Mark Feddersen wrote: "I assume your need to constantly make snide remarks is compensation for manly deficiencies." As Schuyler noted, this remark is blatantly in violation of the rules. The concept

I'm with you, Rich, but i think there is an easier way than finding either a vertical boring machine or even a drill press to reduce the thickenss of the wall to use this sort of material to depict

No, Tony, there is no way that the term "Latex Lining" could possibly be construed to mean "Latex resistant lining." If it meant that, it would SAY: "Latex Resistant Lining." And it's hard to think

Lee Gautreaux wrote: Rectangular Panel, the predecessor to the diagonal-panel roof. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Tim, Many thanks for the info. Many, many, many, many, many..... Well, you get the idea. I wonder what caused the multiple posts to the list? I hope it is not some sort of nasty viral

This is the plural I have fairly consistently found in the relevant technical literature that I have consulted. As to its origin, I don't know, I've worked mostly with Finno-Ugric languages, not

You can have some of mine.<G>Armand Premo

Six?I recieved Nine.Armand Premo

Frank Valoczy wrote: I assume this plural is formed by false analogy with "index, indices?" <g> The statement of "latex lining" could have meant "latex-resistant lining." Tony Thompson

wrote: it's is My Buckeye ARA truck does NOT represent a double truss truck. It does represent a side frame design where the lower chords are an "inverted U-section", much like the upper chords.

FYI...A rare Simmons-Boardman book that combines the essentials of the 1951 Car Builders' Cyclopedia and the 1951 Locomotive Builders' Cyclopedia but without such things as the advertising and

Steve, Thanks for that. I'm curious, though: latex lining? Hearing from someone who worked for the C&O and did extensive switching work at the Polymer Corp. plant at Sarnia, they moved a lot of

Lot # 275B consisted of 2,000 cars built for the P&LE in 1912 by the Pressed Steel Car Co. and numbered P&LE 32000-33999. The same design was built by the thousands in 1912-'13 for the NYC and

Oops. I should have thought of Brian's Buckeye truck. I probably didn't because it represents a double-truss truck, but the double truss feature of the sideframes is subtle, and in other

True, but cars originally built as non-insulated ICC-103s which later had insulation and jacketing applied often retained their ICC-103 designation. I have numerous photos if insulated cars

I haven't gotten any! Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

Dean Payne wrote: That's a good size for small pipe. Larger pipe is well represented by drinking straws, especially the oversize ones used for milkshakes. As already mentioned, McDonalds has

Steve Hile wrote: Normally, insulated and jacketed but non-pressure cars were ICC 104 and UTLX X-4. Was that not the case for these cars? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Brian J Carlson wrote: Yes, and they're still coming--I'm up to eight. Tim, don't hold down the send key <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,