From the list's homepage: "Emphasis is to be placed on the study of the prototype with a goal of producing models of them with as great a degree of accuracy as possible." We seem to be able to get

I'm pleased to announce that the pre-production master body pattern for the HO B7 is done. The body master arrived at my backup caster today. I expect to receive about 4-6 by end of next week; pilot

There was also a blimp base and hanger at So. Weymouth. Mass. navle air stsation where the hanger was present into the 1970's. Somewhere around here I an have ACF erecting drawing for one type

Clark Propst wrote: While looking for more photos I found this Popular Mechanics article on Google describing an earlier version to transport helium, a container car carried spherical

Gatwood, Elden wrote: Elden, this list, like all lists, continually adds new members. There are LOTS of topics which we revisit often, largely for that reason. The fact that you and I have been

For those who want to be inspired by Bill's enthusiasm, and who want to know more about how he creates patterns (masters) for resin kits, I recommend that you come to Prototype Rails 2013 in Cocoa

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Tony; I don't care to defend the PRR's entire freight car fleet as a whole. That would be ridiculous. I know a lot about design flaws on Pennsy freight

Re: Don Valentine's comments. I enjoyed reading these very much, but as for E. Spencer Miller meeting James M. Symes in 1980, that must have been at a seance, as Symes died Aug. 3, 1976. As an aside,

Bill – The patterns for the X23/R7 were a collaboration. Randy Anderson did the framing, Byron Rose did the details, including the brackets. He sent the masters to me, I duplicated them and sent

on the eastbound (to were much the speculate, being photos While looking for photos showing the underframe of the helium tank cars I discovered another one from the Delano Collection on the

Gatwood, Elden wrote: It started with PRR freight cars, and it can certainly go back to them, Elden. You may not like the results any better on that topic. I understand Bruce Smith bristling at

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE So, when did the discussion on freight cars turn into an op-ed piece on motive power, RR mgmt and slammin' the PRR? How about back to freight cars? Elden

Since we're also talking about the PRR ... I looked at Tony's trucks and thought, "leave off the journal retainer bars and that's not unlike a Pennsy 2F-F2". I may try this, maybe build up the bottom

How far back does the dirigible base at Palestine, TX date? Tom Birkett Bartlesville, OK From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Jeff Shultz Sent: Friday, August

The Army has/had aerostats flying out of locations along the Mexican border - Ft. Huachuca being one of them. And now they're flying a blimp again at Joint Base

I would add that the Navy still had blimps flying out of Elizabeth City, NC (NC coast) in the late 1950s and early 60s. I remember one crashing in northeastern NC about 1958-59. Larry

During WWII there were Navy blimp bases at Weeksville, NC, Glynco, GA , R ichmond, FL, Key West, Fl, and Houma, LA which might have been destinations for the helium cars.    John B. Allyn

We recently had a few of these cars come thru New Orleans. Transfer accross the city to either the UP or BNSF yd in Avondale, La. Miss one by a few minutes. Was told they were headed west. Reuben

Another possibility is the Charleston Naval Shipyard, in Charleston, SC. The shipyard was involved in early nuclear submarine overhaul. I remember in the early 60's seeing a helium car next to the

Charlie, Thanks for the photos. Will you entertain some questions? Is the original number series known? When built? Original to C&EI or acquired second-hand? May one assume that the beefy