________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu, December 24, 2009 9:35:30 AM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Coil-Elliptic Trucks   Richard, the DT&I gondolas were 70 ton correct?

Ahem, Richard. Fact checking is in order. Coal was burned in locomotives in Washington state, on the NP for example. Coal was used in the production of cement and no doubt for other purposes as well.

Oregon coal? Surely you jest. In the steam era, most of the relatively little coal used in the Northwest came from southern Utah. Nowhere in Oregon was coal mined in commercial quantities.

Actually DOT-3 brake fluid contains a hydrocarbon with a pi-bond, when it gets around strong oxidizers it will react violently. I used to use it to demonstrate chemical incompatibilities. Always read

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: <snip> should earn you a lump of coal in your Christmas > stocking. The N&W hoppers that went over Sherman Hill were

The other day I tried to visit the Hundman Publishing website, using a bookmark that used to work, and got a "doesn't exist" error. Has anyone contacted them lately? Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

LaBelle still makes powered teflon. "Labelle 134 .30 oz. Micro-Fine Teflon Non-Staining Dry Lubricant " Jon Miller AT&SF For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI

I guess I could have been more clear in intending a warning about many of the chemicals we use. I knew an artist who used a torch on a piece of painted metal only to find it was galvanized and the

Wow! What a reference source! - Claus Schlund

Jon, I've been buying most of my model RR stuff for years - everything from AC adhesives to new brass models - from Mike Flick (Santa Fe historian and modeler) who runs the Train Station in

Claus, have you looked here? http://research.nprha.org/NP%20Box%20Cars/Forms/AllItems.aspx Tim O'Connor

Exactly Bill, if you see any thing with tetrachloro- in the prefix, run away!! Or at least handle it with synthetic gloves and a gas mask. Brake FLUID is quite mild, not dangerous to handle (but

Nasty stuff... although if you read the article, they are talking about brake CLEANER, not brake fluid. AFAIK, brake fluid does not contain TCE, but that doesn't mean all of our compounds and

CJ inserted some spaces into the URL, which make it inoperative. I've fixed those in the above citation. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

All, I will have a copies of Brian's order sheet at Cocoa Beach for those interested. Likely I will leave them with Stan (at his table) so you don't have to seek me out specifically and they don't

And a merry Christmas to you, too, Kurt. Disagreements on this list are part of the process. Personal sniping is not. These remarks cross the line and should earn you a lump of coal in your

True, but I ain't gonna quibble about it. Just to have an excellent coil-elliptic truck at all is a major breakthrough. Richard Hendrickson

I found this on a casting list and thought it wise to forward to a group that has talked about brake fluid as a stripper. http://www.brewraci ngframes. com/id75. htm Very scary info, although we

Hi Gene, Since we have such a lovely image of this freight car available on-line is there any interest on your part to scan and post the diagram on-line for those who might be interested in taking