There are little to no fumes from crude oil and although it burns, it's not so easy to set on fire. From this forum I've learned that the fuel oil used in steam locomotives is even more difficult to

There was (I am at work so this is what I recall) a dedicated war time tankmovement between Texas and the SeaTac area via Denver. Jim, Would this train have run on the FtW&D throughAmarillo?

There is a really nice Westerfield kit of the Mathieson Dry Ice Reefer. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

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Would be interested in the GN 2851 Westerfield 50ft box @ $30. Jim Jeffery From: "Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC]" To: "STMFC" , "abrown@... [resinfreightcars]" Cc: "Terry Haven" , "Tom Lawhorn" ,

Mr. Thompson I bid $30 plus shipping on the Aaron Gjermundson 1913 Stock Car I bid $30 plus shipping on the Storzek 1916 NYC (Rutland) Automobile Car Jan Whitcomb Lac du Flambeau, WI

I am announcing today a sale of the seventh and last part of Richard Hendrickson's reserve of HO scale resin kits, Sunshine and a number of "smaller" manufacturers are included in this batch. Only a

There was (I am at work so this is what I recall) a dedicated war time tank movement between Texas and the SeaTac area via Denver. This could have been that train, and I believe it was all tankers. It

Yes there are many rules pertaining to separation of locomotives occupied cabooses and passenger cars. There are also many placarded cars that may be next to any of them, diesel fuel being one off

I was going by your opening sentence, which I took to represent your primary reaction to the photo: >>I know there is and was a prohibition against putting hazardous cargo next to a locomotive. Yet

You're assuming that any tank car cargo is"hazardous," No so. I clearly stated, "Maybe the cargo wasnon-hazardous?"

In Ron V. Nixon Collection Image Record - RVN07837 http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvnjpeg_img_rec.php?objno=RVN07837 Caption: "SP&S 701, 4-8-4, similar to NP Class A locomotives is shot at

Bob wrote: "So, was this a failure to comply with the rules, maybe dueto wartime expediency? Or perhaps thecars were completely empty and contained no hazardous fumes? Maybe the cargo was

Bob Chaparro wrote: You're assuming that any tank car cargo is "hazardous," an attitude far less prevalent in the steam era. More importantly, the cars may have carried kerosene, for example, a

Well the water filled tender is between the locomotive and tank car. Does that count? Charlie

I know there is and was a prohibition against putting hazardouscargo next to a locomotive. Yet here aretwo Texaco tanks cars right behind the locomotive:

There are drawings in the group files section, entitled "Seaboard Air Line B5 Drawings". They aren't the easiest to read, so I'll look for some prototype and model photos when I get home tonight,

Kit bashing a Seaboard B-5. Looking for either a photo or diagram of the underside. A photo of the Sunshine model would work. Thanks in advance! Jeff jppellas@...

The holes in the hatch stops are designed for .0125" diameter wire and # 80 drill bits. The mounting pins of the sill steps comfortably fit into the holes in the InterMountain underframe. If you need

I realize I am late to the party but the TOFC flat could also be an LV one. They too were painter a reddish color. LV, DL&W both had interline service to chicago over the NKP. I have photos of DL&W