Walter, my bottle is every bit of 10 years old and might be 20 years old....worked fine last year. Craig Zeni Cary NC

Tim, IIRC, the Kurtz Kraft/Cannonball PS-1 is too wide. Back in the old DING someplace there was a photo comparing the ends to other early PS-1 models, but I am unable to locate

I have a (bad?) habit of buyer models when they are released, and sometimes they languish in my unbuilt kit stash so I’m cleaning out a few more kits I probably won’t get around to building. I

Bill Welch wrote: "Thanks Ben, that means the Accurail u/f would[n't] be good for this either, correct?" Actually, the McKean underframe didn't carry over. The Accurail models use the same underframe

The car Kadee is showing is a 40-foot car numbered #516, although as I look at their photo a second time maybe it is a 50-foot car. BTW, Kadee is doing WP DD 50-footer set for a September 2017 release

Thanks Ben, that means the Accurail u/f would be good for this either, correct? Bill Welch

Here's a link to a web site with some information including freight cars. http://tidewatersouthernrailway.org/ Bob Witt

Dave, How are those statements refuted? Yes, some newsprint was made in NewEngland. But MILLIONS of tons were required for the USA, and more than 80% of USpaper production was other than newsprint -

Bill Welch asked: "Didn't [the Kurtz-Kraft] kit become a Cannonball Car offering?" Correct. It's still available from Model RR Warehouse, though you'll have to dig through their website to find

Bill Welch wrote: "Based on research of a friend I have decided to use a PS-1 underframe for the Monon #37 model I am building. Anyone have an InterMountain PS-1 underframe they want to part with.

After looking at these

Tim: You misunderstand the nature of my surprise. Of course those two railroads carried a large quantity of forest products and their derivatives. What I did not expect was that the ICC data would

I'm surprised anyone would be surprised by the amount of paper andpulp handled by the BAR as well as the MEC - pulpwood, chips, lumber, paperand pulp were mainstays of both roads. Potatoes were

All Intermountain and Kadee floors have 3 stringers. The Kadeeunderframe has two more robust looking cross bearers, while the Intermountain hassmaller cross bearers - perhaps a difference between 1950

Hello, Two series of prototype books are coming to an end and I have the last issues. Railway Prototype Cyclopedia is ending with issue #34, which is currently on hand. This issue has additional

Bill, The Tidewater Southern was a wholly-owned Western Pacific subsidiary, extending from Stockton south to Manteca, Modesto and Turlock. It was once an electric line, but was

I think you are correct Andy. Didn't this kit become a Cannonball Car offering. I have to admit I am ore interest in the correct cross ties, cross bearers and bolsters. I can make the stringers. Bill

I know nothing about the Tidewater Southern. It was a western RR, correct? Did it have any connection with the Western Pacific? Bill Welch

I don't have any solitary PS-1 underframes. I seem to recall that the Kurtz-Kraft PS-1 had the earlier underframe with 3 stringers per side of center sill Bolster-to-bolster, and 2 stringers per side

Hello- I have 4 HO undec kits with added components for some of the 500 ERIE's 1937 AAR box cars with Viking roofs and 6' Youngstown doors. Buyer will have to supply their own decals. ERIE 78249;