Much has been said at times on Yahoo groups suggesting Shapeways as a viable source of low production or 1 off model railroad items for a reasonable price. Since starting my own part designing with

Chuck Davis, please contact me off list. Chuck Hladik rutlandrs@...

Lou, The first part of your question is easy to answer. I don't have a shop card for that particular series, but those for all the other rebuilt LV hoppers had Ajax hand brakes.

Rich, Mid Continent Petroleum "COSDEN" C.O.S.X. was based out of Tulsa OK. Eric Thur

Hi, (Sorry if some folks on both groups get this more than once!) Back in late 2009 I asked on both the CBQ list and the STMFC list for help creating a model of a CB&Q composite mill gon. I've got

I Would imagine that preceding Mid-Continent Petroleum was the Mid-Continent Oil Refining CO. Located in E. St.Louis Illinois. (M.C.O.R.Co.) I have builders photos of ACF Type 7 twin dome 8,000 cars

Just wanted to thank everyone who had offered comments on the "mystery car" ... Over on the OSCALEMODELERS yahoo group, Jim Martin offered the following ... From another list. The 2nd car is a

anyone that might have photos/drawings/or plans for the poles, and pole hanging brackets, and the pulling chain, hooks and hanging brackets, that an accurate model can be made from, would be

Hi, all- When looking at the instructions for the Atlas HH-660 I noticed the polling pockets were separate parts. I purchased a bunch for use on other locomotives. I don't know what their general

As much of the C&Os coal was going west as to the Lakes.  West equalled Chicago and farther. Al Kresse

I think that your listing of the RRs correlated with the industries around Milwaukee is the clue to the situation. Although coal is thought of as a commodity, there are a lot of different types of

According to information I have gathered from various websites, Mid-Continent Petroleum (C.O.S.X) had GATC Type 17, ACF Type 11 and Type 21 Tankcars. The Type 11 being the largest numbers. The cars

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Charles; Go with what you see. There are more precedents for this than not. This is what I saw growing up in Pgh. Each industry seems to have, and in

Which brand of handbrake mechanism was applied to the LV 42000-series twin hoppers when they were rebuilt from quads? Also, what is a suggested paint mix for these cars in the immediade post-war

Greetings. Sunshine sells these and was wondering if that has five frames? The B&O M55H is coming along and just hope to make it right! Sincerely, Mark Morgan

You put your finger exactly on why I am confused about what to do, Ed. Looking at my photos in Milwaukee from 1952 to 1959, I don't see a sea of 100 or 1000 C&NW/CMO or MILW hoppers. Specifically on

I only knew Tom from Prototype Rails, and he was a great guy. As a clinician, he was a lot of fun because while he spoke on the same topic twice, he always had different stories to tell. He was

Yes, but .... I notice that neither PRR nor Railworks was mentioned in either the title or the body of the listing, so it didn't show up in the searches run by the most likely customers. Almost like

Tom Bissett was a fixture at Prototype Rails just about from its creation. Tom, of course, was a real railroader so he knew from which he spoke. The list of this yr's clinicians will not be as strong

Just wanted to 'report' that my first order from the new owners was placed on August 16th - one kit and couple of sets of decals. It arrived today. The quality of the castings looks great, the