My bad. I should have remembered that on the PRSL, the 200 series was cabooses. The hopper I saw must have been numbered in the 100-series (work equipment). John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs,

Tim, My success rate was low, too. Of 3 sons and 1 daughter, only 1 son is a model railroader. The jury is still out on a couple of grandsons. Gene

Information was received this evening from Milwaukee that Kalmbach has agreed to a proposal in which NMRA will assume responsibility for restructuring and maintaining the model railroad magazine

Tim, Maybe I'm just too much of an optimist. While I tend to agree with your assessment of the photographs, they still aren't the actual models. I'll wait to make up my mind. A couple of months

I saw one back in 1959 and have been kicking myself ever since for not taking a picture of it. It was at the wye in South Woodbury and yes, was MofW gray, with the PRSL letters arranged diagonally,

Andy Search the archives for Bill Welch's post: "Modeling FGE/WFE/BRE/NX Steel cars" Then search for FHIX or WHIX Tim O'Connor

Richard I've haven't seen any galaxies either except in photographs, but I can still make out a few details can't I? The photos in Bachmann's PDF satisified all my curiousity about their freight

There are models of Thomas, even though he only has one paint scheme? I would have thought they wouldn't do it unless he got a new image repaint, was sold off to several shortlines and transit

Gene I tried Thomas on my daughters; they loved Thomas. Plus HO scale trains; they both thought that was cool. Plus real train trips across the country; those were a blast. All to no avail. Trains

Gene Green wrote: brought in youngsters in approximately the 4 to 10 age range who were slobbering Thomas fanatics. In most cases the interest in Thomas was easily directed towards the real thing.

All, I know it is a long shot. Does anyone have any photos of PRSL hoppers? They appear to be GLc, GLca or GLcb mostly likely in M O W gray. They lurked in the background at Cold Spring Harbor as

"A lot of criticism of cars nobody has seen yet. But that's our way, isn't it?" You're correct Rich, we should withold judgment until they hit the shelves.  The RS-3 grabbed my attention more than

A lot of criticism of cars nobody has seen yet. But that's our way, isn't it? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Gentlemen and a lady or two, I hope, Let us not dismiss Thomas too lightly. I worked as a weekend volunteer in the RR museum in El Paso. Parents brought in youngsters in approximately the 4 to 10

That is great to hear. I've been talking to Joe Fugate and newly-appointed NMRA VP Bill Kaufman during this past week at the Milwaukee NMRA convention about getting the data base to the NMRA. Joe

And any done well enough that one might consider purchasing some will be as scarce as hen's teeth! Cordially, Don Valentine

Here in the UK we find it rather odd that US children would be so attracted as there is no way that Thomas could be associated with US railroads. As much as I detest Thomas at railway events,

Funny thing is, Bachmann is capable of making rolling stock models with good detail. Here's an example from their UK "Branchline"

Andy, The answer is that it depends on the series of cars. Cars painted black assigned to SHPX 25478-25480, built 9-50, had lettering applied to flat surfaces as well as the side posts. However,

Ed, Thanks. That helps me pick out a couple cars to build. I do have a question regarding the WESTVACO CHEMICAL DIVISION, FOOD MACHINERY AND CHEMICAL CORP lettering. The lettering diagram