I find in the 1953 ORER that 3M had 47 cars. I would like to model a car in series 1001 to 1040. I have a Train Miniature boxcar purchased in 1979 lettered for MINX 1040 which created the interest.

In Kadee's May 2009 press release they wrote "The DT&I 50 foot PS-1 was taken off the pre-announcement list without a scheduled date and are awaiting a new truck, so be patient." I

Thanks Richard, I'll do a couple with and a couple without and that should be at least representative of what could have been seen. David Karkoski

Armand Premo wrote: One's right, one's wrong. Now you know which <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Thanks Tim.Quess I am out of my neighborhood again.Armand Premo

Thanks again Tony.Both cars are R-30-12-9.Both were "completely reconditioned",repacked and light weighted on 7-39.Armand Premo

I have several PS-1 50' double door boxcars by Atlas (n scale, 1960's). They have PS doors with six panels, almost a full sills and painted mineral brown. I want to decal and use them. But what

Folks: We've got our tentative schedule, clinic descriptions and information about the meet posted on our website: http://www.neprototypemeet.com A registration form is also on the website. I hope

jim mischke wrote I thought it was because the B&O simply rebuilt everything so many times that eventually every molecule ended up as part of another freight car... (Chris Barkan produced a great

Armand The first model Red Caboose did was neither an R-30-12 or an R-30-9 (i.e. R-30-12-9) -- it was the height of an R-30-12 but had some R-30-9 features. RC quickly redid the car with the correct

Armand Premo wrote: I'm sorry, I don't have those kits myself and don't know exactly which bodies they are. But AFAIK all of the -9 rebuilds received steel ladders, sides and ends, along with

Thank you Tony .This begs other questions,RC-4101-1has ladders on sides and ends and a power hand brake.RC 4101-2 has side ladders and end grabs with a stem winder hand brake.Both cars have K

The -car- itself is excellent as Tony says, but watch out for the paint schemes. Also if you get hold of the oldest original kits, the bodies were incorrect, and were later retooled. Tim O'Connor

Armand Premo wrote: I'd say excellent. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax,

How accurate is the Red Caboose PFE R-30-12-9 reefer?Armand Premo

The A-3 "Ride Control" design originated with ASF and the Barber Stabilized S-2 design originated with the Standard Car Truck Co. But both designs were widely licensed to other truck

Unfortunately, there's no easy answer to this question, David. Mather stock cars had both types of ends, which is why the kit provides both, but the cars that operated with Mather's own reporting

If I recall correctly, the archbar trucks B&O specified on their M-27a, M-26d, and many other cars were Washburn-Tatum trucks. The patent was co-held by car superintendent John Tatum, which would

Yesterday, took a quick, upclose look at the trucks on two coupled OTTX 60-foot (I assume, didn't look) flats awaiting John Deere tractor loads. Of course, both were RB equipped, but the basic frame

By the way I bought my three when they original numbers came out, not knowing aboout the SP 1956 renumbering at the time. I have original numbers and am looking to trade one for a 1956 renumbering