I picked up a RTR IM Erie 82000 series box car. I know these cars had National B trucks, 8 rung ladders and poling pockets. What I don’t know is the type of running board and hand brake. Can anyone

I have CDS dry transfers from the 1980's that I have applied the normal way in the last few years without difficulty. In my experience, if the pigmented area of the transfer is not cracked (meaning,

Group: I need some help here: I am working on kitbashing an S-scale box car produced once upon a time by an outfit known as Pacific Rail Shops. HO modelers ought to be familiar with the box car kits

Howard, Tony, All, So would it be correct to say that TCI&R and Chickasaa were predecessors of Pullman Bessemer? Thanks, John Golden OFallon, IL

Brian The Canton Tank Car Company was bought by GATC in 1936 The reporting marck were listed undxer General American untill around 1943 maybe a little later Don Ford Kanab

Can anyone tell me when the canton Tank car Company of Cleveland ceased to exist? Who acquired their fleet and when the CTTX reporting marks disappeared. They are not in the 1957 ORER I have.

Jim, I read it as you did a 50' car not the 1950 era. When I opened the box and it was a 40' I was confused but then it occured it was '50 not 50'. Oh well still a nice kit.

Guy Wilber wrote: As always, a good summary from Guy. The AAR Manual page covering this change in placard location is shown in one of my blog posts, link below; that post was part of a series of

Jim King wrote: Jim, you're misreading the label. It doesn't say 50', it says '50. That is, it's the 1950's blue & gray Eagle Merchandise version of the car, which, as others have pointed out, is

Robert asked: "Did the tackboard mounting location vary with the railroad, the car builder, the manufacturer of the tackboard or all of the above? Is there a standard 1937 AAR boxcar tackboard

Yes, the 38 series Sunshine kits are all 40-foot. I've built a few. Ron Merrick

Jim, I think Martins box label is incorrect. I have that kit, I think as my kits are packed but I noticed the same thing and oopend the box and in my box at least is a 40ft car. fenton -- Fenton

The on-line list of Martin's kits shows 39.8, a MP rebuilt Howe truss box with diagonal panel roof and inverted Murphy end but doesn't state car length. On ebay, kit 39.9 (which is the same as 39.8

Hello everyone, This is a reminder that BC RPM is going to take place tomorrow Saturday, November 10th, 2012. Meet time is 10AM - 4PM upstairs in the Cameron Centre's Hemlock room overlooking the

I finally got around to posting the photos I took at this years meet. http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/naper12&page=all Dave Hussey

Here's a quote from Joe from an email yesterday. "I am trying to wrap up the contract for the hotel right now. As soon as I do I will post info on the RPM web-site. And then I want to start promoting

It's not shown on his RPM site. http://railroadprototypemodelers.org Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Anyone know if Joe has posted the dates for next year's Naperville RPM meet? Thanks in advance, Marty McGuirk

No, the name was TCI. It was Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad, but the company went by the initials 'TCI' Jerome Lutzenberger OKC

Many thanks to the list members who have graciously given leads in our search for drawings for the USRA 50-ton Andrews Trucks. Jim Wolf Belen, NM