Add these to the list. I'm sure the decals from the small manufacturers listed in Charlie Vlk's message have different optimum application characteristics. How about a summary in a magazine

I don't chime in here too often (stuck in lurk and learn mode) but I just have to mention this. IMO, one of the best products Champ made was their light grey, embossed HO brick sheet. It wasn't

---In STMFC@..., <lekodude@...> wrote : "I hate to nit-pick, but it was the C&NW which went through Waukesha, rather than the Soo. The owners of the club need to read the historical marker outside of

Likely named because it was across the street from the home of Fox Head 400 beer. The Fox Head brewery was served by the C&NW (but not on the line where the 400 ran), so I don't doubt the beer was

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim is correct, AFAIK. One of the items in the Champ business that was sold right away is that press, which I know Rich was using almost up to the time of his passing.

Seems to me that we have a number of small decal manufacturers (maybe 70 or more??) that are producing sets for a wide variety of roads (mostly the ones that Microscale can’t do because of low

Ben and Larry, Westerfield has models for the GN cars as well, in the 10400 series. They are more detailed than the F&C models, but the F&C cars can still be built into nice looking models.

Marty, The last truss rod freight cars were built in the late 20's. There may have been some exceptions but that's a good working date/approximation (as others have already said). Although some

The DM&IR had wood box and refrigerator cars with truss rods,a steel center sill, arch bar trucks and K brakes that they used on line in revenue service until the 1970's. This is an unusual case, but

There are extreme cases, but... The Pacific Lumber Co. built at least one truss rod woodframed log car in 1974, which was then donated to the Bay Area ElectricRailroad museum. The Pacific

Is there any good overview of the various doors Youngstown sold over the years? David Thompson

Larry Wolohon wrote: "The GN & the CB&Q also had steel reinforced boxcars also that ran to the early '50's I believe."   Yes to both.  More on the GN cars

But then it would probably be much cheaper to use a Dream Player. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserNMRA Life member #2623Member SFRH&MS

I think any decoder could be stationary if you wanted, it just needs to be connected to the rails. And of course it needs a speaker which takes up room in any car but if a stationary mounting

Marty, The GN & the CB&Q also had steel reinforced boxcars also that ran to the early '50's I believe. Larry Wolohon

In cars. You do need to provide some way of passing power (w/DCC signals) from the track to the decoder. The example SoundTraxx had at the National Train Show had a couple of spread out Kadee #5

Thanks Tim - I was thinking domestic. I'm a Midwestern sort of modeler and the C&NW is my focus.

Ben - Thanks for the info and the links. Marty

For domestic use, or export? There's a 1977 photo in Wayner's Freight Car Pictorial of a freshly shopped "government surplus" flat car equipped with truss rods and bulkheads carrying COX (City of

Richard they are foobies as far as I know... but my knowledge of billboardreefers is very limited