Stewart did offer the heap shield at one time as a separate part. I don't know if Bowser is still offering the or not. It was a add-on part to make the lone original demonstrator PRR H39 which had

Group, I went back through my notes after stating that the large flag lettering was introduced on the 91000-91514 series 40' box cars built in 1961. I made an incorrect statement. I found drawing

Folks; Can anyone tell me which set, E-1, E-2, or E-3, has the heart logo, and whether it contains different sizes? Is any lettering in any set useful for lettering a gon in the late scheme with

Another possibility is with the Holly sugar mill (perhaps under a different name in 1947) in Tracy -- or any of the several nearby sugar mills. Sugar mills use coke for purification purposes and I've

Denny, two points: (1) Grabs are far more visible on a hopper car with its open ends, than on a gondola. The 3-bay is not as bad as the Stewart hoppers, but park it next to a Kadee car and it will be

Thanks Bob and Eric for pointing out the Sylvan and F&C versions of the XM-1. So there are THREE XM-1's out there?? Any one care to take a stab at comparing the different models?? :-) Thanks! Tim

"Separately applied grabs" has become a global uncritical mantra for so many of us, the undersigned included. However, that said, and at the risk of being labeled as the anti-Christ, I also

Gentlemen, I find that the most obvious spotting feature of the AAR Alternate Standard twin offset hopper is the distinctly uneven spacing of the hat-section vertical stakes and associated single

I have done several of the Sunshine alt-std conversions and it works very well. The overlay casting is quite thin and lays done nicely after filing and scraping the original side detail off.

Thank you, Tim. --Chris Frissell Polson, MT

Possibly because F&C has one available? http://www.fandckits.com/HOFreight/6002.html Eric Eric Hansmann Chagrin Falls, Ohio Starting over in a new house: http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

Hi , The WAG cars were used B&M cars bought in the '50's . We did one of the versions for a convention car in O scale , seems that basic repair and paint were all they got . Sylvan did the cars for us

How about Sherman Hill? <G> Armand Premo

Mark Simple: Coal sometimes travels long distances for some particular industrial use (IOW not so much for heating or steam production). Since DT&I served Michigan & Ohio (AAR District #15) a DT&I

Tim, I used an Atlas car and it is very sucessful. Sincerely, Rob Manley

I would also point out that the Athearn offset twin has always seemed flawed to me. It seems about a foot too wide. The flat end version hasn't been available as undec or L&N for ages it seems, then

Mark Pierce wrote: From the look of the springs and bolster, it's empty. Hoppers did get around, but rarely to California from eastern roads. My own favorite example is the Reading twin

I believe it might have been Stafford Swain who had an article how to modify the side sill on similar Canadian triple hoppers. A little work, a lot cheaper with an already produced car. In other

What is a DT&I hopper doing in Tracy in Oct. 1948? http://www.steamfreightcars.com/index.html Mark Pierce

Thanks Bill - must have been tired when I posted it: the vendor is Rio Grande Models - here's a link <http://www.riograndemodels.com/HO.htm> - both parts are under HO detail parts, about 2/3 rds down