I have the same kit for the R-40-20 on my shelf that John has and periodically ponder what to do with it. So far all I have done was purchase a set of proper ends for the R-40-20 from Stan Rydowski

Before someone "jumps" on me R-30-9 NOT R-30-12! Paul Lyons

John, PFE expert Tony Thompson is vacationing in New Zealand, so let me jump in here as sort of a groupie on PFE matters to him and Dick Harley. Although, I do not have, nor seen, the car cards for

Thanks all. I asked about the R-40-14 shield because on my shelf (for many years) has been an Intermountain R-40-23 kit, factory numbered and lettered as an R-40-20 and also sporting an Overland

While I gather info to create new SR wood caboose patterns, info already on hand (thanks to the SRHA) for the SR 60000-series 50' gon will be used to create the next HO kit. This car was built in

My apologies as I know this message will only be of interest to those in Florida and is sent at the risk of shameless self-promotion. The following blurb from the Pinellas County Historical

Sorry for the lack of clarity but the model is 1:48 scale (O). Chooch does make HO buildings but no rolling stock to my knowledge. Gene Deimling

Cooch makes kits in both O and HO scales. In which scale or scales will this kit be made? Ken Montero

To me, the only clue this is a model is the seam where the diagonal braces join the end. Bill Welch

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HI I am looking for ACF builder's photos of CNW boxcars 79250 to 80250, 1944 82652 to 84250, 1944 84300 to 86298, 1948 Again I am looking for any pictures of CMO and CNW slogan

Dick-- First, my posting is NOT a personal criticism directed at you. It is simply a note of caution regarding the use of corporate websites for info. Any corporation has an interest in presenting

The stated goal of this list is that "Emphasis is to be placed on the study of the prototype with a goal of producing models of them with as great a degree of accuracy as possible". To the

"Medallion" Is the term used by EMD on the painting and styling diagrams for M&StL and CGW Fs. Clark Propst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IO0XYI8mew - my modular group. The curve the train passes on is 86" radius... 7'2"...and comparing it to main railroads it looks pretty tight. It's pretty sharp for

I think that the "Green Mountain Gateway" herald was called a herald on the Rutland. Chuck Hladik

In official documents the Santa Fe called its cross-in-circle-in- square emblem either a "monogram" or a "badge." There does not seem to have been any term that was universal, or nearly so, in the

As far as I know, the ERIE used "Herald" as the nomenclature for the diamond. SGL FWIW, UP used the word "medallion" on their engineering drawings. The company also used the words "shield" and

That's not a foregone conclusion, Tim. Back when I did the first kits for Accurail, I looked at this; my thought was to position the coupler pivot point so the cars had the correct coupled distance.

Denny, et al, While I agree that the standard length of the shanks on the Kadee product line (and all other mfgrs as well - with the possible exception of the Sergents) is longer than it should