Hi Rob, There is an excellent colour photo in book "Classic Freight Cars Volume 3" that provides a down-on view of a yard full of bright red Swift reefers. All the wood roofs are weathered. The

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: This is what Larry wrote in November last year: "Hi Fellow list buddies. I writing this to let you know I will not be at Cocoa Beach this year. I am moving back to Seattle

The Puget Sound message was one of his last. I seem to recall Seattle as a more specific destination. I should hope he has a connection. His were some of the most enjoyable and informative posts as

I believe that Larry Jackman moved to the Puget Sound area to be close to family and support. I do not know whether or not he is still internet-connected. Denny Denny S. Anspach MD Sacramento

Gary: Sorry to be so slow replying to your post but if you are going to try salvaging the floor casting, you will likely have to cut it in three pieces. That way you can ensure the bolsters will be in

Gary: Sorry to be so slow replying to your post but if you are going to try salvaging the floor casting, you will likely have to cut it in three pieces. That way you can ensure the bolsters will be in

Jerry, They are still available. My list is dated July 2009.   Rich

I wrote: That's been my impression. Geez, I was a little spaced out this afternoon (up late last night) when I wrote that. Obviously, I meant it was the first time I'd seen a photo of the

I'm no expert on LaBelle, but every kit of theirs that I've looked into was authentic. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Tony, the first car on the third track from the left was once a LaBelle Woodworking kit. I built one when I was about 15, and it's the first time I've seen a photo of the model. Still have it,

Thanks Dennis, but while the Royalite car drawings do offer some help, they also differ quite a bit from the CPR cars I'm modelling. The CPR cars had a single cast part that served as bolster and

I thought I'd try to do a little more research on this subject by searching Google books. There one finds this phrase in Railway Age, September 3, 1927, p.450. Unfortunately Google only shows the

I just had to cross post this from the LRMRG list. It is a great photo of an IC steam switcher with lots of neat freight cars in the background. Along with lots of ICRR cars, I see the end of a

Does anyone recognize the 1940's era foundry symbol shown in the second column

Carl J. Marsico wrote: Our attorney explained to me that this is called "constructive abandonment," meaning actively working to expunge a trademark, not merely abandoning it by ceasing to use

The recent thread on these cars mentioned the trucks used were 5' wheel base including the later cast sideframe replacements. There are a couple of photos of a tank car derailment in the book 'Rails

Hi Folks I recently found 128 Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Books in the attic of the Laramie Depot, and earlier summarized the contents of Conductor Ferguson's Train Book, May-June,

http://www.cnwhs.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=318 http://www.cnwhs.org/shopping/product_info.php?products_id=401 Above are two links to the CNWHS store. Having those hand brakes back

Hi to all I have been busily painting a decorating my reefer fleet of recent times and for information model N scale. Thanks to everyone who replied to my PFE question which gleaned some

That sounds about right for what I saw. I think it would be pretty simple to model. Just sand/file the corners of the side panels to an approximate 1" by 45 degree angle, and then glue the sides to