I ran across this "Expedite" waybill sticker from the B&O in 1925: http://cnwmodeling.blogspot.com/2012/05/interesting-waybill-sticker.html It seemed to me that this might be an interesting

Gene, Thanks for the research! I especially appreciate the CB&Q reference, since I'm building resin kits of several models with truss rods. Prototype 1-1/8 in. rods would be 0.0125 in. in HO

The Railroad Car Journal, January 1893, page 65, Live Poultry Transportation Co. poultry car: Four 1 in. longitudinal truss rods, enlarged to 1 1/4 in. at the threads. The Railroad Car Journal,

Bill and Frank, Thank you for your guidance. I appreciate your information. Ray Thibaut

I visited the Colorado Railroad Museum last fall, and while I didn't measure the diameter of truss rods on the cars out there, I would estimate that they were between 5/8 in. and 7/8 in. in diameter.

I *hate* it when *my* beard gets all over the keyboard. ObContent: I can second the recommendation for the Kadee wheelsets. -- "Not only is it not right, it's not even wrong!" Wolfgang Pauli,

Bill Welch wrote: want to put together materials to create a history of modeling freight cars more accurately and more prototypically. I now have some good materials about the early offerings of Al

Have no idea, I do have photos of the car, and the truss rods on the model look very good to me. My modeler friend got this recommendation from someone who models a lot of truss rod cars. My truss

Pierre/all, One of the specialist UK manufacturers (Model Signal Engineering http://www.modelsignals.com/4mm_scale_frame.htm) makes such etched ladders (long ones, for fitting to signal posts) with

Well the Pullmans were within 20 years of the Hundman articles.... Andy

Before there was Prototype Modeler magazine, Robert Longo had Southwestern Prototype Modeler and Western Prototype Modeler. The latter appears to have grown from the former through the addition of UP

photos have been approved and can be found at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/photos/album/219763914/pic/list>. Rob

the CP 1937 boxcars. Rob -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:03 PM To: <STMFC@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Let's talk about ladders.

Looked this stuff up and it's a very interesting material. They are using it for bullets! It could be used with normal injected models, say the underframe and the cars would not need weight.

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Rob, what TLT model is it for? Jim Hayes

I've posted two photos of my most recent effort at printed ladders in a folder titled "rp ladders", which is waiting approval from the moderators. Hopefully this link will work:

Bill Schneider wrote: This is quite true, Bill, so thanks for stating it. Richard has always believed, and often said, that the key to getting better models is to get better information out

John Golden wrote: Actually they call it "Heavy Gravity Compound." I talked to Sam about it a few days ago. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Or just roll your own: http://www.pullmanproject.com/Ladders.pdf Tom Madden