My only gripe with the color books is just that, they only use color photos, so anything that was shot in b/w is left out. Clark Propst

A couple months ago I decided to scan and share the UP company photos I have collected over the past 35 years. John Bromley at the UP museum has given his permission, as long as they are credited to

Good morning all: Two observations here: First, good caption writing is an art form unto itself. Caption writing can be the step-child to good writing and photographs. The question in my mind is

List, A number of Lister's have praised the Morning Sun books because of the photos within. I agree that for the most part, the photos are excellent, but the fact remains that inaccurate captions

List, In the Spring, stock moved on the PRR from the west to Enola. If the stock needed to be fed and watered (in accordance to Federal Law) they could be unloaded at the east end of Enola Yard

Gene Green wrote: "The cars were natural aluminum with some lettering in black and the rest in green. Problem is I can't remember which was black and which was green. Maybe Clark Propst can help

--- In STMFC@..., "geodyssey" <riverob@...> wrote: <snip> > Concerning STMFCs, what more can anyone tell me about the 10 aluminum 40' box cars received from Mt. Vernon Car in 1945, some of

As the author or co-author of a number of Morning Sun books, I have to say that the publisher never cautioned me about "too much history" and the textual portion of each book will rise or fall with

Evan, There was quite a discussion on the PRR list about this movement. You might find some useful info there. Fred Freitas ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu,

We want to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. From all of us at Resin Builders 4 U. Dennis www.resinbuilders4u.com

We want to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. From all of us at Resin Builders 4 U. Dennis www.resinbuilders4u.com

The King Ranch was referred to by another Reading devotee and that rail shipments ran into the 60's. I never looked into it, regretfully. Years later ran into an article, in a Sunday newspaper

I'd be happy to answer questions off-list Scott... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com jack@...

Well, since I have completed a few resin models I feel I am completely qualified to be a scratch builder! (That is sarcasm folks) What I had in mind was a CB&Q Bomber Box. I know Sunshine makes one,

Thanks for the explanation Mike. You are quite correct about the photos showing the rebuilding in Denver in the Spring of 1951. As you might suspect, there are even more company photos than the

Evan, Is there any routing information on the bill of lading? It would be interesting to know how these cars were routed to the RDG. Particularly since the Reading did not go west of Chambersburg,

Doug, I have records from the early 1950s showing a large number of western RR stock cars (ATSF, SP, T&NO, etc.) on Long Island in the early 1950s. What were they doing there? They were

Dick Harley writes: I said: "I will mention that there is a tiny discrepancy regarding the reconstruction of these cars at Denver. The rather obscure book Union Pacific Frt Cars of the 1950s by Greg

I stole the idea from Pat Wider in an early RP Cyc--the article where Pat modeled the RI 52' Greenville gons that had those type tie-downs. FYI my ACL car is stored for our impending move to