My brother worked in trucking in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. The company he worked for specialized in flat bed trucks. They had one guy in the shop who was the only one who was 'trusted' to re-camber

Not sure if this is going to the group, if so sorry, it's old news. On August 26th John Sykes mentioned a roster for the NYS&W, I've downloaded it and have a question about the roster. There are two

When I was working at the Kentucky Railway Museum, I met an old carman. He told me he had just started on the railroad the only time he had to deal with truss rods. He said they tightened trussrods by

As suggested, "Hogging" "Hog backed" or "Hogged" are terms, used for wooden railroad cars (mostly flat cars, as the wall truss in box cars make them less susceptible) which have had their truss rods

I ordered some too, nice looking parts. Perhaps the corrugations are a bit oversize for HO, so maybe they'd look appropriate for O. But I think the lengths are about right for what I know about the

I have been in contact with them hoping to get an o scale version.... I think they stated there are limitations with their printer. brad andonian

I am working on an AS-16 and alco switcher and need info on lettering. i know it was delux gold on blue ( scale coat has the shade) what was the font used? this is the spelled out Baltimore and

The modern term in car building is camber; TTX flats are built with a camber. However, I can see where in our agrarian past comparisons to the shape of a hog's back could become common terms. Dennis

If you are a modeler be sure to catch Ryan Mendell's clinic about Machinist's Tools. He is in charge of the Univ. of Toronto's Engineering Dept. Shop and knows his tools. I should add that my checking

Very nice shot, Garth! I like the very visible B end details, which you don't often have a clear view of. Thanks for sharing! Elden Gatwood

I believe u are correct, Todd, and also wonder if Photoshop even existed at the time especially since it is stated that the photo was taken from a manual a number of years ago. Gary must have been

Chad, Upon reflection, I believe this photo actually shows four crates. While a crate could be over 40' long, I can't see one bending in the middle. As for load

Hogging as applied to vessels is what happens to the ends, which are less buoyant than the middle - they sag. The hog chains are to reduce the hogging. Long, faiy sharp wooden hulls in later days had

Gary, I don't think it's photo shopped. The number and initials on the far end of the gondola match those on the near end. There is an apparent optical illusion due to the guy standing on the forks

Just as I was headed out the door to Lysle I received the culvert pipe from Gain Belt Models that was discussed last week A little shorter than I expected (25 scale feet) but a good looking product

It’s a photo shopped picture. Look at the forward end of the car (A) and it is GRa while the B end is a G22 same gondola. Notice the machinery is on the GRa end of the car and the crates are on

I believe that "hogging" would be exactly the correct usage. I have worked on paddlewheel steamboats that had what were called "hog chains" for exactly that same purpose, to take out the sag. If an

I thought the DA ones were round corners? (W post)

Off-list, I used the phrase “hogging the car by tightening the truss rods”. A fellow questioned the word choice, and so I thought I’d ask this group whether they have seen the word used in this

Detail Associates - beautiful tooling. Perhaps from Terry Wegman? Both 4/5 and 5/5 ends. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*