The actual letters and numbers used to make the stencils are normally drawn on their own drawing sheet(s).  The lettering on the lettering sheets have various degrees of fidelity. Al Kresse

I have not been following this thread too closely, but I do know that the CSRM Library has a whole research file (publicly available) developed for the museum's FGE #35832 repainting in 1980. I

A buddy was involved in something similar a few years ago, although the rail joints held when the wheel stops caught the car. He said the most interesting thing wasn't the bang when the car hit the

And if you look at this photo, you can see the wheelstops still attached to the rail under the Soo box in the middle of the

The captions on other photos in the sequence say it was a runaway. The CNW boxcar ahead of the SOO car is back on the rails but shows evidence of an extended off-rail

That happens in our op sessions all the time. Good thing we're using models with the trucks screwed on. Now if the end of that car said 2-56 pan head..... Clark Propst

From SOO 137096 -- which got pushed out of a spur onto a street... Note the stencil on the end of the car identifies the

I've been enjoying this Western Rail Images web site, but this one photo really stands out for freight car interest

Oh, darn!! Looks like I need to learn to use another software. Gene Green

CorelDraw (and I'd suspect Adobe Illustrator) are well used in the graphics industry. I've had decals made (from 2 different manufacturers plus the ALPS on my own), had vinyl cut, a namesign for my

Tim, Check it out Tim, as I am sure that Martin would sell a ton of kits there. It was he that told me that they said that they could not guarantee tables. You would think that if they wanted him

Dennis, Thanks for the reference to the equipment diagram and the tips about Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. Many years ago a friend showed me how to use the scale features of Corel Draw. Gene

Tom, I'm sure someone who didn't know him said that to him, but I can tell you they have quite a bit of planning flexibility and many new displays and vendors appear each year. The first year with

Gene, Take a look at: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-frt/12-D-97.GIF It will give you the correct letter sizes and placement, but not the correct letterform, since they were doodled on the

Looks great, Jim.  Now I have the photos.  Dennis Dennis Williams Munhall, Pa. www.resinbuilders4u.com

I've added a page for Stan Rydarowicz's reefer kits, a listing of Stan's resin/Intermountain kitbash kits with prices and links to one or two photos. To view it go to the LINKS page then click on

My preferred method for creating lettering is CAD. There is greater precision than with any other method. (Yes, some equal CAD's precision but not exceed it.) I have had the opportunity to trace

Tim, The reason the Martin has never attended the West Springfield show comes down to one thing: They cannot promise to have a table for him! The Amherst group has been after him to come to West

Guy's I can use some advise on finding the proper size decals for some SP and PE flatcars in HO. I am slowly scratch building a few of these and I have just completed an F50-8 for the PE and my next

Hell's Highway (1932, Richard Dix) contains scenes of highway construction utilizing a narrow gauge construction train consisting of industrial diesel and small dump cars. - Al Westerfield