Thank you Gary! I am wondering if Spencer just reached for the wrong piece of stationary, given the subject matter of the letter. Bill Welch

The 1928 Moody's notes that Tennessee Railway Company was incorporated on June 20, 1918 as the successor to the property and franchises of the Tennessee Ry Co that was sold at foreclosure on February

John, Actually, if you model the car in that photo, you'll need to replace the ends, as it is one of the 1923 built clones with 7/8 ends. Here is my understanding of steam era GN paint

I have a letter dated December 22, 1924 on Tennessee Railroad Company stationary signed by their President H.B. Spencer who was also President of Fruit Growers Express and Western Fruit Express. The

Hi Steffan, Thanks for the information. If I model the car in the photo referenced by Mr. Gjermundson I should be safe. So, for the record, we're talking entirely Mineral Red body with side facing

The GN USRA double wood sheath box cars definitely had individual grab irons as built. But as the picture Aaron links to, by 1948 they would have recieved ladders. For a 1950 model mineral red would

Sorry the repetition, I wanted to clarify something (in italics): I've been clearing out the back room closet and have come up with a number of Sunshine and Westerfield resin kits that I know I

John, As for your ladder question on a GN USRA box car, I am not sure if I have ever seen a picture of one with the grab irons. The majority of them would have had the ladders. Here is a link to

Particularly impressive selection of diesel horn permutations (under parts H to K) Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

From their website it appears they are still in business. An impressive line up of parts! www.miniaturesbyeric.com/index.htm Bill Welch

Gentlemen,   I'm finishing a GN USRA DS box car, and was wondering if you might be able to lend advice on painting.  For a model circa 1950, would correct paint be all mineral red, or mineral red

Greetings to All: Can anyone provide information as to the current status of the Miniatures by Eric product line? Are they still in business and/or does anyone have contact info? Perhaps a

Yes the commonwealth flats.  Im looking for pics of the first ones built.    -Kevin

Kevin; Do you mean the 53'6" GSC cast steel "Commonwealth" flats? What do you mean by "earliest"? Like predecessors, or just those built first? Elden Gatwood

Bob Heninger wrote: WIll sold some negatives to individual collectors, but a complete set of the ENTIRE collection, and all rights to it, went to Arnold Menke in Bisbee, Arizona. Arnold does

Group, Does anyone know what ever became of Mr. Whittaker's photo collection after his passing? Are prints available? Thanks for any information. Sincerely, Bob Heninger Iowa City, IA

Does anyone know where I can find some pics of the first of the General Steel Casting 53'6" flat cars?  Any early info would be great.  I have the Railmodel Journal with the info on the but no early

Does anyone's LHS have an IM M&StL 1937 40' box car (stock no. 45751 or 45752) on the shelf? My "L"HS (not exactly local, a hundred miles away, but it's the closest) doesn't, and I just discovered a

Much thanks Mr Hendrickson. Looks like I better send some cash! Mark Morgan Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

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