of course, it has historical value and should be preserved and scanned, there appears to be no shortage of volunteers for the project, i would just add, that who/whomever is chosen, doesn't ise this

What is missing from the long established rules is the situation where a list member sees something for sale from some unknown third party and believes the item may be of general interest to other

On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 03:08 PM, mel perry wrote: as long as the poster follows the tules, then there is no problem, if yoiu don't like the post or object to it, DELETE it, DON'T turn it into a

as long as the poster follows the tules, then there is no problem, if yoiu don't like the post or object to it, DELETE it, DON'T turn it into a mountain, get a life folks, turn off your computer, and

First a reply to the original question: Yes, I think it is worth preserving. Why. Of the value: At one time...… I had AAR documents copied at the MNHS, and did presentations on them at the

In generic terms, a pretty realistic heat exchanger. The 'shell and tube' nomenclature comes from the fact that the 'shell', the part from the double sets of flanges back toward the end, contains a

Even if I'm not in the market, I appreciate seeing the eBay listings, especially when the models are exemplary such as the current listing. I almost always learn something or at least get a bit of

Just a simple suggestion - Make a SEPARATE groups.io list that initially includes ONLY the members of RealSTMFC - to be the "want to buy - want to sell" list for this group of

Also, any comments on the TIE DOWNS on this load. It seems to me that the blocking would not prevent longitudinal movements. Should there be additional strapping from

Excellent point Ron! Replacement parts for many plastic kits really uses up the stash of brake components. Byron Rose (Pittsburgh Scale Models) packaged both his detailed coupler gear box (that

Pretty neat. Thank you Tim. Can anyone comment on dates of use for something like this "heat exchanger"? Stic Harris -- - Stic

Interesting in that the two prime cars are both UP Autocars...the end and side views (different series, but..) Note thatthere is stenciling on the end (bottom) https://aadl.org/node/354866 At 11:58

I forgot to mention these guys - 3-D printed items of very high quality at very reasonable prices! I bought this Heat Exchanger kit

Dennis Storzek wrote: Most railroad publications were not copyrighted, including annual reports, employee magazines, brochures, timetables, etc. etc. Prior to 1978, if a copyright notice had not

Interesting photo of the scrap rubber drive posted by Bob Chaparro. https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N082_0371_001.jpg Of note (to me at least) is the Durea underframe slack adjuster

Elden: Thanks. That's clearer than the F&C drawing. Ron Merrick

Here’s some info on a few Seaboard ventilated boxcar classes. Wright Trak had produced the V9 and V10 class cars as HO scale resin kit models. The Seaboard Air Line installed 2,150 V9 class

Inflammable vs. Flammable The third image link shows a tank car with a placard that reads "Inflammable". Both flammable and inflammable mean "capable of being easily ignited and of burning

On Jan 27, 2020, at 19:55, Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> wrote: [in re: a classic text] > What say you? Regardless of its particular value to prototype modelers as a reference, it's still

My apologies for posting during the week. I knew 'sale' posts were to be on the weekend. Unfortunately, the model was finished in then. It's a sad fact that more freight car collections are being