All- Aristo-Craft was one of the main importers of "New One" so Eric might be correct. The crew members have been very loyal to the #234; they should be rewarded with a new assignment or get a nice

Sorry. That was supposed to go only to Mr. Redden. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Mr. Redden, I gather from your post about possibly 3D printing gondolas that you can do 3D design and printing. Assuming that's true I am wondering if you might be interested in doing a flatcar load

Lumens is a measure of light intensity. Kelvin temperature (K) is the wavelength of the light. They are separate characteristics. Nelson Moyer

In the December 1920 Tank Car Tariff, the operator is listed as Delaware River & Union Railroad. A quick comparison of the 1920 and 1936 Tank Car Capacities suggests that many cars only had their

If I may, 5000K is the upward end on the lumens, but how I have my entire layout. This was the advice of a MRR photographer. Above that 'blue' kicks in. -- Kevin Macomber NGMC (717)

I agree with Kevin. I have tried, over the past 15 years, to ensure that the lighting I have on my layout (a blend of 3500K and 5000K lights) is the same over my workbench and paint booth. This

Being I'm in the paint business, the biggest influencer honestly is the lighting above your work. Lumens and color will alter most. Some of the lights will totally change the look. I saw the one

It’s all in good to say just pick any color, but to be close you have to have a color to start from and a recommendation of that color is helpful. I for one ask for color recommendations as you

That first one (composite) was a standard standard steel design & Erie had them.There's a photo of an Erie car rebuilt with steel sides in the Kline/Cullotta book. Also a crude drawing of the Erie

In reality l don't think locomotives got displayed in parks because their flanges were deep and detail a mite clunky. The big CN loco in Sarnia Ontario certainly has authentic wheels and bolt heads.

Only F&C produced the 41 foot "War Emergency" gondola -- in quotes because the T&NO bought a LOT of these after the war too. F&C makes the original car as well as the

Wow! Quite a "mystery"! Thanks everyone. I haven't gotten the time yet to take it apart. It might be surprising on the interior. I'll look into the cost of re-motoring and re-gearing, and if not

Note that Tim's photos show that these cars were built with Commonwealth cast steel bottoms, which have a corrugated cross section. Dennis Storzek

SUNX 2224: 3 compartments of 2184, 2180, and 2122 gallons capacity. 372 gallons capacity in the domes. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Back in the 1920s, the Sun Oil cars ran under DR&URR reporting marks. I have four AC&F builders photos from 1920-23 that probably came from the on-line Barriger collection, one of which is Kaminski's

Great underside photo. Appears to have three bottom outlets so must be a three-compartment car. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

CNW fans -- Not sure how I ended up with these trucks, but if you're interested they are available for sale for $15 including postage. Reply to me directly and not to the

Very well put Chuck. My thoughts exactly. We spend enough time worring about the right truck or brake wheel. I would venture to say that even the best researched and perfectly matched paint on a

It has taken awhile to break my OCD adherence to exactness, but I fully embrace that concept now to the point of making it a point to paint batches of cars just a little off from each other, as I did