I had announced an informal gathering for prototype modelers for Saturday August 23 in Northern Virginia, but a conflict has come up so I have to postpone this event. I hope I can find a Saturday

Thanks Ed, d'oh, it would of helped if had issue 17 filed with the rest. If one search's thru the wabashhistoricalsociety messages, Bob Bowes post a couple hundred waybills, and the gacx

I have posted a series of interior shots of a SOO box car at New London WI. It shows grain lines and where brackets were installed for car loading racks. It is in photos marked Soo Box car Ron

Miner used "Ideal" to identify two hand brakes, both of which were being produced and sold at the same time. Am away from home or I would be more specific. I believe that both Intermountain and

Thanks, Richard! I'm looking at the model as I type this. It is a model lean on details, but appears a good start for modelling a Type 7 car. Rivet detail is very understated on the tank. A bit of

Thank you guys for your response. I've uploaded the picture I have to the Files section under the folder Dow Chemical Tanks and the photos name is: dow_tank_car.jpg. I would like to know anything

I've been thinking about this, and you have made a good point. I would have to wonder if the aluminum sheathing would have been somewhat dulled, and perhaps even showing the effects of

Hi Dick, The stalls are spaced at a 9-degree angle. I've found this to be compatible with all commercial turntable indexing that I'm aware of, including the new Walther's 90-foot tables. Scott

Sorry Tim, got my dates wrong. Clark's article has the correct info. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Rich, My oldest CBC is 1937. Thanks for the lead or suggestion. Al Kresse

Allen, I discussed the earliest General American Airslide covered hopper cars on page 69 of RP CYC Vol. 17. While the article primarily covers cars built for railroads, I also mentioned various

Thanks for all the help, guys. Reporting marks are BWCX, since the previous owner used Champ's set. What didn't occur to me until after I posted is that they are probably wrong anyway, as the car is

When were gacx 42000-100 built? they show up on some way bills in 1954, I'm guessing these are 70t 2600cf covered hoppers? built by? Allen Rueter

Did any one save a copy of bmx9000? I don't see it in the files section. Thanks Allen Rueter

Scott, What is the degree spacing of the stalls? Dick

After much consideration, I've decided to switch to O scale and will be parting with most of my HO models and kits. I presently have several hard-to-find brass and resin kits listed on eBay,

Thank you Richard.  This is exactly what I needed.    Jason Sanford

Micro-Trains has just reprinted its N Scale single dome tank car lettered for Shippers Car Line (SHPX 7675) as part of its August 2008 releases. It is painted black with white lettering including on

So I have to ask <G> - if the Tichy car is an R-40-2/4 and we're talking R-30-12-16, what is the difference between the 30 and 40 ton cars with built-up u/f? I can that the R-40-2/4 series appears to