Thank you Chuck! I ran to the hobby store and you are absolutely correct on the paint mix. I think that will be the winner. I have to admit when I mixed it for a test paint it was really pink but

Might be loaded with Campbell Soup in cans. I know the Campbell's plant in Camden, NJ shipped lots of canned soup in FGEX reefers. Another possibility is beer in bottles. Or maybe eggs, as you

Here is a picture of a double deck FGEX reefer with very prominent DO NOT HUMP placards and its placed behind the UP F-3 diesels.

That's a blast from the past. I remember seeing that movie! I would have been 6 that year.

To all – The syfy filmInvaders From Mars (1953) has an extended sequence of loading tanks, armoredvehicles and jeeps on flat cars, the train in motion plus a troop train. – AlWesterfield .

Below is a list I compiled from various sources that I believe to be accurate. There may be a plant or two I have missed, however. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ Southern CaliforniaAutomobile

Didn't Willys (i.e. Jeep) have an assembly plant in the LA area? Ivaguely recall hearing that with regard to some Santa Fe freight cars ... Tim O'Connor

Don, The Brown Co. received the following three 6,000-gal., ICC-105A300, Type 27 tank cars from ACF. Lot 738, BCX 1128, built 11-28 Lot 981, BCX 1129, built 8-29 Lot 1188, BCX 1130, built 10-30 BCX

I have two C&O Black water tenders left. Price 72. 00 includes shipping and handling. Maskislanddecals.com Mask Island Decals Inc Hubert Mask

Great find! Al Kresse

These 1958 photos just make it into the group's era. Captionsstate the engines are being unloaded at a Lincoln-Mercury plant. The source ofthe photos was Merge Studios in Los Angeles sothe location

I’ve known Lee for some time and if you look at the LV car photos on Ted’s website I think you’ll agree his weathering techniques are fantastic. His detailed finishing instructions left out one

Hi folks, Yesterday through an act of kindness by another STMFC member I received one of Broadway Limited's new ACF Type 27 6,000 gal. tank cars decorated for the Brown Co., owners and operators of

The initial 1923 proposal didn't get enough votes to pass the first time around, so some revisions were made and it passed in 1924. The changes were fairly minor (truck centers were reduced from 32'6"

Some new brass auctions ORIENTAL SP Southern Pacific A-50-10 single sheathed automobilebox carpaintedhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/322522704409 Overland OMI 3134 ACF insulated single dome high pressure tank

David Rejected?? Many railroads owned cars with the 1923 rivet pattern. Again from Chris Barkan - ARA 1923: B&O, (M-26, M-26A, M-26C, M-26D,M-26E), B&M, CNJ, Ga. Northern, LNE, MEC Then came the

The 5' striker was a feature of the 1924 ARA designs, and was revised to 5'6" in 1927. As a side note, the original M26 (no suffix) was based on the rejected 1923 proposal. David Thompson

"The name changed again to Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. in 1929 with the merger with Standard Steel Car Co." The merger was in 1934. David Thompson

Thank you Ted! The O scale LV car is stunning on your website. Cars like that make it hard to stay with HO scale. Thanks again, Scott

I don't know if you consider 1989 to be a few years ago or not: http://www.olimpia.com:8084/ListIssue?issue_id=3140 - index entry for Sept 89 RMC. -- Jeff Shultz Error: Pithy Saying Generator not