North American's tank cars were mostly Pressed Steel cars built in the late 1920s. GATX did have some STC tanks from the various smaller fleets they bought up over the years, primarily the ~3000 STCX

Past and Present Prototype Rails Attendees, please don't forget to send me your two favorite Cocoa Beach dining establishment suggestions as per my guidelines in my December 1 message. I have Nine

R. L. Kennedy wrote a good article on chalk markings. Hereis the link to his article, "Chalk It Up": http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR/general/chalk_it_up.htm Tony Thompson had two

I agree with Michael about using Prismacolor pencils. Theygive good results. Here are some model examples (not mine):

There's a major manufacturer that's going to release a car with factory applied chalk markings very soon. Todd Horton

While I am delighted to see Microscale has added chalk marks, my first impression is that too many of them lean toward chalk graffiti drawings, many of which are too large for anything but a box car

Don if you click on the link Bill provided you would see that Microscale has printed with a blue backing paper. Very easy to see the decals on their website. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

---In STMFC@..., <fgexbill@...> wrote : Microscale decals has added a sheet of Chalk Marks in three scale to their line: Microscale Decals: Boxcar Chalk Makrings Microscale Decals: Boxcar

Ed Hawkins hawk0621@... [STMFC] wrote: Oops, numbers should be 82500-82899. Ed Hawkins

Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] wrote: Tim, As is often the case, the answer is "it depends." Like the discussion previously on the 3,500 cu. ft. CH-41 covered hoppers, ACF''s CH-29 cars

TimO, MD&S was an SAL subsidiary, so this car was probably delivered along with one of SAL's many similar 1958 cu. ft. orders. I can check my rosters; there may also be a mention in RP Cyc. MD&S

Ed With the addition of these 550 cars and 2 owners (plus latermergers, repaints, transfers), hopefully INTERMOUNTAIN can be persuaded to do this version of the CH-29, as well as the version they've

For those of you who have placed a Resin Car Works order orplan to place one soon, we have posted an update on the RCW blog. We appreciateyour patience as we work to fulfill the orders that have

Garth Groff sarahsan@... [STMFC] wrote: STMFC, For those interested, the 50 MD&S covered hopper cars in question were built by ACF as lot number 4948C with the builder photo of MD&S 6000

Microscale decals has added a sheet of Chalk Marks in three scale to their line: Microscale Decals: Boxcar Chalk Makrings Microscale Decals: Boxcar Chalk Makrings Quick

Dennis, How ironic that I just found a floor plan sketch (Chf Engineer's x-drawings (8.5 x 11) to support AFE's) of the third pump house on the branchline. It was being replaced with a new one with

---In STMFC@..., <timboconnor@...> wrote : attn: Bill Welch ! Talk about rare and obscure Y'all shortlines, this one might take thecake! Only found one ORER entry for 1955, before this car was built,

Interesting. That could be come a decal project Hubert Mask MAsk Island Decals Inc. On Dec 1, 2016, at 11:24 PM, Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:

Fellow modelers, I've just added a number of new items on the Yarmouth Model Works website. You can see them on the website proper or on my

Google can be your friend Tim: HawkinsRails.net - Macon, Dublin & Savannah HawkinsRails.net - Macon, Dublin & Savannah hawkinsrails.net / shortlines/ mds Macon,