I just posted a scan of a Heated Car Placard issued by BREX and dated 12-3-1930. Bill Welch

st our recent West Side reunion there was a hopper train, 6 cars, that had operating hopper doors, in HO scale. eric bracher

That old kit is the rare "max headroom" ice reefer. Sent from my overpriced graham cracker

So is: ... a steam era HyCube? Take Care, Brian R. Termunde Midvale, UT "My Train of Thought left the station without me!"

Ed Mines wrote: "See Mantua box car - Pacific Fruit Express" http://www.ebay.com/itm/371293529593 (we think) If you look beyond this silly paint job, the Mantua/Tyco DS reefer (NOT to be confused with

Andy I found photos of these doors on several SP B-50-27 box cars built 1948-1949. Do you know if they were used on any other SP box cars? Dan Hall of SouthWest Scale models has brought out a new

If I were starting a collection of misfit toys, those two would beon the top of my "buy" list. Yeesh. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371293529593 http://www.ebay.com/itm/221756213234

Brian what about this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mantua-Box-Car-Pacific-Fruit-Express-with-original-box-/221756213234?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33a1b347f2 Doug

BRIAN EHNI wrote: I don't know, Brian, I think the blue roof is kind of charming, though the fluorescent yellow side bothers me a trifle. Looks like the old Mantua one-piece body. Tony Thompson

I¹m assuming you mean this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-SCALE-CUSTOM-MANTUA-PACIFIC-FRUIT-EXPRESS-BOX-CAR -ROAD-460031-/371293529593?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5672d1a5f9 Due to the wrongness

Which of the 11 returns do you mean? A URL would have been helpful. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Monday,

see Mantua box car - Pacific Fruit Express Look close. Ed Mines

John & everybody else, Ed Black built some HO cars probably at least 45 years ago with working brakes, at least turning the brake wheel would tighten or loosen the brakes on the trucks. He gave a

Thanks for the lead. I don't mind paying extra to support this gentlemen. Ed Mines

On 4/27/2015 9:26 AM, wolfhunt1987@... [STMFC] wrote: IM and most likely Reboxx! I'm leaving out Kadee as I believe they have plastic axles. There may be others.

Does anyone know where I can buy in bulk Code .088 Metal wheels with single insulated metal axle? Aaron Heaney

OK, so I missed the HO hand brakes. Have you seen air brakes yet? G scale or smaller? It is happening in live steam, I understand. How to stop an N scale train? Use a hand brick! Chuckles

Clarke, I never got to see your layout in person but it was always an inspiration to me. To model in a pure state using a switch list to build your roster from is so simple it’s genius. Building

Chuck, The future was 25 years ago. The 1990 NMRA convention contest in Pittsburgh featured Randy Anderson's scratch built HO Scale B&O O-27 gon with working hand brakes. John King

I suppose that as the technology of miniaturization goes on, we will see working air brakes on a $400 covered hopper someday. I have already seen working hand brakes in O scale. Someone will beat