Paul Bob, Rich: Thanks guys, you were totally correct. I called Allen Tuten and he is bringing a supply of both roof types. This announcment was posted while I was in the midst of moving. Allen is

Yea, Mike you're right not the middle of nowhere but you can see it from there...<grin> and a Big Yellow Train train traversing it... nowhere that is... Greg Martin

I'll look forward to that issue even more than usual! Thank you Richard. Rod Richard Hendrickson wrote:

I can validate what has been said by Andy and others who responded on this subject. I have in the neighborhood of 300 photos of Santa Fe stock cars dating from the teens through the 1960s, and of

Correct. My clinic on wine tank cars has more than fifty photos of such cars. In fact, the opening photo is the one Rod cites of the SP yard at Fresno, where I count about forty wine tank cars

The two roof versions on the recent run are "as built Murphy X-1A" and "Murphy Flexible." Neither is currently listed on the Central of Georgia Railroad Historical Society site. Rich Orr

Steve Sandifer wrote: It's a three-dome tank car, but the rolling qualities look like they would be really terrible <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

One additional point, the SUN OILS car on page 101 of Kaminski's book is a 10k car (should have noted that) The reporting marks are DR&U RR, Delaware River and Union RR built 1923. I have no idea how

I forgot you can't include attachments. What is this http://www.trainweb.org/jssand/016Web.jpg ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland

Richard,My original post initiating this thread indicated a regional bias.I expected that,but even within regions there seems to be little or no consensus on the most needed .Reefers and tank cars on

Rod Miller wrote: There were single-dome wine cars as well as multiple-dome cars. Richard Hendrickson may want to chime in here--because I know he's preparing to give a clinic at

Found this in Eureka, Kansas. What is it? ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office:

Bob McCarthy wrote: All three "facts" cited here are wrong. UP and SP created PFE, not FGE; both had iced refrigerator cars long before 1906, and were using them, often in solid trains to the

Tony, thanks for the correction. As always I am continually learning, including learning what I thought I knew but did not. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Rod Miller wrote: The first car behind the tender looks to be a three dome car converted from a single dome car. Notice the large center dome and the two smaller domes flanking that. The second car

This photo on eBay http://tinyurl.com/ygyqql9 has a couple of interesting aspects. For Gordon who was asking about oil distributors, it shows a portion of the Standard Oil

Bill, I produced 100 vent boxes with the new roof for the CGHS earlier this year. They have sold well; not sure if Allen still has some but you can contact him via the CGRHS web site. He's also

The only 10K type 21 car I have is SUN OILS! And... it's already built! (One of Life's Little Victories) I'll have to make the truck swap pronto! I'll also need to backdate to K brakes, so I'm not

Bill, I am positive. I got two from Alan the day he recieved them from Smokey Mountain back in August. My understanding is they only made 50, but I do not know that for a fact. No, neither of mine

And you're surprised? Come on, Armand, what prototype modelers most need varies all over the map according to the date and location they model. The eastern RR guys foam at the mouth about