Bill Davis asked: "Just out of curiosity what happened to vol 7 #1?? did I miss it or was it skipped?" Bill, the September/October 2010, November/December 2010, and January/February 2011 issues are

Just out of curiosity what happened to vol 7 #1?? did I miss it or was it skipped? BILL

The March/April 2011 issue of The B&O Modeler is posted at http://borhs.org/ModelerMag/index.html   Articles include: Modeling B&O’s Class N-0 Wagon Top Hopper (Bob Chapman) Class N-0 Wagon Top

Found an interesting photo of a car hauler in the background is a host of freight cars. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brimen/5054484296/in/set-72157625100884778/lightbox/ Mark Morgan

Tony, Steve Haas is correct. The Car Service and ODT struggled everywhere to maximize use of the US freight car fleet. This is why the lowest car service compliance in history was during WWII. At

Cascade Models was to heve been the importer of the models but rejected them for the 2 reasons you mentioned. They out weigh my Westerfield and Funaro versions of these truss rod boxcars by about 3

Andy Harman opined: There are many things I wish I had from 1960 (opportunities, mostly), but that car isn't one of them. It was a bottom-of-the-line DelRay, 6-cylinder stick shift, seriously

Tom Madden wrote: On Veterans Day 1960 I took a series of three shots of the PRR Phillipsburg facilities from across the river just south of Easton. A couple of years ago I assembled them into a

Brian Leppert wrote Brian Very interesting -- It just so happens that TODAY I received two models from a friend to sell for him, Nickel Plate Products models of Great Northern truss rod box cars,

Doug, I went in through AOL and didn't have any problems. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean

Ed K asked: Why are those switch stands placed so far to the left of the turnouts themselves ? A visibility problem ? Brian Ehni replied: Probably to keep them safe from snow

Jim Hayes wrote: Brian, I wish I had something to use them on. Your Arch Bar trucks are a work of art. Dennis Storzek added: I agree. I really wish Brian would have tooled dummy leaf springs that

I agree. I really wish Brian would have tooled dummy leaf springs that would fit over the coil springs (it looks like a peg sized to fit between the coils would give them a substantial mounting). That

Didn't the DRG&W also have 12 panel cars?If so,where did they differ?Armand Premo

Brian, I wish I had something to use them on. Your Arch Bar trucks are a work of art. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com <brianleppert@...>wrote: [Non-text portions of this message

As has been mentioned earlier, the Intermountain SP T&NO 12 panel offerings used the 12 panel car originally tooled and released as a Great Northern box car. Both GN and SP utilized 8-rung ladders

Really nice picture. This is the PRR's Phillipsburg Yard (Bel Del). The yard on the left is the Upper Yard. The right yard is the Lower Yard and was built on the basin of the Morris Canal,

Richard Hendrickson notes: Having been in the employ of the federal gvt for 32.5 yrs I can certainly agree that the wood running boards were probably ordered long before the AAR proclamation. In

Gentlemen, I am new to the group and I am very impressed with the knowledge base of the group. Here is a link to a photo set that contains 20-30 photos of the rail yard that tops my interest, its

Tahoe Model Works now has available for sale an HO scale 5' wheelbase arch bar freight car truck. This truck was built for the Union Tank Line and dates from the mid-1890s. I expect that it was