Thanks to everyone for the detective work on the Kato truck. Makes my life a lot easier : ) Brian, will you be at Naperville this year? Matt, I've replaced the Kato wheels sets with Reboxx also,

Jim, I just ran across a photo of this car while researching something else, and it started me searching for info on them. The photo is the same one you posted, but was published in the 1928 Car

Tim, That is debatable! I think that is one of the internet issues that will come up before congress some time in the spring!''Tom

Victor, have you looked at the OpSig* Industry files? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Sat, October 2, 2010 12:44:05 PM Subject:

Bill I was also unable to get to him sure could use some of those elbows for a loco project.  The orignal message didn't give enough of his address. Don Ford Kanab

No sugar cane was raised in East Texas (or at least what those of us from Texas call East Texas) and not in Texas at all after about 1929 until the 1970's, well after the time period of this group. 

Tim, let me add something to this reposted messages. Richard has forgot the largest of the cotton oil tank car owners, Sco Tank Line (Southern Cotton Oil Company) of New Orleans, Louisiana, SCOX. They

There is a reinforcement under the doors, strengthened by the two outer door posts that extend through it. Bill Welch

Clark, The Pullman-Standard builder's photo from this lot just happened to be 44324. The car had A-3 Ride Control trucks. Regards, Ed Hawkins

Thanks so much Tim. This helps me out a lot. As I don't offhand remember any specific tank car kit ( or RTR) made for this nor any decals for an undec. kit, I will have to go with some leased

Bill,     Try this one; thesupplycar@...; this should get the results you seek for Bob McCarthy.   Fred Freitas

Hi Al, IRM has IC 40285 in its collection, and has several detail photos of the car on their website, including decent closeups of the ends and underframe. Regards, Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

BRASS ELBOWS, TEE_,___ I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to contact Bob Macarthy dba The Supply Company who noted these items on the list several days ago. Does anyone know of him or how to

I have replaced all the wheelsets in my Kato ASF trucks with Reboxx wheels...A bit spendy, but it certainly makes them look and roll better... Matt Sugerman Ft. Worth, TX

That's real interesting! I'll buy copies the next time I see Bob. The big thing I don't know is whether the side sill's straight, or if there's a heavier brace under the doors. Al Brown, Melbourne,

Any chance of somebody doing the Simplex bolster in both archbar and later cast steel sideframe as was so commonly used on the Canadian roads? I know LL has done the cast sideframe version, but their

I have photos of IC 40476 and 40394 from Bob's Photo. Info on the back says they were both photographed at Ft. Bragg, NC on the same date, 10-17-51, which I would be skeptical about. 3/3/3 Dreadnaught

These appear to be the truck in the photos I have of NC&StL, Southern and Clinchfield covered hoppers. I do not seem to have a good photo of any of the L&N's LO's. The Kadee photo is very small but

Tim O'Connor wrote: My not-so-reliable memory tells me that back in the '60s there was an RMC article by E. L. Moore on building a molasses mine. Carstens published article after article by Moore,

Thanks Scott. I assume the B means 70 ton? I put Branchline Barbers under my covered hoppers, because it was as close as I could get...till now : ) Clark Propst