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Re: Website

I don't but it's a good project assuming good photos and documentation but hasn't Intermountain covered them all (making decals less than commercially viable). Jerry Glow The Villages

By jerryglow2 · #101835 ·

Re: USRA gondola in 1950's

As was the Frisco. Though many SL-SF USRA composite gons were rebuilt in various configurations with steel side sheathing, a lot of them (well over 2,000 in 1-53) remained as built except that

By Richard Hendrickson · #101834 ·

Re: USRA gondola in 1950's

From message 85656 Oct 15, 2009: Larry Kline Pittsburgh, PA ----------------------------- At one point I tried to find unmodified (or least modified) 40' USRA cars still listed in the 1/53 ORER with

By Larry Kline · #101833 ·

USRA gondola in 1950's

The L&N still was operating their composite USRA gons and the clones they also had into the 1950's. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #101832 ·

1937 boxcar questions

Hi, I'd have a couple of questions re some 1937 cars... 1: ITC 6100-6299, on the list at the steamfreightcars site are listed as having "4/4 ACF" ends - what are these? 2: A great number of CN and

By Frank Valoczy <destron@...> · #101831 ·

Website

> Thanks Gerald: I was finally able to access your website. Actually I was looking for some decals for a USRA gondola that I picked up At the NMRA for a friend. He does not have a particular

By WILLIAM PARDIE · #101830 ·

Re: CONX 19 question

That appears to be a narrow gauge car. First off, the gauge of the wheels is only about one half the tank diameter. Secondly, the coupler shank is notched through the end sill, a feature that was

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #101829 ·

Re: CONX 19 question

Looks like narrow gauge. The C&S typically carried a Conoco tank on its Clear Creek (Georgetown Loop) line, so it wouldn't be surprising to see one on its South Platte (Kenosha Pass) line. I think

By pullmanboss <tcmadden@...> · #101828 ·

Re: CONX 19 question

Yes, I have seen this image before but I hate to inform you that it is narrow gauge, on the C&S three foot gauge out of Denver. Stan Schwedler Coronado Scale Models

By coronadoscalemodels · #101827 ·

CONX 19 question

I found this photo of CONX 19 (incorrectly labeled as a Texaco car) in the Denvr Public Library

By tnbirke@sbcglobal.net <tnbirke@...> · #101826 ·

Climax radial roof

Does anyone make a good representation of the Climax radial roof? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

By Richard Townsend · #101825 ·

Re: Texaco tank cars

Any idea where we can find drawings of the 3-dome tank ? Marcelo Lordeiro Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:24 AM To: stmfc@... Subject: [STMFC] Texaco tank cars I stumbled across

By Marcelo Lordeiro <mrcustom@...> · #101824 ·

Re: Sunshine models

These will be single-sheathed and at least one double-sheathed from Sunshine. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #101823 ·

Re: Texaco tank cars

Steve, A few years ago someone shared with this list that they had stumbled across or found photos in the Denver Library collections of pre-fabricated ship sections being shipped via rail as part

By Larry Sexton · #101822 ·

Texaco tank cars

I stumbled across these two photos of Texaco tank cars and I thought that I would pass it along to the group. One is a black 3 dome tank car taken in 1936 at Amarillo and the other one is a silver

By S hed <shed999@...> · #101821 ·

Re: Sunshine models

Ran into Frank Hodina today, who does a number of masters for Sunshine Models. Heard him say he is working on another master. Not sure what for sure, but heard something about 40' auto ??? Doesn't

By Douglas Harding · #101820 ·

Re: Sunshine models

Nate wrote: <I just received my order from Sunshine last week that I placed back on <18 December. I don't think Sunshine is slowing down or retiring because they <included a flyer for a ATSF caboose

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #101819 ·

Re: Sunshine models

When we were putting out new kits we controlled our backlog by issuing new kits only to keep a certain amount of money coming in while maintaining prompt service. - Al Westerfield

By Al and Patricia Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #101818 ·

Re: LCL c. 1952 (UNCLASSIFIED)

A Chicago to Hammond parcel would go on the interurban South Shore. As late as the 1930's, there were whole cars and trains on South Shore devoted to this time driven traffic. Before United Parcel

By Jim Mischke · #101817 ·

FS New HO product by Mount Vernon Shops

Mount Vernon Shops is happy to announce the following HO product: 1. Decals for Carbon black Covered Hopper in their As-Built 1933-1942 schemes. This set has enough data for doing 4 hoppers in 5

By John S. Frantz · #101816 ·

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