CN had these as well. I've seen a photo of a poultry car on Prince Edward Island. Photo is actually of the attendant so it only shows a partial view of side. I'd hazard a guess that it is a modified

Has anyone used Scalecoat I PRR freight car red? Is it a good match for the 50's red? Need to paint my h32 but want to make sure before I order spray cans. If it needs a mixture what's a good

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Jason; I did a good bit of research on the G26 when we did our gon book, and also the TKM article. Let me know if you want the skinny and/or some photos

As I load the car Thursday morning on the Left Coast of Florida it is 39 degrees at 8;30 AM. Bill Welch

Space X current information as of last night, 4:47 am Saturday. Weather expected to be good. 60F today’s high expected. No freight cars expected to be included in the payload. (had to include some

Dang! I'm on the south side of the hotel! Regards Bruce Smith Cocoa Beach, Florida

Arved noted: "There might be a SpaceX launch on Saturday. "No Earlier Than: Jan. 9, 2015" (Friday). With rain forcast Friday, and only parlty cloudy Saturday, my guess is a Saturday launch is a

All of the SU boxcars, except for the early 1916-built cars, came with various steel roofs as original equipment. The F&C kit does come with a steel roof (I just got done building one). Hope this

The later Southern 36' boxcars (153xxx-158xxx series) with the Hutchins ends had steel roofs correct. It's hard to tell from the f&c kit but I thought it was just double checking. Kevin Sprayberry

The bus inside that box car was equipped with air suspension. To hold it in place the wheels were blocked and its hand brake set. Because the rear bumper of that bus seems quite low to the floor, it

Hi Ross, I think I have the same set of pictures,six little prints on one sheet of paper? I believe that they came fromTom Mitoraj of Friends of the Rock Island group here in Chicagoland.

exactly, and most brass seems too soft. i've stripped many a brassPhillips head screw.

Arved Retired?? Really? They just released a batch last May. http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102513/06_RTR_65%27_Mill%20Gondola_102513.pdf The search capability on the Athearn web site appears to

Ian, I was thinking special tie-downs spaced for the bus. But maybe the regular tie downs previously used for autos might have been adapted. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Arved, There are quite a few currently listed on eBay. I do have one of the Athearn cars and the end doors do drop inside the car to the car floor if one so chooses. Bill Hirt

18-8 stainless (18% chromium and 8% nickel) is essentially non-magnetic, certainly close enough to non-magnetic for our purposes. Dennis Storzek

Personally, I prefer brass screws, not steel or stainless steel that can be attracted to uncoupling magnets. – Andy

I have no idea. I've never seen these cars. That's why I ask. I'm not trying to be a wise-crack. The model has been retired by Athearn, so it's academic at this point. Arved

The DOORS are not cast with the body. But the end isn't just the doors, now is it? Tim O'

They are not cast with but rather assembled with. Speedwitch offers replacement ends done by me for L&N, SAL, etc. Bill Welch