Train-Miniature was also an innovator in Model Railroad Marketing. They, for a while, had a regular predictable new product release program with point-of-sale merchandising packaging. As

Thanks, Richard, for your scholarly contribution(s) to the ever-growing knowledge base of railroad technology... it is also nice to sort-of be a part of RPM (by your sharing information presented at

Don Valentine wrote: In the dim recesses of my memory I have this notion that Ted's given name was Francis. Francis E. "Ted" Hollow. ??? Thomas C. "Tom" Madden

Some STMFC members have seen the clinic I've presented at Naperville, Cocoa Beach, and other meetings covering prototype freight car trucks from 1900 to about 1960. An expanded version of that clinic

Wouldn't surprise me either. I heard the same thing at our club in the Chicago suburbs regarding the TM reefers: "They just don't look right!" (when compared to an Athearn reefer). Fortunately, I

I agree with Tony, At the time we were happy with TM, their offerings broke up the Athrean monotony. I remember repainting several cars for local roads. When I see them at swap meets now I still

Just for the sake of completeness, the line was originally called "Train-Master"; I always imagined that there was some problem with Fairbanks-Morse having rights to the name, and it was quickly

It started when the first hoof hit the car floor and stopped when the last animal left the car. This is why you did not load a car and have it sitting on the siding loaded waiting for the train to

While the topic of stock cars is active, when did the 28 hours on-car period start and end? I can imagine it taking several hours to load a train and a few to unload as well. Did the clock start when

I distinctly remember one of the hobby shop "experts" holding court on Saturday morning proclaiming them to be "under scale" for HO... "closer to TT." The point of comparison, of course, was the

Hello Dave, Yes, the trucks under the upgraded S-40-10 stockcars looked like solid-bearing trucks, with the roller bearing assemblies concealed inside the original journal boxes. The journal box

I had responded privately to Al on this, Tony, but could not remember Ted Hollow's first name correctly. I was thinking it was "Frank" but in retrospect believe "Frank" was one of the two Vier

I agree wholeheartedly, Bill. Have you tried searching all issues on Trainlife.com ?? Cordially, Don Valentine

Ted Hollow grew up in Dallas and was greatly influenced in his early years by Bobbye Hall and the bull sessions that took place in her hobby store. Ted started Balboa Scale Models with a short

Dear Tim, Does it tell you on the bottle what the ingredients are? If you know that you can make up your own. My Microsol and Microset have both dried up recently because the bottle caps disintegrated

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /CM stock cars loads.doc Uploaded by : vwzoo650

Charles, The Colorado Midland Family has documented numerous loads carried in stock cars, one of my personal favorites is Natural Ice from the high lakes of the Rocky Mountains. Tom

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Richard is certainly right about the TM models from today's perspective, but remember that when they appeared, they offered a starting point for the ARA

Dennis S. wrote: I thought it was yellow, at least initially. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Don, Thanks for taking the initiative to organize this material from previously published material. It should help scratch building modelers as well as rail historians. Thanks also to Gene Green