Thanks! That is far more information then the book provided. gary laakso south of Mike Brock vasa0vasa@...

Hi Gary, Richard Hendrickson identified these cars as ex-Erie 71000-71999 series rebuilds, and provided me with a clear photo of Erie 71497. The car has a build date of 12-1923, and a reweigh of

Morning Sun Books new work on the C&IM has a July, 1960 picture at page 121 of 2 forty foot boxcars, 500 and 501, that appear to be Mather cars now with welded side sheets, retained wooden doors and

I recall a news photo of one of the monster N&W coal trains in a contemporaneous issue of Trains magazine. I think N&W was just trying to push the edge of the envelope... Obviously it didn't work out

Bragging rights? Pierre Oliver

I just came across this note in reference to Nov 15th. "1957 - Longest and heaviest train (500 coal cars, 4 miles long, 42,000 tons) hauled by Norfolk and Western Railroad between Iager, West

Barry, Yes. Morton running boards and brake steps all had holes. See my article about all types of running boards in RP CYC Vol. 16 (shameless plug). Regards, Ed Hawkins

Were all running boards made by Morton of the round-hole type? In other words, when I see reference to a particular series of cars having "Morton running board," am I safe in using a round-hole

Every November, the Keystone Crossings site conducts an "Annual PRR Modeler's Needs Assessment Survey". The survey asks respondents to list their top three desired models in each of several

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /gn wp station log bieber

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /gn wp station log bieber

Yes, I believe it's the former Yankee Clipper kit.

What Kind of chemical paint "stripper" is best?   Kenny Broomfield 

I agree Denny. Some sort of "vinyl" is used in armor kits for rubber tires and tank tracks and many people have trouble painting them because they must flex to be installed. I did at first as well

Gene, It will prove to be an interesting adventure when you do. I got some interesting surprises when I did so. Ken Montero

Group, After all of the talk on the list of gondolas, I wanted to let you know that the Missouri Pacific Historical Society has released it's fall issue of The Eagle. Of interest to this group is a

I believe F&C makes a kit f this. Their number 6005. Jim Fellows

Des Norman wrote: Also be aware that when the car was repainted, SP would not have duplicated the builder data, and not always the trust data (after WW II they sometimes used a cast metal plate

Ken, I don't recall the Madewell name. Perhaps I was inattentive but, as I said, the model is packed for moving. I had a habit of saving kit instructions and "filing" (or piling?) them together.

Tony, Many thanks for the prompt reply. I'll make do with what you've given me as the Champ decal set doesn't have the trust info, etc. Regards, Des Norman