I have another question concerning Chris Z's work from the 2008 Naperville meet. It is a NP boxcar: http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/image/105603683 Anyone know the manufacturer for this

Tom Baker wrote: Never. The PS-2 design was a covered hopper. Box cars of whatever size were PS-1 design. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley,

Bill - Thank you very much for posting the underframe photos. They will come in handy when finishing an "O" scale PSC M-26. A.T. Kott that is sitting in a small park north of Milan, OH. Somebody

Can someone out there tell when the MN&S received its first PS-2 box cars and what the number series was? Tom

I am seeking car count data from the APRIL, JULY and OCTOBER 1956 ORER books. If you can assist with this data please contact me off list. Thanks in advance. Dick Kashdin Clarence, NY

In early October I took some photos of a B&O M26 with a Duryea UF that is sitting in a small park north of Milan, OH. Somebody asked if I would place the photos in the list's photo archives. I have.

Hi Group, Nov 15th, 08. Saturday 113:50 Hrs. M.S.T. This Site Has a NICE HABBIT of Doing the Rounds on Other Train/Model Railroad

Hi Group, Nov 15th, 08. Saturday 113:50 Hrs. M.S.T. This Site Has a NICE HABBIT of Doing the Rounds on Other Train/Model Railroad

Looking for info on: NC&StL #18503 (1937 AAR) -- correct trucks? NC&Stl #22043 (PS-1) -- running board, hand brake? Regarding Ed Hawkins' PS-1 spreadsheet, what is the P/B column? I thought it might

Larry, It will be good to have you in the Northwest. We have a growing RPM movement. This Year there were events in BC, Washington, and Oregon, with more on the way. And our Weather makes the

The answer to the first question is yes, with some exceptions. For some reason some series acquired a few extra cars during the renumbering program that are not referred to in the renumbering

I lived in Seattle for 20 Years. They get 36/38 inches of rain a year. Miami gets 65 inches. The Alaska Panhandle gets 178 Inches. Mississippi gets 78 inches so it does not rain much in

There was an article in the September 1999 issue of RailModel Journal by James Kinkaid discussing the PS-5 gondolas and the N scale Micro-Trains model. The article includes numerous prototype photos

A few years ago, Sunshine Models brought out a MoPac woodrack, number series #1400-1499. MoPac rebuilt the prototype woodracks in 1937 from 42-foot fishbelly-side flatcars. I hijacked the

No, I don't know. Perhaps correct for the 1949 vintage NYC 712000 etc. series with dreadnaught drop ends that the PC rebuilt with fixed ends? But I know of no other roads. I shouldn't have labelled

Ian, I wonder whether those renumbering guides allow one to trace pre-renumbering number series into the later series? And are copies available anywhere? Rob

It's that slow connection. Can't get through thr rain drops. CJ

CJ, you do realize your emails arrive wrinkled from being wet, don't you? SGL think....it just seems that way. wrote:

Thanks to everyone for the answers. Ed they

The NCC 52'6" gondola sides represented a Greenville gondola -- the Proto 2000 car. The NCC ends were unique to rebuilds of the NYC cars.