The 1920/1921 "All About Tank Cars" was a book that I searched for with great anticipation over a few years. It was a major disappointment. I still have a couple of copies of it. The 1920 "Tank Car

I had some time to check the truck situation on the new HO scale Atlas 1932 ARA box cars. I had changed the couplers to Kadee #58 on some cars as one step in an upgrade process. I replaced the trucks

Atlas HO scale freight cars in regard to the bolster height.< As I fitted my second car with .088 wheels I saw that the above is correct. The Atlas truck actually fits on top of the booster pin.

Dear Mr. Smith:   Would it be possible to post a copy of the photo you mentioned?   According to the sources I have available, the "Victory" class vessels used two water-tubed boilers, not

Denny The problem with the "roll tester" is that it can't measure how the trucks perform with a car on them. On my workbench I have an incline and just let the car roll as far as it can freely --

The mail came in, and what should appear but Thank You cards for Bob and me. Bob was rather mystified about the beach scene photos, until I explained they were probably photos of Doc Denny mingling

Aley, Jeff A wrote: Another excellent meeting. Those who've never put on one of these, or at least worked on a committee to do so, just don't realize how much time and sweat goes into that

I would like to participate in this one. However, I model May 1943 so the models produced in this clinic so far are too late for me. Could we do one matching my era? Jared Harper Athens, GA

It was a great meet. I am sorry now that I didn't attend Mont Switzer's toola and tips clinic. Wish I could have attended the frt. car distribution clinic and the "I wish" session that met at the

I unearthed my cache of these handsome trucks and tested their rollability on the Reboxx Rolltester as follows: (0-5 Not Acceptable. 6-10 Poor. Good/Acceptable 11-15. Very Good 16-20. Superior 21

As usual I really enjoyed the meeting. Thanks to Mike Brock, Jeff Aley and the rest of the Prototype Rails crew. Thanks also to all of the presenters and everyone who brought models to display. I'm

Mark Morgan wrote: "I searched the site for the Rail Road Progress company. How are there [sic] kits?" c. 1970s-1980s "scratchbuilding projects in a box" consisting of precut styrene sheet and strip

The Preface of the "Standard Tank Car Journeys" (ca 1920) states that it is the sequel to "All About Tank Cars" QUOTE "Standard Tank Car Journeys" is a sequel to "All About Tank Cars." The earlier

publisher etc. for a library search? Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. I was not aware of a 1920 edition, but this book would be much different in that there are many photos in this edition from

Miles C. (not signing his full name) wrote: Thanks for the kind words. I'll communicate with you off-list about this. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Hello Everybody,     Can you give more information on the tank car books, i.e. publisher etc. for a library search?       John Riba

I have the 1920 version of "Standard Tank Car Journeys." I am curious what improvements are in the 1931 edition. Standard Tank Car Company also put out a book "All About Tank Cars." My edition is

At 09:56 AM 1/12/2009, Clark Propst wrote: <snip> >I do have a problem with the "Shake and Take" clinic. Greg Martin >along with Jim Singer, John Greedy and Doc Denny (and maybe others) >spend a great

Richard, In my years of collecting such books, I have never come across a subsequent volume. There is a 1920 edition of the Tank Car Journeys book. The 1931 edition is, by far, the superior of the