Claus - PRR prepared plans for about 6 replacement doors for X26. The one pictured uses 2 X28 1/2 doors, welded together. We model 3 of the replacement doors, including the Creco welded X28. See

Scott, Here are my observations/experiences on this topic. 1) The Kadee semi-scale couplers (#58/etc.) look better. This is not a small difference. When you look at a train

Hi List Members, Nice PRR class X26 USRA ss boxcar in background of photo at url below. Note this car has - for a PRR X26 - what seems to me like an unusual door. Is this what is called a Creco

Brian, I assume you are making the .005 shims. Can you describe them? ...material used, how you make them, do they go above or below the coupler? Thanks, Tony Higgins Pittsford, NY

Dick Harley wrote Indeed there are very few published pictures of R-40-14's and almost none online. I just checked the Fallen Flags web site and unless I am looking in the wrong place, there is a

Those three ring binders get heavy!

It would have taken most of the Springfield show just to go through all the material he brought there. But it was organized only by railroad. In my case he had both the Grand Trunk Western (not my

Hi, Wondering if anyone might have any or all of these magazines that they'd sell? RMC: April 82 Mainline: May 84, Dec 84, Aug 86, Oct 86 RMJ: Nov 89 Thanks. Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC

He told me He used to take Everything to W. Springfield but since he moved south not sure he still does. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:08 PM To:

Schuyler - Bob's collection is so big he can't bring everything to shows. He estimated to me it's about 1/3rd. If you really want to look for something specific, contact him ahead of time so he can

Actually Schuyler, he does not bring anything close to "everything" to either of those meets. He brings an extensive selection, but it is just a fraction of what he has. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn,

Bob also brings EVERYTHING to the Cocoa Beach meet, and I believe to Naperville too. He has an email address which I believe is bobsphoto.train.@... . If you email, he will bring the

Bob's Photo is out of Wallingford, KY.  He has a fantastic collection of freight car photos . . . most from the 40 and 50s.  Remember, $7 for B&Ws and $10 for color photos is not out of the normal

That is what I thought when I first heard of his troubles. I would have thought had there been a significant problem with scale size couplers there would have been an outcry about it on the

Scott, your friend needs to improve his track. 58s and their cousins operate fine on my club layout and the improvement in appearance makes the care in trackwork worthwhile. YMMV, of

OK I need to ask. I have seen the reference to Bob's photos. What or who? What is available? Thanks Tim

To All, I received the below message just a little while ago from another list. I know that, like me, a number of you know Ed; and will want to know of this development, even tho it is very bad

On Tue Feb 9, 2010 John Hile asked: the UP Overland herald when new? << To which Richard Hendrickson replied, stating that he had a 12/45 photo of an R-40-14 without the "Overland" banner on the

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Actually, regardless of what coupler you use, your track should be as smooth as possible.  I am using  #5, 58 and 78, and recently decided to standardize on the Kadee "scale" whisker coupler and IM