I admit I had not noticed this detail. I may have to forget that the car is too wide and build it w/o using these parts. Thanks for pointing this out. Bill Welch

Brian I was VERY bummed to read that the trucks you made were not correct for the DT&I cars because of the spring plank. Did I understand that correctly? That means they're also not correct for the

I just attempted to find basic data on these 70 ton cars through an archive search but failed to find much. Would someone mind informing me about build dates (range of years) for these cars and when

Bill, Don't forget the minimum order from the NPRHA Company Store is $20. Matt Herson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Bill Welch Sent: Tuesday,

Except, according to White, they started off big, tried small for a short period, and ramped up to 33 pretty quickly. They compensated by making the wheels as light as possible (reducing the mass

These cars are listed as DT&I #12000-12399 in the April 1938 ORER. I cannot find any mention of them being leased from PRR in that issue. Maybe Pennsy paid for them, but I'll argue that they were

One of the things that most people don't think about is the energy required to get bigger wheels moving. You have to accelerate the wheel rim to twice the speed of the train - observe the speed of

I would like to do 2 cars. Do you have to be a member to order them? ---------------------------------------------------------------- J. Stephen (Steve)

Peter - You've got it wrong. They're not NMRA Bulletins, there Railway Historical Society Bulletins. If that's what you really want, let me know. - Al

White, in "The American Railroad Freight Car" says that 33 inches "had become nearly universal in this country by about 1840." Early English imports were apparently 36 inchers, and he does not opine

"Romanes eunt domus" from "Life of Brian", perhaps?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsawP_Ew0r4 Mandatory viewing for STMFC members that are also students of language, or have been corrected and/or

Was the 33" wheel standardized on before the American War Between the States or Civil War?  They show up on Ensign Manufg 25-ton open freight cars. I was hoping to hear that the Romans had

I notice that the NPHS offers corrected ends for the CV stock car to properly narrow the car, but they offer them packaged to do four cars. As I only want to do one car, I am wondering if there is

Chuck Hladik wrote: As far as I've ever been able to tell, NO railroad used exactly these characters, at least the Champ version. Can anyone supply contrary evidence? I grant that the

Tim: I have that also, but from a modeling standpoint it doesn't help me know if the trucks are double truss spring plankless, ASF A-3 ride control, barber S-2 etc. My 1957 CBC is of no help

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