Hi folks, I'm pleased to announce the release of my first HO scale, craftsman structure kit, "The Branchline/Backwoods Roundhouse. The kit includes a medium-sized, three-stall wood roundhouse, based

Jim, Lake Terminal 3000-3149 was built by Magor Car Corp. in 1951. Regards, Ed Hawkins

B&O picked up some older Lake Terminal 3000 series hoppers in the early 1960's. LT is a Lorain, Ohio switching road. I have only ever seen two photos. One as a Lake Terminal hopper in the extensive

Jason, they were five spoke wheels with curved spokes; I'm sending you a builder's end view off-list which shows this. Precision Scale #31119 is just what you need. Richard and Sandra

Jim, Thanks for the info.  Good luck in your quest.  Ed Sommer San Jose, CA "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." B.Franklin

I have an alternate view. We have found that B&O often specified its own proprietary sideframe designs, and provided them to DuBois shops or even manufacturers from the Mt. Clare foundry. Research

When boxcars make the secondhand rounds like this, there is often long term leases involved, not equipment trusts. When the lease is terminated, the dealer/broker/owner goes looking for a new leasee

I am looking to replace the brake wheel on my Pecos ATSF BX-3, it is horribly oversized. Does anyon know what kind of brakewheel the BX-3 had? If you happen to know who makes one in brass in HO,

HI Al, Did you check car builders the cyclopedia from earlier years?? Sincerely, Rich Yoder 7 Edgedale Court Wyomissing PA 19610-1913 610-678-2834 after 6:00PM est until

Doug I have that scan too; the car is stenciled 3-52

Ten years service would make the boxcar aluminum finish very dull. The aluminum foil technique would be inferior to paint, and five times the work. This boxcar is not a well cared for

Schuyler Good eye, I couldn't make out the monad when I first looked at it. VERY interesting! :-) Tim

Ensign Manufg / ACF Huntington built Mather type stock cars for th C&O also but before WWI. Al Kresse

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFPH/files My system didn't like the long link, but if you go to this page (or get there via the home page for STMPH) the two photos are about 3/4 of the way down the

Can't seem to get the links to work. Photo still there? Staffan Ehnbom

Clark's article in RMC included the color photo I have. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

The early CB&T Santa Fe reefer kits had VERY crude detail sprues. I can't vouch for them dimensionally, but the body castings themselves were pretty nice. Walt Lankenau

Ed Schleyer wrote: Thanks, Ed, though the Miner lever brake is fairly different in looks than the Perfection model. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Is the C&BT kit "07112 Version B, Big Circle (circa 1959) C1 Rr 33, 5' door, 4/4 end" kit a reasonable facsimile of the prototype? I know that early C&BT reefers had some (unknown) "dimensional