Hmm. I was always told that the "Hob-E-Lube" 7-pak workbench assortment (HL650) was better. For any lubing.   Richard New

All I have a Precision Scale Models O Scale PRR G26 I am selling for a friend. http://lanestrains.com/O_Scale_Photos/O_Scale_PRR_G26_Gondola.jpg I painted it about 6 years ago. I would call the

WPM 2010 - Western Prototype Modelers Meet When: Saturday September 18, 2010 Where: San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot 1170 West Third Street. - San Bernardino, CA 92403 What Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The

I don't know, but this might be useful for very small "spot" lubes... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WE8TRC/ref=pe_20140_16556520_snp_dp Tim O'Connor

True. However, when I mentioned "Cotton Compress", I meant the entire process from ginning to compressing to the processing of the seeds for oil and the byproduct of hulls/meal. The two facilities

Maybe it would work if it was a Star Wars Convention! Jack <Jack - I can understand why it's so cheap. If I pay in August 2011 I'll <have missed the convention by a month! - Al

Jack - I can understand why it's so cheap. If I pay in August 2011 I'll have missed the convention by a month! - Al

IIRC there was an article in one of the journals on cottonseed oil and tank cars for it, within the past 5-10 years. This was a significant industry in east Texas back when. Now to remember where the

X2011 West, the 2011 National Model Railroad Convention, will be held in Sacramento, CA on July 3-9, 2011. The current registration fee for the Convention is a very cheap $99! But that price will be

Charles Etheredge wrote: Charles, any ICC 103 would be fine. SP made available some of its tank cars for this purpose; doubtless lots of leased cars were so employed also (GATX, SHPX, NATX,

Quick answer in - none. A compress was just a warehouse that received cotton bales from the cotton gins and compressed them to make more fit into ships for shipping. These were more or less

Guys, What kind of tank cars would have been used to transport cotton seed oil from the local cotton compress during the steam era? I am currently modeling cotton compresses in two different Texas

Bob Chaparro wrote: Since the SP,LA&SL was owned 50 percent by UP, it is natural that PFE supplied refrigerator cars--once PFE came into existence in December, 1906. The SP,LA&SL was completed

Did the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad/ Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad have its own refrigerator cars or did it have an operating agreement with the Pacific Fruit Express

That's the good photo I'm refering to. You can see the spacers. The car you point to below looks different to me. I have a couple of good photos of similar cars. See the P&LE gon book.

Trying to model freight trains on the Central Vermont Railway 1947-1957, where can I find switch lists and wheel reports to help determine what cars ran? Bob Moeller

I am trying to locate a copy of the "Southern Freight Association Perishable Tariff and Protective Tariff" to aid my research and writing the history of the FGW/WFE/BRE companies with a view to

The last phone number I have for Joe was 417-881-3384. I think he is (was) friends with John Sanders, who might know the answer. Joe's parts were cast by both Martin Lofton and Al Westerfield, so

Simple enough to do, but I'd need permission. Anyone know if Joe is still with us? Last I heard he was getting out of the hobby and had health problems. Tom Madden

See Fallen Flags GBW page - WRX9412 Tom Christensen