MANY THANKS to all that provided info and insight into the C&O lettering schemes! Matt Forsyth Modeling the D&H Penn Division/ Erie Jefferson Division in "O" Scale, Fall of 1951

Don Burn comments, "I believe these were covered by "Essential Freight Cars: in the February 2008 RMC." Don -- I can't believe I missed this! Since your note I discovered that the issue is Feb

Steve, You are correct regarding the spelling of "Stucki", the firm that produced side bearings for freight cars. Thanks for catching the error and making the correction. Never try to spell something

Here's a link to a photo of two of these cars, taken in 2004 in Manchester, NY-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/15947776@N06/1955610059/in/photostream/ If you use Kadee couplers, their #78's work well

I can understand the attractiveness of "limited runs" to the LHS in today's economy. Customers pre-order the model, and on arrival at the LHS, it flies out the door. Not too much risk for the dealer

Hey Rob, I'm attaching a summation of West India Fruit and West Palm Beach Terminal RR operations. I've always been interested in the WIF so I know enough to be dangerous. So I'll help if I

Bob, there are several in-service photos of these cars from the late 1930s in my Focus on Freight Cars Vol. II, which went to the publisher (Speedwitch Media) a couple of years ago but still

Rob, In the Pentrex (née Video Rails) Great Northern videos filmed by GN employee Tony DeRosa over a 20+ year period, Mr. DeRosa allows his camera to follow briefly the passage of a WIF&S boxcar;

Tim O'Connor wrote: FWIW I wrote to Bruce Walthers, oh, more than ten years ago (it was way back when you ran the FCL via e-mail Tim and Netscape was the new thing) and described for him how Kodak

Problem solved similar to Rob's solution. I have a couple of RC-37210 factory assembled cars with Accurail sideframes with unknown semi-scale wheel sets (with tapers steel axles which are out of

Bob Chapman wrote: "wrongway" Numbers modeling none version a Bob, The FandC web site has photos of some of their models that will enlarge when you double-click on

Bob - These cars were actually rebuilds of auto cars that we offer. See series 7700 for photos. - Al

I believe these were covered by "Essential Freight Cars: in the February 2008 RMC. Don Burn

I will add I recently discovered that on the Walthers web page, you can create an order and have this order fulfilled through a hobby shop dealer of your choice. Your dealer receives a copy of the

Anyone know what trucks were found on CPR's smooth side covered hoppers (CP 380000-380200)? These were the original series with 10-hatches built by National Steel Car in 1948. Also, any image

Almost certainly off limits, but before the jail door slams... Most of today's rolling stock and locomotive models are limited production, produced to order. Regardless of what our thoughts might be

Caveat emptor, Armand. Choose well.

This may very well be off limits,but I am beginning to be extremely frustrated with certain dealers who print elaborate catalogues and find that a large percentage of the items included are either

I'm underway building West Shore Line's cast resin kit of the LV "wrongway" door double-sheathed boxcar rebuilds (the door opens to the left). Numbers series for the cars is #78000-78999,

I've always seen these mentioned as "Stucki side bearings" in the trades press. Steve Lucas.