Brian See email from Rich Burg on 8/27/2009.

There¹s a whole Monty Python routine there, but I am loathe to incur the moderator¹s wrath. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni From: roblmclear <rob.mclear2@...> Reply-To: STMFC List

All: I got the below from another list. Does anyone have any more information, or know a way I can find out what type of trucks are being referred to by the side frame pattern? The DL&W Freight Car

Well Al, what did the romans ever do for us? Rob.

I am working on the Funaro & Camerlengo version of this car (its from the 1995 AW Enterprises urethane kit of this car) and noticed that it omits the 40 rivets on the side sill wood beam shown in the

While attending this past week's Pacific Southwest Region/NMRA Convention in Las Vegas, NV, I came across a retired Union Pacific caboose (25330?) and two pre-1920 UP bridge & building maintenance

Tim and Brian: When I referred to the DTI's 40-ft X31c double door round roof boxcars as "clones" on another list, I was corrected by Rich Orr, who said it thusly:

They gave us the "Railroad Roman" font, of course. Chuck Hladik

Can we blame it on the Romans? Al Kresse

Maybe not the particular "Why?" you were looking for, but the analysis of contact stresses between two objects favors two flat surfaces touching each other. Failing that, with one surface flat (the

Why and when did the use of 33 inch wheels become standard on freight cars? Lee

Tim O'C. expresses a need for protective devices, i.e. protective of ham-handedness, that will screw into bolster holes during kit construction. An easy device that will at least partly serve this

Richard, Dave passed me on to you. I'm lookint for a romate. I have the room reserved. Are you intedresterd stoill? Joe Lofland rhendrickson@...> wrote:

Full versions of the 2/1913 & 6/1917 Official Railway Equipment Registers are on-line at Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?q=%22official+railway+equipment+register%22&as _brr=1

Yes, noticed that, but to be honest, if the model is on the track no one notices. I'll have my Protowest car and the IM car with me at Naperville, as a side by side comparison. Brian J. Carlson,

you did sand tape many rates. Bruce and Brian, Thanks for the advice about removing the wood deck. Have other also noticed that the InterMountain AAR flat car model lacks the "floor stringers". The

Be careful with these. I "pressed" one into a bolster and on removal it broke, causing me to have to re-drill and tap the screw hole. I modified them by inserting longer 2-56 screws from the bottom

Dave, I've been out of town for three days, so I'm late responding, and you probably have a roommate lined up by now. But if not, I'll be arriving Thursday night, leaving Sunday, and would be

I think Tichy includes a pair of small T shaped plastic parts in the USRA SS kit that would work to protect some of the underbody. They press fit into the bolsters until the trucks are ready to be

Tim, I can't exactly picture what this "tool" would look like, but I understand your goal. Couldn't something be cobbled up from relatively thick (.060, maybe?) styrene? Walt Lankenau