Bimonthly? Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 21 has 93 pages of details, drawings, and photos of the USRA steel sheathed design bimonthly cars. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

I don't know anything about green coal but there was blue anthracite coal. I believe the coal was sprayed while it was in hoppers so only the top layer of coal would be covered. There were little

I subscribed from the second issue to the last; it was a wonderful magazine. I always wondered why Richard Hendrickson didn't like the magazine/Hundman.

Try the NYCSHS-the N&B nee Universal Portland Cement steel boxcars were exact clones of the NYCL standard boxcar based on the USRA steel car design. I recall reading that even some of the castings on

Thanks for the heads up Brian. I didn't know him very well but met him at a show or two and admired his work and you are right, a very nice gentleman. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

You've got it right although I am guessing that you think the DESPATCH end (with very squarish looking ribs) is an SRE dreadnaught end, which it isn't. The 'no

That is sad news. I never met him, but I traded with him, and deeply admired his work. As far as I know he wrote no articles, but he posted many construction photos as he

Robert “Bobby” R. Pitts, Sr. passed away last week. He was well known for his totally scratchbuilt HO scale tanks cars. I provided photos to him of some “rail whales”, one of which he modeled.

Folks, Looking to decipher the various ends included in the Branchline undecorated kits. I found an undecorated 40' 6' door from the 1400 series, with 4 different sets of ends. #1 looks like an R+3/4

Thank you all for the documents and photos. And a small oops. Looks like I need a copy of the Freight Cars Journal monograph 20 for the Northampton and Bath. Or at least the plans for the 50 ton steel

Add MDT 12000 builder's photo, from the NYCSHS collection. Add MDT 12020 derailed at Littleton MA, 3/1/1969. On RR Picture Archive, Gil Ford collection (two images). Add MDT 12027 in Toronto, 1955.

I agree, great video… I’d need a couple days preparation before I could do anything similar. Right now my work area is covered with three RI stockcars, instructions, photos, tools, paint and I

And my weekend layout update is posted to Facebook. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5z0sA

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 02:03 PM, gary laakso wrote: By the time that you have completed viewing this, Clark will have completed another model and weathered it! Gary LaaksoRight you are Gary ;

Good stuff gentlemen, enjoyable Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Hello Group! See also "Train Shed No. 5" with the PM car drawing reprinted from the CYCLOPEDIA. The ERIE application is not mentioned but both roads were then members of the Advisory Mechanical

It's subtly different from the Greenville gon. The ribs at the end of the 'bottom' of the fishbelly aren't at the point where the bottom of the side slopes upward, but slightly closer to the center.

Photo of Erie 14500 at Railroad-E - Pullman-Library (smugmug.com) Photo of PM 18400 at Railroad-N-Q - Pullman-Library (smugmug.com) Steve Hile

Without getting better photos and digging out my gondola research materials, I'd say it looks pretty close to the P2K 52ft gon. That design was built by Greenville Steel Car for several years before