Actually I have been in touch with John and he is down to one blast media booth and is holding it for me. It sounds like his supplier is no longer. He does have blast media. Bill Welch

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Richard, you're forgetting that GN had a yard at Klamath Falls and could make up larger trains to run to Bieber from there. Anyone pursuing this topic will need to

True. And given the fact that the GATC's car numbering "system" in your era wasn't at all systematic, you could put almost any number on the car and no one could say you were wrong. I'll never

To get up to Lake Alamanor (2.2% grade) WP usually used three 2-6-6-2's spaced 10-12 cars apart, and fourth on the end, which might be a 2-8-8-2. For a typical thru train, at Keddie they would fill

Does anyone have information on the type of running board and brake step on 40ft boxcars NJI&I 4100-4270? These are steel 8-panel riveted cars of 10ft 4 1/2in internal height, 5/5 ends, and--I

That may well have been true to some extent, but twice as long? I doubt it. GN trains had to come up the steep and twisty Deschutes Gorge from the Columbia River before they got to Bend and

Thanks, Richard. I guess I'll go with the flow. OTOH, should I choose to stray from 1638 given the dearth of data, who's going to prove me wrong? Doing so sounds like a sure way to turn up a photo

Mark, I used a single ply of facial tissue. Beings I did the whole load in about a half hour I used a total of three, three ply tissues because the tacky glue is very sticky and I ruined several! If

Hi, Ned mentioned the North Coast Hobbies line of media abrasives. John Polyak, proprietor of NC told me that he still is selling media blast booths, and fine sized media suitable for modeling

I am modeling some Russell Snow Plows and would appreciate any information, drawings or photos of underframe details on these plows from 1900 through 1960. I am specifically modeling DL&W plows but

Hi , I think the action is actually stretching the brass , I never use more than 30 PSI , and try for less . Also I find that a 120 grit or finer does the job better . Glass beading is also very risky

Al Daumann wrote: One possibility is that the GN trains were twice as long (or twice as heavy), the WP line south of Bieber being more challenging than the GN line north of it. Tony Thompson

Allen,   Thanks for the reply.  Since you are researching Bieber in 1947, I'll assume we share somewhat of a common interest in that place and time.   My freelanced railroad (Burney, Redding &

Al, I'm working on transcribing what some refer to as a jumbo book, it is a log of cars received and forwarded at Bieber 1947, Oct-Dec. The log book is ordered by the last two digits, with in a

Looks great, Clark. Is that tissue paper and what/how did you paint it? Mark Feddersen

metal, . . . will warp I should have been more clear. I am NOT recomending 80 PSI, however I have blasted at those presures without damage. I was trying to respond to the fears that many have

80 PSI! Be aware that at that pressure, sheet metal, e.g. brass on your favorite model, will warp from the heat caused by the grit's action. Possibly not a problem on smaller models such as HO where

Absolutely, I have done a clinic on blasting at the Cocoa meet in the past. You can do numerous things with a blaster: a.. remove paint b.. prepare surfaces for new paint with better adhesion

Tim O'Connor wrote: alcohol washes (india ink, rust, etc). They come out great. Sometimes I go back over with Floquil dry brush to show oil spills, etc. Tim is right on here. Blasting alone will

The issue comes when you are actually using SAND as a blast media. Sand gets in the lungs and cannot get back out. I causes scarring. The disease is known as silicosis. It is similar to black lung