I am hoping someone on this list may know Gary Riccio and can tell me how to contact him. Please contact me offline if you can help me. Thanks! Bill Welch 2225 Nursery Road; #20-104 Clearwater, FL

Gentlemen, This may be off list, but I see where BLI is releasing another run of Centipedes. This run is to include an SAL unit #4505, I believe. Question: Where did these units primarily operate?

Media mail is so cheap because it is "when we get around to it" mail. There is zero urgency assigned to it. In the case of getting it in two days, they were obviously not very busy, the dull part of

Guys: UP put Chrysler and Symington-Gould trucks on some of its S-40-10 stock cars before 1950 as a test. After the experiment, UP decided to remove these trucks. In the spring of 1953, PFE was

The PRR used the Chrysler truck under X41B boxcars which were built in 1948. Rich Orr

Brian, Which side frame, bolster and spring package are used in your A-3? The PRR had 16 classes of freight trucks using the 70 tone A-3design with 7 different bolsters, 8 different side frames and

Thanks for the link Brain. I see they list the 70T Barber trucks as having "Friction" Bearings. Somebody slap Sam : ))) Clark Propst

Although I made (and received) my final order from Champ, I neglected to make a copy of the web site!! There was a heck of a lot of useful information in that on-line catalog, including prototype

Very interesting photos and useful, thanks. SGL From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of gary laakso Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:10 AM To: STMFC Subject:

Tom,   You can add B&M cabooses as equiped with the Chrysler truck. The shock is very prominent in photos.   Fred Freitas

Yes Bill Welch

Bob, Connie is swamped and you will receive it soon. I sent my first order in early AM on Saturday Sept. 18th and it arrived on this past Wednesday in the mid-day post. I have two additional orders

Another source of cheap disposable tiny cups for mixing paint, plastic disposable communion cups. They are clear plastic so test if you use solvent paints. Being disposable, just toss them after use.

I'm still waiting to see if the large order which I submitted online over a week ago is processed. When I check my card online, they have yet to put the charge through. However, as their website

Bill and Rich, I will also second that motion! Also, I just received the flyer for Tahoe's latest new truck! A 70-Ton A-3 Ride Control truck, spring-plankless, with the 2-3-2 spring package. Brian

We need both the 30(?)and 40(?) tonners, as made by Central Valley. Used on many 1880-1910 freight cars, including Western Union Service Trains (many of which were still around into the '70s!), as

My last order from Champ arrived today, promptly, and with minimal shipping costs (no "handling" fees, or 1/4 oz. items shipped in large Priority Mail boxes). I just checked the Champ Decals web

Besides frequent application to General American box cars I just noticed that first box car page of the 1953 CBC has a photo of DL&W 10039, a 1950 Magor built 40' box car -- and what do you know?

Getting hard to find Fox Trucks .... my vote. Skip Luke -- "I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. " - Carl

Sorry for the inadvertent post. Norm Larkin