Hello Jack,   I usually use clearance artist chalks purchased from our local Michaels/Joann Fabrics store for my weathering.  But decided to try something new since the price was so cheap.  I am

I am trying to find a good home for the following booklet. Cost to you is postage, $1.75 within the US ($2.00 via PayPal). It has a top to bottom crease, but otherwise is in decent

I am trying to find a good home for the following booklet. Cost to you is postage, $1.75 within the US ($2.00 via PayPal). It has a top to bottom crease, but otherwise is in decent

Jim Dick wrote: Remember, this is not an assertion by ME, it is a report of what I was told by PFE retirees. The transcript of my interviews has been deposited a couple of places, including

Richard Wilkens wrote: Most of these owners had their express cars in the Railway Express pool, and at least some others (NP for one) placed their cars in the RE pool seasonally. I listed the

Bill, finally found some time and I have been collecting paper, quite a bit of it on the topic that you and I had talked about. Some/much, covers the USRA period and should shine some light on your

Recently I have been working on more of the Yakima Valley Transportation Co. records and I have been going through the file on express shipments. From 1935 to 1963 the YVT shipped at least 157 express

Kurt & Group, My understanding is that the capacity for number of animals shown is based upon the space that would take up within the given length stock car. Example: the number of calves is higher

Kurt, All quantities are based on the average weight per head of; cattle, hogs, horses and sheep or lambs. Each type is listed as quantity per 36' or 40' car with further recommendations for

FYI, last time I visited the library last year, they had a severe shortage of microfilm readers. Got my ORERs in about 15 minutes but I never got a reader. Hopefully they've corrected this

Joel, I just rummaged through the stacks here at UVA and came up with a few titles that might be of use to you. You should work with a librarian at a USGPO depository library near you for more (there

I want to thank all of you for the generous responses regarding ORER sources. I certainly have gotten what I need. Jonathan McConathy Boston, MA

You need to look for Technical Manuals - TMs - as well. The loading of equipment is *in general* covered in one or two FMs, but the loading of specific equipment including tie-downs, chocks, and so

GENTLEMAN:Anyone have access to WW-2(or later)USATC Field Manuals?Im looking for manuals covering the care and feeding of ALCO/EMD RSD diesels and freight car loadings of tanks.trucks,etc.... Hope you

Rock Island 93000 - 93048 were built by the RI in 1956 and were fishbelly sides. They had 17 stake pockets with one in the center. There were McLean Fogg strap anchors between the stake pockets.

Richard Townsendt wrote: Rich, the SP cars (Class F-70-3, built in 1942) did indeed have fishbelly sides. I used photos of these cars in my Vol. 3 on SP freight cars, and can send you scans

Rupert Gamlen wrote: I know this well and have in fact have "visited" these issues; but they no longer do or permit copying from these rather fragile volumes. Luckily the Xerox copies Kyle Wyatt

Rich, the Santa Fe 90900-91191 series were Ft-T and Ft-U class cars with fishbelly side and center sills and 70 tons nominal capacity built by General American in 1940-1941. The two classes were

There's a photo of MILW 49042 in MM 5/99, p 39. It's a Pullman PS-4, and indeed has fishbelly side sills. There's a photo of SP 79825 in TS CYC 17, p 197 (from the '43 CBC). This car, too, has

I'm looking to model a 60-foot flat car with fishbelly sides. Can anyone tell whether any of the following 60-footers from the Jan 59 ORER have such sides, and if there might be photos of any of them