--- In STMFC@..., Dave Nelson wrote: "My recollection is there was a Kingan branch house in San Francisco but I'd have to find my WP shippers list to verify that for you and at the moment

I use pecans because of their elongated shape. It gives a better weight distribution. Jared Harper Athens, GA

This tiny pin vise looks interesting for drilling holes for underbody car piping. Has anyone had experience with it? Thanks, Riley Kinney

My recollection is there was a Kingan branch house in San Francisco but I'd have to find my WP shippers list to verify that for you and at the moment I don't know where I've stored that. When I typed

While it's generally assumed meat moved eastward, here's a car from a Milw damage claim report that went all the way west. From - Armour & Co. mason City Ia To - Seattle Ice Co. Route - MStL Mpls

I've found P-B-L's "Neolube" to be very useful for lubricating coupler shanks and butt ends. Steve Lucas.

Friends, The Swift people had a distribution plant in Oakland served by the WP. The only photo I have ever seen of a Swift car on the WP is a photo in my collection showing a wooden 37' car in yellow

The Mini-box model was in a clear display box. Having built a couple F&C cars anything would be an improvement - construction wise anyway. Al was busy talking to another fella while I was there, but

Bob, I looked at my photos of Armour reefers and also took a quick thumb through Gene's reefer book. Only a few wooden cars leased to Dubuque pack had corner steps anything like the ones in the link

Mark Morgan wrote: The general information on perishables will apply to your B&O modeling, too, Mark. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

If you are using rubber or vinyl gloves while painting (and if not, why not?) it's really easy to hold each one and airbrush it. The corrugated cardboard idea is good if you don't stick them in too

You are most welcome. ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office: Southwest Central

Thank You, Steve. My brother loves the AT&SF. I appreciate it and model the B&O. I plan to send it to him. Sincerely, Mark Morgan

Steve Sandifer wrote: Thank you, Steve. A valuable document for that era, which I can peruse and use. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

I have posted in the Member's Only section of the Santa Fe Society website a pdf copy of SFRD Circular No. 2-J, Rules and Regulations Governing the Handling of Perishable Freight, December 15, 1941.

Clark, There is always room for more freight cars. How did the TLT CP minibox look to you? And did Al W. have any idea when that CB&Q boxcar was going to be available? I post to the Proto

Dave and Doug, In the article on the General American 37' meat reefers in RPC Vol. 14, there are Col. Chet McCoid photos of Oscar Mayer and Emge Packing reefers at Ft. Bragg,

Doug Harding wrote: Doug, thanks for the summary. I remember something in all the PFE material I read, on the subject of whether PFE would accommodate the packers' request that they have

Bob, you're probably right. I have 3 Sunshine models, But I guess another one of two could be worked in... Clark Propst > (Group),

Dave interesting question about Military Supply Depots. No doubt they would have received large quantities of meat, and I would guess arrival at the supply depots in regular meat reefers from whom