Hello Group, I continue to weight my cars per the NMRA recommendations. And like Mark, my freight cars are equipped with semi-scale wheel sets and Sergent couplers. I do not really worry about

One party, NMRA member, told us the original weight requirements were put in place for the early trucks. Guy models the B&O in the fifties. He had quite a few articles in Railroad Model Journal. I

With the growing use of semi-scale wheel sets and their improved rolling characteristics, has anyone done any research or have an opinion on the suggested weight of model freight cars? I thought I had

I mentioned a harbor tank line car and forgot to ask what would be the best trucks for these. Modeling around 1957. Once again thanks in advance. Mark Morgan

John, I know for sure in some cases the 40-ton or 50-ton capacity of a box car was strictly a matter of the trucks, and not the car itself. Wabash had old trucks put under some new box cars and these

Mr. Hendrickson mentioned that the proto 2000 Harbor Tank Line cars were correct for the 1957 modeler. Did I read this wrong? Bought two of these and two UTLX kits for $20!!! Sincerely, Mark Morgan

Steve, The 91000-series UTLX tank cars were nearly 4' longer than the equivalent 11,000-gallon ICC 105A cars built by AC&F beginning in 1947. The tank diameter was correspondingly smaller than on

Got home late last night. You know, I go away for a few days and look what happens..... You guys scare me! :>) Despite (or perhaps because of...) my best attempts at skimpy attire and careful coifing

Garth Groff wrote: That's because Bill made a typo in the address. It should be fgexbill@... Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Elden, Try these for September 1956 aerial photo of the area. It may help. You can download a higher resolution photograph from www.pennpilot.psu.edu select the era from the drop down box and then

Bill, Sorry, but my browser rejected your direct email address. You should be able to order up a bound volume for 1955 through interlibrary loan via your public library. If your public library can't

I am wondering if anyone on this list has a copy of the Railway Age from April 18, 1955. I believe the date is correct but the copy I have of the article I have is not sharp so I could be off in terms

Rich; Thanks for the info. It is no coincidence that those contaminants are also by-products of coking, too, and that benzol, naptha, xylol and such were products at USS Clairton. I understand from

Thanks, guys! In all the time I rail-fanned and looked at the Clairton plant and had the opportunity to ask more questions and take photos, I didn't do so, and now have no written or photo references

An interesting article I came across regarding Hercules Powder and it's relationship to the dawn of the plastics age: http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1990/1/1990_1_44.shtml A

An interesting article I came across regarding Hercules Powder and it's relationship to the dawn of the plastics age: http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1990/1/1990_1_44.shtml A

Elden: Hercules bought PICCO in 1973 well after the time frame of this list. If the waste from the plant gives you any hint of activities, they buried 85,000 tons of hazardous waste in Jefferson

Nope, no idea. I was a tool designer in Utah making ICBM rocket motors. I vaguely remember them having some sort of plant back here, but it had nothing to do with the Aerospace Division that made

At today's NMRA National Train Show in Milwaukee WI, Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce that our stunning ACF 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola is available July 28 in 6 new paint schemes!

Dean, the photo on which the model was based shows HPCX 510 with 6-51 brake service stenciling and 11-53 journal repacking stenciling. I'm not certain when Hercules adopted that P/L scheme, but