I know this is out of scope but can any suggest a resource where I can find when the ICC required daytime headlight illumination. I think it was between 1954 and 1956. Thaks, Bill McCoy Jax, FL

I'm with you Steve. I've used a sewing machine foot pedal for more than 20 years. I can control the RPM from about 5 on up. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon Steve Sandifer wrote:

Chelsea Money sometimes because the expensive than More expensive than bituminous coal or anthracite? Any idea where the coke was made? Where there regions where dealers sold both soft or hard coal

In the pressure vessel business, that thing that supports the manway flange would be called a 'davit'. Typically it's specified for any flanges that are too heavy for one man to handle, which often

Over the last week I have received multiple copies of a few Email messages coming through my server Earthlink. The messages all come from Yahoo Groups and all but one is a member of the STMFC.

Gene: I had a friend in the eighties who would regulate the speed of his Dremel by wiring light bulb sockets in series with the tool. By screwing in different sized bulbs he could get different

It is a "slip-switch" he's manually operating. Not the usual arrangement for a yard throat. A nice find Tim. Bob Witt

A sewing machine foot pedal on a fixed speed dremel mounted in the drill press works well to drill holes in plastic or resin steam era freight cars.

Great Northern, Westerfield kit.

In a message dated 2/26/2009 8:09:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ed_mines@... writes: <Where there regions where dealers sold both soft or hard coal for home heating? I know industrial

Kurt Aha! That was during the Great Ice Storm of 2008, when I lost my internet connection for 26 days... so I missed out when this was discussed. Sorry about that. Tim O'Connor

Dave, You didn't say if your kit was a one-piece plastic cast body with molded on ladders, etc. Do the side sills stick out slightly from the body panels? If so, I suspect what you have is the

issued a new version of the kit several years ago. See the decal section of www.westerfield.biz. - Al Westerfield

N&W also had a bunch, both corrugated and Dreadnaught. Richard Hendrickson

It was Bill, not Bob, and yes, he should have. But then, it's an early AC&F Type 21, which is the car that Life-Like modeled very well. Richard Hendrickson

--- In STMFC@..., "Ned Carey" <nedspam@...> commented: surprised how small the manways were. It must have been a squeeze to get into a car. In the early '80s I worked for small specialy

FWIW, on page 10 of Morning Sun's CNW Vol 1 is a very neat 1945 photo that shows an all purpose fuel dealer in the background advertising coke. Bill Darnaby

Stephan - My decal set 7902 is the exact lettering for the car - I issued a new version of the kit several years ago. See the decal section of www.westerfield.biz. - Al Westerfield

I didn't mention that *&%$### subatomic-sized cylindrical filler piece that has to be placed inside the spring sunokt because I felt I was already pushing the envelope already in attempting to

I need help lettering an old Storzek door and a half kit. The one that I have came without the lettering, sad to say. I don't know the lot number and I'm uncertain about CAPY, LD WT, LT WT. I've seen