Group, I am currently working on a Sunshine PRR G24 resheathed with steel sides for a 1954 era layout which means it would have AB brakes. Looking at the pictures in TKM and the Sunshine PDS it

Rich Orr wrote: Thank you, Rich. I know it's that way because I downloaded it before I noticed the typo on the web page. Presumably it'll be corrected one day <g>. Tony Thompson

Tony, If you open the pdf file, you will find the spring edition is number 76. The link on the website has the wrong number. Rich Orr

Richard, Thank you for the additional information. I guess I've never seen the photos of cars with alumnium roofs, but in my time period such roofs would have been repainted. I hope some other less

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Tony; That was a very courteous response, and sorry for joking a little. As annoying as some PRR fans can be (and we are), the folks at TKM are doing a

Jim, there is photographic evidence that Mather painted at least some refrigerator car roofs aluminum briefly in the late 1930s, as did several other reefer operators (e.g., Fruit Growers

Very interesting and long story, JP. My research has led me to believe that the Hunter Packing plant was located in East St. Louis, just as Richard told me. I have a copy of that B/W photo from

All; Hunter Packing Co. was located in St.Louis, Ill. This company closed it's doors in 1983. Jeff Sankus [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Larry, many thanks for this post reminding me that I'd wanted to order that triple issue of "The Little Giant" and providing a link to the order form. Your presentation at Naperville was outstanding;

Gatwood, Elden wrote: Of course. It's a superb production. I've been impressed with the quality of both content and production, and the breadth of material, from the beginning. It's a high

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Does this mean (gasp), that Tony reads TKM!?!? Oh, the humanity! For those with little humor...I am kidding. EVERYONE is a Pennsy fan. Elden Gatwood

Tony Thompson asked: "Is there a reason that the website shows both the Autumn 2010 and Spring 2011 issues as No. 75?" Typo.  Spring 2011 should be No. 76. Ben Hom

Ben Hom wrote: Is there a reason that the website shows both the Autumn 2010 and Spring 2011 issues as No. 75? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Hello again so soon on the same subject, HPAX (Hunter Packing). While the email I wrote yesterday may have been a bit long for those people with limited time (or patience) to absorb, there's more. To

Tim, the RI flat is a different car. Here's the long version of the story as told by me. A few years back Frank asked for info on an M&StL flat car. He'd found that several railroads owned similar

The Spring 2011 issue of The Keystone Modeler is online at http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm Articles include: Walthers HO-Scale PRR PS21b Sleeper by Andy Miller Prr GL

Thanks, I'll look into that. Fenton nmrs@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been

Hi Fenton, Join the Alpsdecal List, another Yahoo group and ask the members if anyone can print them for you. The last new Alps printers were manufactured in Japan last year, so consumables will be

ALPS no longer make the type of printer needed for this work; they are available second hand, but without expert advice you are very very likely to get stuck with a lemon, as they are somewhat

Ben Hom wrote (on the Steam Era Freight Car Yahoo Group) This subject definitely deserves closer analysis, and previously presented overviews of NYCS car fleets at PM meets (English, Hinman, Kline)