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Re: New from WrightTRAK (SAL V-9 vents)

FINALLY! IMHO the SAL V-9/V-10 vents were some of the most visually appealing examples of the ventilated box car design. Everyone can use at least one car and southeastern modelers will need several.

By palmettoltd82 · #93873 ·

Re: Branchline Blueprint 40 ft postwar AAR boxcar

I believe 50' class X47 also had ODP roofs, as well. One group of X29 rebuilds, all X29D, were done in that timeframe. All later X29 rebuilds were done '55 and later. Elden Gatwood

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #93872 ·

Re: New from WrightTRAK

Thanks to help from Steve Hoxie, I am working on a decal set for the CK scheme applied to the first 1000 cars. Prelim artwork: http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/samples/PRR_X29d.jpg Jerry Glow

By jerryglow2 · #93871 ·

Re: research, index, db...

Bob Many all-in-one scanner/printer/copiers have descreen filters in their TWAIN drivers. But your library copier probably does not do this. Too bad because descreen is required to pull a clear image

By Tim O'Connor · #93870 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

SGL, Ok, let me clarify, I did not see it. But your right, I didn't see the moon landings either but that doesn't mean they didn't happen. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga

By Brian Carlson · #93869 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

Not that you KNOW about, Brian, but knowing Denny . . . . SGL, R.A. Denny threatened that once at Cocoa. As far as I know it never happened, thankfully. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga

By Schuyler Larrabee · #93868 ·

Re: early 20th Cen B&O box cars

Steve from the 1920 B&O Rolling Stock Roster: Class M-8 65000 to 72699: 1,333 cars (5% of the box carfleet) Class M-8 75003 to 75998; 195 cars (1%) Class M-8 77000 to 80385; 443 cars (2%) Class

By rwitt_2000 · #93866 ·

Re: New from WrightTRAK

Guys It has been brought to our attention that there is a slight defect in the roof of the new PRR car...And, there is. That is a problem. Now, we have the cure. We are going to sell the cars at

By seaboard_1966 · #93867 ·

Re: research, index, db...

I have found that some university libraries take the output from the copying machine directly to a PDF or other file type that can be captured on a memory stick, or if you are a student you just email

By rwitt_2000 · #93865 ·

Re: Tangent PRR gon...

How'd you break a whisker coupler, I haven't managed that yet? Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... By the way, those Whisker couplers on this car break easily. But I

By Brian Carlson · #93864 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

Denny threatened that once at Cocoa. As far as I know it never happened, thankfully. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... From: STMFC@...

By Brian Carlson · #93863 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

There seems to be some concern about the validity...some might even venture...good taste regarding the Hawaiian [?] shirts...and speedo that one of our membersd apparently wears out on the beach late

By mike brock <brockm@...> · #93862 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

Bill Welch: I thought the Hawaiian shirt - Speedo costume was unique to Cocoa Beach. Tom Madden

By pullmanboss <tcmadden@...> · #93861 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

I truly never noticed Bill, but I have no problem with folks who want to make a fashion statement. :-) Like Richard, I like to wear my FFC shirts at RPM meets. As for staying young, I'm in favor

By Tim O'Connor · #93860 ·

New file uploaded to STMFC

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /PRRX29D.JPG Uploaded by : seaboard_1966

By STMFC@... · #93859 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

What,No Speedos at freight car meets? Armand Premo

By Armand Premo · #93858 ·

Re: RRED Shirt Day for STMFC at Naperville

Um, guys, Fridays are red shirt days-- In the US-- http://www.redshirtfridays.org/ In Canada-- http://www.redfridays.ca/ In the UK-- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150226645598 Modellers

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #93857 ·

Re: Tangent PRR gon...

My, did I ever get an answer FAST! So the trick is just to shim between the trucks and body bolsters a little. Now to find my Kadee coupler height gauge and see how little shimming I can get away

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #93856 ·

New from WrightTRAK

Guys We at WrightTRAK are pleased to announce the introduction of a new freight car. At the show in Naperville we will be selling our new HO scale resin X29D kit. This kit features our usual one

By seaboard_1966 · #93855 ·

early 20th Cen B&O box cars

Hi Everyone, I am HO-scale modeler that is focusing on 1919 and I need help identifying some B&O box cars from that year. I've noticed from my 1919 ORER that the B&O had several identical series of

By S hed <shed999@...> · #93854 ·

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