On Wed Apr 28, 2010 JP Barger asked about decals for early 1940s era UP medallions used on PFE ice reefers. Microscale minical set MC-4021 has the needed UP medallions for PFE lettering schemes

Dear Dick, Saw your note about Microscale's PFE decals. It's great to have a chance to touch base with you again. Ther are probably many many ways to improve Microscale's offering of PFE decals. For

Bill, Arnold Menke's e-mail address is <waspman@...>. Richard Hendrickson

Garth,     If the WWII Emergency Boxcar had the same underframe as the one that has your interest, I have images of that particular underframe on CofGa cars from Mt.Vernon.  The CofGa rebuilt

A recent posting on the list referred to the photo collection of Will Whitaker. My rapid draw on the "Delete" button has once again foiled me. An answer was posted stating that the collection

hockenheim68 wrote:

Last chance for comments and suggestions for Microscale produced PFE ice reefer decals covering the period 1946 to the early 1970s. Please send them to me OFF LIST at : Dick -dot- Harley4UP -at-

There are a few pictures in Ferrell's "Slow Trains Down South, vol 1", pp 274-275. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

No reference, but the Tennessee Railroad was a coal mining railroad that used Southern cars and connected with the Southern in Oneida. Sam Spencer was President of Southern Railway and Spencer shops

Just reading my email, Please send me a list if not too late. Thanks, Gary Ray

The last GN stock car rebuilds of USRA type cars was made in 1957. There were still 322 GN USRA cars and 416 24994 series clone cars in the July 1959 ORER, only 12 and 35 by April 1964. Staffan

I might point out that a lot of these cars were rebuilt again ca. 1954-57 into stock cars... the prototype for the Accurail stock car. I've seen pix of both the original USRA cars (5,5,5 ends) and the

John, The May 1988 issue of Model RailroaDING contains an article by Richard Hendrickson including a photo of 5/5/5 ended GN 23806 in the late 50's with individual grabs. Richard notes that the goat

Hi Steffan, Got it--thanks! I discovered the difference in the cars last night when I compared the photo on the Steam Era Freight Cars site with photos in the RP Cyc and the GN-Lines East book. Your

Rich, can you describe the paint scheme? I would be interested in a jpg of that photo : ) Clark Propst

John, My comment was a bit brief and addressing only cars repainted after 1948. I didn't take notice of the car in the picture being a "clone" car rather than a true USRA (Thanks, Bob, for pointing

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Richard, Yes, I have that photo as well. It is not a "true" USRA car, but a postwar clone with 7/8 ends. I worded my reply poorly. I have no doubt that some of the GN USRA cars received ladders

Bill, this won't help much, but the 2/26 ORER shows the Tennessee Railroad with 70 miles of road connecting with the Southern at Oneida, Tenn. H. B. Spencer with offices in Washington, D.C. was

Bob (and John Golden), FWIW, I have a 4/48 photo by Charles Wales of GN 25096 with moderate weathering, restenciled weight and repacking data, 7 rung side ladders, and "See America First - Glacier