Children, children, enough, go outside and play with yourselves, and let us stay and play with our trains in peace. John S. To: STMFC@... From: bschneider424@... Date: Thu, 15

Did anyone else getting individual messages get hit with a few dozen emails with sent dates from August 2009 back to March 2009 earlier today. Many were from Ed Mines, Lawerance Baggerly and a few

Don Worthy wrote: distant center. > Yes, it is with its original door. If the date for the photo is correct it would be a recently repainted boxcar as the "Linking 13 Great States" emblem was first

Mike, The assets of Conrail were split between CSX and NS. Cars (and locos) going to CSX were lettered "NYC" while those going to NS were lettered "PRR". Enough to warm the heart of any STMFC

And quite durable. Mine have lasted quite well considering.... Bill Schneider About to join a well dressed and stylish Tim in jail..... Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:29 PM To:

If you feel that the spring plank, spring group, lateral motion device detail and centered vertical web in the bolster end are important details, then check out Tony Thompson's SP Freight Cars book,

Folks, let us review the rules (conveniently located in the STMFC Files area as "STMFC Rules.rtf" ) : "...[A]ll admin, security, or "policing" functions will be conducted only by [Mike Brock] or

I found myself in Altus, Oklahoma in May a few times. My visits coincided with the winter wheat "grain rush." Altus used to be served by the Santa Fe, MKT and Frisco but by the time I visited one

Did I mention how comfortable the shirts are? And Norm, I think they look better when they are undersize... it just fits in better with the overall look & feel of RPM'ers Tim O'Connor, President,

GENTLEMAN:Its October 15th,if I see one more post on T shirts and crap like that I will post a note saying Im leaving,didnt join to read over and over about T shirts and what brand they are...either

Bill, I have several Sunshine Rr-5-9,11 kits in various stages of completion and always keep an eye out for the right trucks. Currently, I have my eye on the Tahoe, Buckeye, ARA 50-ton trucks

> Could someone please recommend the best representation of a truck currently on the market for a Santa Fe RR-11 refrigerator car. The time period is the mid 40's.

The Ohio Law

For those who are suffering from shirt envy as well as those who just don't care one way or the other, there is an alternative. With an otherwise unheralded beginning at Cocoa Beach 2010, there will

"Last I knew you also had to be a size 1X or smaller to wear one." Not so, Mont. Mine are 2Xs. Andy Andy Sperandeo Executive Editor Model Railroader magazine asperandeo@... 262-796-8776, ext.

Jon, With the rivets holding the interior bulkheads in place spaced at every four to six inches on-centers through the bulkhead flange and tank coursing it would be possible to remove a portion

I just assumed this would require exterior rivet removal. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS

Ah, if the movement of grain had only been studied to the depth that coal has been in the model railway press (i.e. ad nauseum)! Finally, we see this very important traffic discussed in an

Does anyone have the specific wording and effective date for the minimum length of cabooses to be used in interchange service in Ohio that effectively banded 4-wheel bobbers cabeese? Was it measured

Tim,   Last I knew you also had to be a size 1X or smaller to wear one.   Mont