Andy, I can send you a few if you're desperate. Jim

Hi Mel, Ben, and List Members, The BR&P wood gondola looks like it is well cared for and still in very good condition. The Sandy Valley and Elkhorn steel gondola looks like it just came from the

All- Scratch that answer….my answer applies to double doors and very wide singles, not offset doors per se. Some single door cars had offset doors as well, likely to accommodate threading long

I'm reasonably confident that Ben meant tungsten (1.7x the density of lead) rather than titanium. -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

All- Also to facilitate the use of forklift trucks. Charlie Vlk

I had a large number of Dremel type of cut off discs which survived much better than the Dremel house brand. I am now all used up and no hobby store I have been to has had the replacements. Is this

I always try to ballast my track(yard, industrial trackage, sidings) like the dirt shown in this fascinating photo. It makes my (mediocre-compared to cars on this site!) look much better. The junk

Hello friends, here is a video showing the SANTA FE at war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggVR4nZ6OeY The run-by at 7:20 has 3 of the distinctive large C&IM coal gondolas. I don't doubt that these

Tony Thompson wrote: "Lead is significantly denser than brass. Titanium is rather less dense than either. I agree with Ben that lead is an excellent choice, especially in sheet form. You can readily

the photo date was not visible (cell) thanks for the correction mel perry

Mel Perry wrote: "that BR&P [gon] can't still be in active service?" https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.122961.CP/viewer Why not? The photo is dated 1912, and you can make out

Hi List Members, I’ve never seen a Union RR boxcar before. Plenty of gondolas, never a boxcar though. See link below.

I recently completed an F&C Rutland flat which I filled the area within the center sill with sheet lead. With metal trucks it tracks well. Drew Marshall, Philly, PA Modeling the pre-Depression

Claus Schlund asked: "In the image linked below, I can see a partial view of a double sheathed boxcar with a herald. Reading it as well as I can, it seems to be proclaiming CH&D&PM SYSTEM GREAT

that BR&P can't still be in active service? mel perry

Ben Hom wrote: Lead is significantly denser than brass. Titanium is rather less dense than either. I agree with Ben that lead is an excellent choice, especially in sheet form. You can readily buy

Hi List Members, I like this view of a Sandy Valley and Elkhorn steel gondola. It is labeled as part of the B&O system. https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.122961.CP/viewer

Hi List Members, In the image linked below, I can see a partial view of a double sheathed boxcar with a herald. Reading it as well as I can, it seems to be proclaiming CH&D&PM SYSTEM GREAT CENTRAL

Charlie I use sheet lead cut into pieces that will fit underneath the body. Then use contact cement to attach them. I put the cement on both pieces and let them dry completely before pressing the

Charlie, Attached is a photo of one way to add weight to a flat car. In this case I used lead shot on my F34 kitbash model. I have monthly operating sessions. I run it empty and it operates