I have just received from Intermountain their 70 ton plain journal bearing cast steel truck in HO. This is the truck tooled up for the ACF 1958 cu ft covered hopper. I am offering these trucks at

Can anyone point me to a good source of window dressing, to put on the inside of HO scale windows? Bill Hodkinson

Branchline does have 4 different PL schemes for these cars.? If you purchase the 4 pack you will receive one of each version. Rich Orr

Line first came saw today adjacent models is car to or were Brian, Just looked at three of the cars Friday on a friends layout. He had just purchased them and the side ladders still appear to be

Yes. It's also possible that the lettering was moved to the final location during the production of that run; also cars in series 45100-45498 might exhibit all the same variations because it

Now, there are a couple of statements that should cause some folks to quit questioning the delivery times of certain kits. Chuck Hladik

They did make to some pretty obscure places on the MP. In discussion with Joe Collias, I sent him a photo of my layout with one of these cars spotted at the house track in Zeigler. Joe made

1988, of That is And that would be what volume and number or issue number please?? CN Lines is not listed by year and month so that is not as helpful as it otherwise might be. Thanks, Don

In a message dated 2/22/2009 11:01:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, riverman_vt@... writes: And that would be what volume and number or issue number please?? CN Lines is not listed by year

Dennis Storzek wrote Model Railroading, April 1989: photo of SOO #136802 w/ $ herald. So is it possible that 136800-137198 got all three variations as they were being built?? The three being (1) $

Dennis, If you can get me a picture of one, I've got the decals! :-) But you're right, my Des Plaines custom cars and the SLH&TS cars do not represent that short lived lettering. Tim O'Connor

The Soo equipment diagram sheets show 45100-45498e as built in 1950 under GMS (General Mechanical Supt.) order number 6284, and 136800-137198e as built in 1951 under GMS 6285. However, I seem

My quick measurement shows a Kadee at 7/16 The standard Draft gear box that I sell are 5/16 and I'm sure that could be narrower. If you can find one of my USRA Gondolas those were

the SOO different boxcars? 137006 has Here's a brief chronology of Soo Line lettering on steel boxcars: First 9'-4" IH cars built in 1936 through the 10'-5" IH cars built during WWII, all cars built

Brian During 1951 Soo started with $ herald, e.g. (WC) 136800-137198 blt 1951 FOND DU LAC (200) [MORTON rb] In 1951 Soo changed to bold SOO LINE close to the doors, e.g. 45100-45498 blt 1951

Guys: Perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me but it seems to me Branchline said they had the big SOO LINE in three different places. I used to work in a hobby store and I was puzzled why there were

Brian, Perhaps Bill Schneider will chime in on this question. I recall assisting Bill by sending to him a variety of photos plus some other references to photos in various books and magazines. Bill

Way back in 2007 Pierre Oliver said: I did a search on the MR Train Index site and came up with 65 hits for Stafford. I need some help narrowing down the back issue(s) I need to find. Was this the

While at a show today I took the opportunity to look over the True Line Trains Canadian Built boxcars. I recall looking at them when they first came out and the ladders were molded very far from the

Thanks Tony: I don't think Branchline is wrong with any of the placements. I'm more curios to find out if either of the cars I have 137006, and 136502 are one-off experimental locations? Brian J