One of the recently posted photos by Jim Parker on the Elwood site. Very unusual looking gondola. Can the Canadians provide some information on this

and shipping: 5 days. Time betw. ship and receive: 7 days. Ship cost: $8.95. Caboose Hobbies (Denver) on line: price: minor disc. Order acknowl. & ship: N/A (back order). Time betw ship & receive: 2

I have long used Caboose Hobbies as my primary on-line hobby shop for most orders. It is also nice to be able to call them directly with questions and have a knowledgeable person answer. One exception

I am reporting the following very recent serendipitous comparative buying experiences. In both instances, the object purchased weighed between 0.2-0.3 oz. and both were the physical size and

Well Tom, I saw just this (well... a very close version thereof) modelled at a UK show last weekend. Although the layout was a 1970s diesel depot (could easily have been a 1950s freight yard), it had

Thanks Al. Stephan Parachuk Toronto

Dennis, The price was $150 for an original 1943 CBC I found at BookFinder yesterday afternoon, and I pounced (pages are Good-plus, intact and unmarked). Other copies were all more than $300. It's

Tom Madden wrote: Must have been quite late at night. Certainly the PFE statistics on cars in use in the peak harvest months do NOT support the idea of any significant number of cars in

Try: freestatesystems1@... Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Thanks, diagram has been annotated for future reference. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Actually, Brian, the builder's photos show that they were delivered when new with Apex running boards. Richard Hendrickson

It'd be good to sign it,no? Stephan Parachuk Toronto

Group: If this question has been answered before I apologise in advance but here goes; does anyone have contact information for Free State systems? I would like to get some of their Carmer cut levers.

Richard of course is correct. The NKP diagram sheets for these cars call out Cast steel double truss integral box type trucks for 20000-20199, and National Type B-1's for the 20500-20699 series. The

Your second question got me started doing some sleuthing in the Official Railway Equipment Registers, and what I found was that the NKP purchased only one series of what we have come to call PS-Ø

Jim Betz wrote: Jim, waybills can help <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538;

I've posted a photo of a prototype Sydney and Louisburg hopper car, and an HO model of same, to the "Steve Lucas" album in the photo section. Steve Lucas.

Rich, You have several to choose from, or join all: SOUcab southern_railway SOUTHERNmodeler SOUTHERN-RAILWAY Then you have the Southeastern Model Railroader Forum

Greetings all, Thanks to everyone that responded to my initial inquiry regarding the F&C kit. Based on the photo's that were sent to me, I have 2 additional questions... 1. Did the Nickel Plate

Greetings all, Thanks to everyone that responded to my initial inquiry regarding the F&C kit. Based on the photo's that were sent to me, I have 2 additional questions... 1. Did the Nickel Plate