#1 How did the "dreadnaught" end get it's name? #2 What the heck is part 32 on the Tichy AB brake sprue? As always thanks for any answers, Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

The Santa Fe used some of them in company sand and gravel service, but many years after the period of this list. Richard Hendrickson

Hello group: In the September, 2004 Mainline Modeler, Mont Switzer explained how he modified an Intermountain HO composite gondola to more closely resemble Monon 33171.  He used elongated spiral

Stephan, I can't speak for other RRs, but somewhere in my files I have a copy of the bulletin sent out ca. 1946 to yardmasters and car shop foremen on the Santa Fe calling for the 100 cars of

Jerry Many of the cars were de-roofed and equipped with side discharge outlets for ballast service. But that was well after the STMFC era. Pecos River Brass also imported a couple of rebuild

Walt, Sorry for not expressing myself correctly. I was asking for kits with the new roof with seam caps. Peter Aue

I have a question for the group; how quickly after the war did the "Buy More War Bonds" slogans disappear from rolling stock? Was it policy to repaint ASAP? I haven't seen many photos of cars in the

While Mr. Welch has provided a great source of information for wood reefers for these three companies through the modelling "e-'zines"? I was wondering if there is any information about steel reefers

Rich, OK I'll just have to wait for them to get straight again. Odd, when I placed the order they were in stock, hence my concern at non-arrival. Regards, Des Norman

Gentlemen, Yesterday, in the attached message, I wrote "...you don't have to be a genious to write for one of the three e-zines...". It takes a real genious to mis-spell the word genius. This kind

The initial version of this car is available as an undec kit, No. 43699. It seems that most IM cars are offered in kit form: http://www.imrcmodels.com/ho/hokit.htm Walt Lankenau

Regarding the recent information circulating on the list about the IMRC 1958 cuft covered hopper, and it's variations that InterMountain could produce. Were any of these cars used in MOW service

Jim and all Ray Breyer's right about the April rebuild of most of these cars to the 8200 series steel sides. Going back after I posted and looking again at my 7/1966 ORER it shows 96 cars listed in

Jim - The NKP 8000-8199 Pullman-Standard series war emergency cars, built in 1944, were never steel sheathed and continued as built into the merger with the N&W. If you have Ted Culotta's "Steam Era

Thanks to all who responded about reefer yellow/orange/gray/white. I definitely had my questions answered! Jerry Michels **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops!

What are the chances that InterMountain will make undecorated kits available? Modifiying ready to run cars with paint stripping and the rest of it is such a hassle. Please give it a try and have kits

Thank you very much for all your inputs. Lots of valuable information. Peter Aue

Last night at what should have been an operating night, but turns into a discussion of "What If's" or "They Should Have" by everyone favorite railroads. The question of the Santa Fe slogan cars came

when the diamond was first used, I would appreciate knowing the date of the drawing or revision. Regards, Ed Hawkins<< Greetings all, my $0.02... All the research that I've done both in the REA

I see a " &Q " on the far left panel. Rob Manley