To me this has all been very interesting even if it will not justify the inclusion of more than one or two of the expected InterMountain C&O hoppers on my car roster. Thus the comments of Ben,

Guys, E-mailed Clare Gilbert at Sylvan and he tells me that he uses their Resin Prep cleaner for cleaning and stripping pint. Claims to have used it on various brands without a hitch. Chuck

Tim O'Connor wrote: "...it would be nice to know the DEC/JAN/FEB data -- coal in small volumes is most likely to be consumed for heating in the winter, and the only N&W cars listed here are in

Gentlemen,Remember this data is from just one train.There are some other very surprising anomalies that would be even more statistically insignificant.Enough to generate a touch of realism for those

And then there is Sherman Hill.<VBG>Armand Premo

It's quite horrible -- 1. Find the album that you want to see 2. Choose the photo order (I use Latest First) 3. Click on the photo Here's where it gets fun 4. In FIREFOX, which I use, open the

Ben, it would be nice to know the DEC/JAN/FEB data -- coal in small volumes is most likely to be consumed for heating in the winter, and the only N&W cars listed here are in March and October, which

Tim O'Connor writes: "However, if I understand Mike's unusually obfuscated argument," Odd, I thought it was rather clear. And, I'm not arguing anything. Just reporting on something Richard Prince

Armand Premo wrote: "For the record Mike, of 249 hoppers on Rutland train #9 in December of 1950 there were actually three N&W hoppers. All were triples." Tim O'Connor replied: "Three hoppers in 30

A strong caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) solution will work very efficiently on enamels. It is safe on many/most resins and plastics, but ensure that the solution is cool before you dunk the model as

Maybe one of us should ask Clare at Sylvan, duh. Chuck Hladik

Mike, I'll have to find which book it's in, but there is a photo of an N&W hopper on the Rutland's Alburgh coal trestle. Believe it's in the Nimke series. Chuck Hladik RRHS Rutland

Tim, How do you download photos in the new format?&nbsp; I have a fast connection, but half the time the photos don&#39;t even load completely and the photos are pixelated.&nbsp; Complete PITA.&nbsp;

Hi Don, I think there were modelable rail flows of bituminous coal from W. Va. to Vt., N.H., and Maine. &nbsp;For Vermont and New Hampshire, the 1% carload waybill survey suggest in 1952 and 1957 that

And there you have it. However, if I understand Mike's unusually obfuscated argument, these cars could have been routed via Maryland (Hagerstown etc) or Washington D.C. -OR- they could have

Don, you are correct, a huge portion of the soft coal consumed in New England did indeed arrive by water transportation to be loaded into local railroad rail cars at ports. One great example of that,

The photos section is much slower and more difficult to use. It's especially more difficult to download images! Ugh. I know it's not STMFC's fault but I wish they'd let people CHOOSE. Tim

Tim O'Connor writes: "Mike, this seems incorrect to me. N&W (and no doubt C&O, B&O, VGN, NYC) shipped WV coal to New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. There are photos. Of course some

Well, I have taken a look at Yahoogroup's feed back results and I can report that the current vote in favor of RETURNING to the pre NEO format is 27024 to return. Yahoo responds with: "Today we

As Greg has stated It will work well BUT ! I have used it on a Scale coat BAKED & painted Brass Electric. Pulled it right off in a day. BUT. It wont touch Rapido Paint on there new FP-9 unit. Had