proto48er wrote: You mean the bank and RR lawyers didn't have reams of paper identifying what equipment was owned by whom? I believe the trust plates stated that the trust, or conditional agreement,

The caveat is that title documents are recorded at the Interstate Commerce Commission so that any lender will have a title check run to see if there are any liens on the equipment. This usually

Denny - Trust plates are to rolling stock as automobile titles are to cars. They are evidence of the identity of lienholders for railroad rolling stock. Incredibly, there is no central clearing

Greetings, I'm finishing an F&C H30 and would like to know what brake wheel was used on the prototype. The one with the kit is cast resin and looks kinda chunky to put on an otherwise nice looking

I believe they were applied to both sides for the same reason that the reporting marks are on both sides. Normally, you only see one side of a car at a time, and, if it is in a train, it would be a

Denny, many railroads - most of them, in fact - stenciled trust information on their cars rather than using cast metal trust plates. In either case, a quick scan of my photo collection confirms

They were applied on both sides. Jeff Coleman whether applied, it

Denny Anspach wrote: I don't know the answer, Denny, but if they were singly applied, it is striking that EVERY builder and amateur photo of new cars on roads for which I have good coverage (of

Understanding the reason for the application of Trust plates on locomotives, passenger and freight cars, what I do not know is whether these plates were applied in pairs (one on each side), or

Tony: Thanks for the info. I know the car number I mentioned was the one on the p2k car because I was surprised it was in V4. I really do not know if it was first run or a later one. I think it was

Brian J Carlson wrote: Brian, Walthers used to make that decal, but I have heard it's no longer available. I didn't know that P2K had ever done the DF scheme with correct orange lettering (their

Miles, I will offer what limited information I have on this subject. In the 4/55 ORER (the closest I have to 1954) Richfield Oil had 208 tank cars, all listed as ARA II, ARA III, or ARA IV. With the

Al, Check out the archives materials of the NWHS here: http://nwhs.org/archivesdb/rollingstock.php?RRSelect=N%26W+Rwy&CatSelect=Freight&TypeSelect=Gondola Scroll down to whatever class you want to

Tony asked On Dec 19, 2008, at 3:56 AM, espeeac12 wrote: Miles, You might want to rephrase that <G>. It would personally annoy me to go look something up only to find out that you already had that

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-19-08/Wheeling.jpg Just wondered what comments I might get on the cars in the background. SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

Folks, I'm looking for the post-USRA original, as-built N&W Freight CAr Diagram sheets for the N&W's 90-ton GKs and 100-ton GS 6-wheel gondola cars . . . . again, prefer as built, or even take as

The O scale B&O M-53 Wagon Top is available from Rails Unlimited http://railsunlimited.ribbonrail.com/Models/40boxcars.html Larry Kline Pittsburgh, PA

WOULD CHARLIE DUCKWORTH PLEASE E MAIL ME,ID LIKE MORE DETAIL ON HIS GREAT LAYOUT..... THANKS AND YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON AND A EVEN BETTER 2009.. JOEL NORMAN

John, Is the B&O boxcar available now? I do not find any mention of it on the SCMW web pages. Charlie

Couldn't find it on the St Charles web site. Please direct me to the information for ordering one. Ray