Does any one wish to comments about the color of the PRR X31 boxcar also captured in this sequence of photos from Cajon

Here is the offical Obituary http://obit.smithmccrackenfuneralhome.com/obit-683315 Dave Hussey Cannon and Company

Shoulder or not, I use the blue thread locker (Loctite 242 or similar) to secure kingpin screws. This stuff is made so that you can still back the screw out when you have to. Loctite also has a purple

Regarding truck mounting screws coming loose --- where I don't have the sleeve or shoulder to tighten the screw against, I've found a small drop of white glue in the hole works very well. And it is

I believe these are one in the same as the Tomar lights. Utah Pacific was bought some time ago by Tomar. Regards, Norm Larkin

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Are you saying there ARE DASHES in NYC lot numbers? :-) Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Tim, there are two kinds of proofreaders. One is an English major looking to supplement the income he (or she) can otherwise make ;^) by proofing the English, the sentence structure, and

Has anyone tried the Utah Pacific 755-64 caboose markers that are pre-wired with lights? The lenses are already in place and they come in either red/green or red/yellow. Here is the link to the

Eric--A friend built one. His only difficulty was deciphering the F&C instructions regarding the air brake components and linkages. He has done an article for The Keystone Modeler, but I do not know

I disagree Professor. If someone TYPES 123B instead of 123-B then it's a typo. And how could a proofreader possibly detect a transposition of 123-B into 132-B?? IMO it's a railroad FACT book, so the

Dennis Lippert wrote Um, no, not at all alike. These were very different. The Westerfield cars you are thinking of were built around 1924-1926 -- generally considered USRA clones. No, they are

Regarding the problem of truck mounting screws removing themselves: I am a big fan of what I call the "Athearn" truck mounting system, where there is a sleeve for the mounting screw to snug up to

Tim O'Connor wrote: Nope. They are looking for spelling, grammar errors, typos of various kinds, transpositions, etc. They will not and do not check facts such as you mention, as those require

In that case, a proofreader ought to know that NYC lots were NNN-X (number-type) and never NNN (no class) or NNNX (no dash) Tim

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tiny nit, Tim: what you're calling for is fact checking, not proof reading. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Den and Scott Lots 590-B, 594-B, 610-B were all steel automobile box cars built in 1929-1930. The caption in the book makes no sense -- it says I quote "Lot 912-B was converted... from Lots 590,

I use Tomars' Adlake lamps/markers, with onboard battery power...two 1.5 volt batteries in parallel. I have several cabooses that I use when our group (Prince William Model RR Club...see:

Sorry, Tim, for the lack of clarity in my response. I believe that both photos show the same type of hand brake and the same type of hand wheel. They both appear to me to be all the same. The