That is a fun movie. Coal was still being used to heat older houses and apartment buildings in Washington D.C. at least up into the mid 6o's, and probably for a time after. The delivery trucks had

Yes and no, not "poke" but the phrase "shoot your eye out" with the red Ryder BB Gun......Best Jim Williams ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009

Am I the only one reminded of the movie, "A Christmas Story" with Darren McGavin, by this remembrance? The movie was set in Gary, Indiana, in 1947, iirc. McGavin, the dad, battled daily with the

That's always been my explanation, Jon. Instead of building and operating historically accurate replicas of the prototype, a lot of "model railroaders" seem to be reliving their childhood

Those highly accurate car, ship and airplane models (and military models in general) are static for the most part. A P-47 in a well detailed diorama invites close-up inspection, and a modeler doesn't

Because if those models were wrong the manufactures would sell zero or close to it. For some reason yet to be explained model railroaders are different. Maybe it's because most started with

OK, I have been reading the threads relating to the lack of fidelity to prototype when various manufacturers issue new or revised production runs. If it is true (and I have some questions about this),

Tim O'Connor wrote: "any particular prototype?" http://www.pbase.com/tom_murray/image/114848321 No. This is the same abortion as the earlier S Helper Service, Atlas O, and Atlas N scale models now

I looked more carefully at a sidelong photo of a CMO car. The side sill is deeply inset, and the brackets are actually triangular castings of some kind. They are open not solid - you can see

Tim: From Ben Hom on the PRR Modeling list today and this list back in 2003. The question asked if the cars could model the PRR X26C. Dave, I recommend you go back to the pubs and reconsider. The

Quite a bit of soft coal was mined on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, served by its own pretty heavy duty coal road, the Sydney & Louisburg RR. I have no idea where it was principally used, but

any particular prototype? http://www.pbase.com/tom_murray/image/114848321 i'm guessing this is the CMO/RI car... Tim O'Connor

The coal we burned was anthracite most of the time. My assumption is that the coal would have traveled via NYC hoppers to a dealer in Chelsea or Everett. The iconic "Anthony's Pier 4

We also heated by soft coal in the early 50s, then we switched to coke. This was Everett Mass., and the coke was from Glendale Coal and Coke located at the EG&F Coke Works in Everett. Solid coke

Being a western railroad buff, hoppers have not been on my radar as far as leaning anything but the threads these past few days have convinved me that perhaps that filtering was unwise... not because

Steve,          The blue spray was an identifier for the coal co. It has been printed that the blue was a way to note pilferage, not a dust covering. In fact, most times it was blue dots, not

Alan Palmer wrote: It's true that some archives will accept copies instead of a fee, but major ones DO tend to have a fee, and it's rarely waived. However, they usually offer a reduced fee

Brian Chapman wrote: Well, Brian, what would immediately happen, if the model really has much commercial viability, is that Walthers or equivalent would rush out a clunky, cast-on details

Anything I have dealt with, if we offered to kick over 20 or 25 copies of th publication, the fee would be waved. Without the SLHS photos we could proceed on the book so it was cancelled. The

So, what are the best ways available for manufacturers to "get it right"? Assuming that a manufacturer (I'm imagining a small, cottage-type business with a limited R&D budget) has done a fine job