Hi Bill, The article in question calls for Evergreen #4528 siding with a spacing of 0.080 or just about the 7 1/2 in. center to center spacing of the loops in the anchor bands. If this doesn't

The Idaho Potato Commission has published a book, Aristocrat in Burlap by James W. Davis (1992). It is a 203 page book about the potato agricultural history in Idaho. It contains additional

Now that I look closely at this photo, it appears that the cars are spotted below cantenary (sp?), although it looks pretty light duty. Am I correct? Does this help provide a locale in

Nice catch Bob, yes these are Amour owned era FGE reefers. Note the center grove T&G sheathing. Very nice, than you for the alert. I downloaded the HiRes version. Bill Welch

All the available gons are spoken for and I'm starting a wait list. I'll be contacting the successful buyers later today. Thanks, Tom Madden

Help Received, thanks modeling friends Bill Welch

Bill Welch wrote: I will be posting shortly to my blog a description of the tool made by Richard Hendrickson for stake holders from wire. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Hello, Bill - There is a photo on this link to the Idaho Potato Commission website of what appears to be an early FGE reefer. A large, clear version of this photo can be download from the

Evergreen 4528, two pieces interlocking. Steve Hile From: STMFC@...[mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 5:20PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Help Neededfrom Vol. 3 RP CYC I cannot find

I cannot find my copy of RP CYC Volume 3 at the moment. In it is an article by Jack Spencer and Ed Hawkins on 52' drop end gons that features using Evergreen Siding to pound out Lading Anchors using

Frank and Ted and I have been pondering how to handle this, but it looks like the decision has been made for us and there's no putting this genii back in the bottle.... I have available a very

Hi- I have the following Tichy HO PFE reefers offered for sale, plus decals: #1) Western Pacific wood ice service reefer 1 Tichy # T4024 PFE wood reefer undec kit 1 Tichy # T9224 WP ice service

Andy and friends, I have one of your WP cars in my collection, but can't exactly figure out how to use it since I don't model the WP mainline or the USS Pittsburg (correct, no "h")

Well that settles it. Guess I’m going to St Louis in August. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Last April Bill Gilbert gave a very good presentation on the WP shorty gondolas at the Pacific Coast Region/Feather River Rail Society joint convention in Modesto, CA. If anyone knows how to contact

Good day all. See my blog for the official new product announcement from Yarmouth Model Works http://elgincarshops.blogspot.ca/2016/07/ready-for-st-louis.html -- Pierre

If I understand the process correctly, Frank is offering the proper sized body in resin. It can be had at RPM shows that Frank attends with Resin Car Works Pierre

Years ago, long before P2K's Greenville 52' gondola was released, I made a resin kit pattern for a 1953 built WP 29' coil steel gondola by shortening the very similar (to the Greenville design) NSC (a

Greg, Don, everyone: I believe Pierre has gotten his hands on a full resin casting of this car done from cutting up a L-L Proto 2K styrene body. I am unsure who will be eventually offering these

The final prototype data sheet has been posted for the upcoming Accurail 36-foot box car models. Ray Breyer takes a look at the cars with straight steel center sills and wood ends for the 1800 series