I have a set of AC&Y HO-scale decals, set number 7, plus two Champ HN-30 AC&Y road name sets that I will sell for $5. Hugh T Guillaume mguill1224 at aol dot com

Bill, I thought when I said that the gun was in recoil, that it meant it had just been fired. I see I should have also clearly stated that, also. Ed Edward Sutorik

They're sold.

For Sale: 10 issues RMC with Essential Freight Car articles 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26 and 28. $20 for all plus $13.60 for Priority shipping. Contact me OFF-LIST at brianleppert@...

So this is how one posts photos on this group? The Files section seems to be accepting new additions for text files and photos. Yet the Photos section has not had any additions since March

Actually, it appears that the M7 in question has just been fired. The soldiers covering their ears, and the slight cloud of smoke in front of the barrel tend to lend credence to my statement. Bill

And it appears the gun on one of the M7's is in recoil. Ed Edward Sutorik

It appears that the new flat car stakes were randomly removed from the nearest wood pile. It is a great picture, thanks for sharing it. Gary Laakso south of Mike Brock

I just happened on a couple of color pictures from 1943 at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds on the WW2 Radio group on Facebook. I know many of you dislike the Facebook app so wouldn't go there but I am

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /WW 2 On the Railroad/M7 Howitzer Carriage on flat

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /WW 2 On the Railroad/Baldwin built railroad gun

Cheers, Ben, that is very helpful. Thanks for the advice. Ben Scanlon

On a recent flight, I snapped a photo of a B&O locationon the Ohio River. That image and notes on therailroad are featured in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

Paul, Here is a link to the PRR drawing of the USRA freight truck it is a side view not sure if it will help

The "cleanest" copy of the USRA drawings (including the trucks) that I have found is the U Michigan scan of Railway Mechanical Engineer, April 1918 (vol 92, vol 4), page 189. It can be accessed here,

These links should take you directly to the page that shows what are described as "USRA Standard

Ben Scanlon asked: "There is a good TT scale 3-D print of the PRR X29B boxcar and I am wondering if any other railroads had a very similar car that an X29B print could be used as a stand in for? The

How about an E-book? Make the articles available as a packageon-line? ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

---In STMFC@..., <paulandclaire@...> wrote : Hi Scott Very good point. I believe that there was a particular design that was selected by the USRA committee, so even if it was produced by several

Hi Scott Very good point. I believe that there was a particular design that was selected by the USRA committee, so even if it was produced by several different manufacturers, the trucks nevertheless