justin, did you see the markings on the ore car? Might have been a Lake Superior & Ishpeming (LS&I) ore car... Clark Cone did the Suprey book have any pictures of the Soo's 2-8-0s?

a picture, please, Mont? Thanks, Clark Cone

This may be old news to many on the list, but I recently acquired a copy of that ancient standard, Suprey's Steam Trains of the Soo, and found on page 57 a view of a 2-8-2 pushing carloads of coal

My, my...lots of interest in frt car distribution. Dave Nelson writes: "Here's a simple explanation of the issue: --------- Safeway sells all sorts of things, one of which is Yoplait

Ben Hom wrote: Ben, I would be willing to help, perhaps with editing it somewhat to fit what a publisher such as RP CYC might want. I would advocate checking with Ed and Pat before assuming

No, but another photo of the same car is in the book. And QREX reporting marks identified not the "Quick Refrigerator Express Lines" but Quaker City Refrigerator Line, which has its own chapter

The mix of freight cars to use on a model railroad is indeed a complex topic. I have a few comments. 1. The mix can be expected to vary significantly from year to year and from railroad to

It is always interesting to read F&C directions <G>. The original color of these cars was FCC (Freight Car Color), an oxide red, with white lettering. Subsequently, they were painted GRAY with

Ben, Contact me off list on this - I think the new e-magazine "Model Rail Hobbyist," may be an ideal outlet for publishing some of Tim's work. I planned to share some of Tim's LCL research (a whole

Folks, Many thanks to all those LIST members stepping-in on this subject. I've been spoiled at the C&O HS Conferences and Cleveland NOARS AMC conference with having at least two members bring in

Can anyone provide more information about the Quick Refrigerator Express Lines that leased cars to the Schlosser Brothers Dairy of Indiana? http://hvrm.railfan.net/historical/021_Schlosser.html Who

For those of us who have enjoyed the freight car photographs (mandetory content)that are a part of the "Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information" efforts to document the United States,