They did it to get you practice spelling "nuts and bolts" Blew it that time <g> Jerry Glow

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Thanks, Richard. It is good to hear I was not hallucinating.....at least not at that time.....at least I think so. Yes, yes, the rest of you, I think I am

Guys, This is a great example of how this list fosters cooperation, but can you take working the details off list?  Not everyone cares about the nust snad bolts of this. Ben Hom 

I've only experimented with them as I'm still building the layout. But yes, I found that you often have to use a good bit of force, or use the uncoupling stick to move them side-to-side a touch to

Roger that I'll try to get it over the pond in a few minutes. -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been

Thanks Jim! That would have been obvious to me if I had checked the quantities of cars in the 175025-175999 series... (The 175000-175024 were the PS-1 box cars built in 1954 and delivered in Pacemaker

Hi Fenton, My email address is desanorman@... Many thanks, Des

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Carl; The one I have looks roughly like an AC&F prototype 10k insulated with dome platform. Unfortunately, it has crude details, esp coined manway hatch,

Jim Don't forget the spectacular mile-long Alfred H. Smith bridge below Albany; the massive double track steel truss at Kingston (imported by Overland in brass); the amazing 3-level flyover bridges

Yes, If you want to slow things down those couplers will do the job. Clark

Des, send me your email so I can email the scans to you. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been

I've reviewed any and all messages on the list(including the most recent set beginning in January pertaining to the 12k cars), but am still confused (or perhaps not well enough informed) on two basic

Jim. I do believe I may have these, go figure. Are they still needed?? Dennis Williams/Owner www.resinbuilders4u.com

Roger that I will try to get them to you today. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Clark, I have been using Sergent couplers for several years and am quite pleased with them. Operations so far have only been on a 2 x 8 foot switching layout. But the current much larger layout -- in

Had the opportunity to operate for a bit on a layout using Sergent couplers last Saturday. The look fantastic! They uncouple much easier than Kadees, but making sure they were in alignment when

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; Early acid cars include variations on the Type 21, pre-war versions from GATC, and others. Hydrochloric and sulphuric were used in de-scaling and

I'm making some assumptions here as I don't have any of the 3 X26c kits (64.20-64.22). There are 83 kits in the 64.x series and I think all or most use the same instructions for "Rebuilt Steel

Acid tanks have hauled acid in and out of smelters and copper refineries since the early days, long before air pollution laws. The smelters around Ducktown, TN went to acid recovery in 1904, because

Jim and Tom, That representation of the box car sides load is no where close to the AAR diagram for that particular load. Additionally, the mention of steel banding not used until the 1950s is in