Would anyone here have contact information for Frank Peacock? Preferrably email, as Frank is going back and forth between residences. Thank you, please reply off-list to jscagle@... or

Jerry, That, in itself, doesn't necessarily mean they were loading coke. It may just mean that the MP had no other use for these cars and that mine was willing to load them with coal. If the Burning

Gentlemen,   Now and then the subject of grit blasting/sand blasting booths comes up.  I e-mailed with John Polyak today and he is still selling the famous North Coast grit blasting booths if

Sounds interesting, should be some neat things and hopefully kits!   There has been a bunch of great suggestions and I would appreciate 10' high boxcars. 10, 12 panel in forty and fifty foot lengths

Rob Plus, the period of time after WWII when tank cars were built with solid walkways was short -- by 1950 and afterwards most tank cars were built with open grid-type walkways and platforms. The

There are still many freight cars with multiple owners that are not available in plastic... or at least high quality plastic... some that spring immediately to mind: AAR alternate standard twin

Dimensionally the same as a Type 27 - in fact, almost a carbon copy except for being welded rather than riveted. Richard Hendrickson

Hi Mike, The photos I uploaded for WABASH SS REBUILD are photos that I personally took. Just FYI. Regards, Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC To: STMFC@... From: brockm@... Date: Mon, 20

I'll echo Garth on the?high walkway tanks cars.? And I'll add the Enterprise-design GS gons used by the C&S, NP, and others.? Those would make me very happy. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Tim and Dave, The Gregg TRAIN SHED CYCLOPEDIA #36 (reprinting, in part, the 1919 CAR BUILDER'S CYCLOPEDIA) includes diagrams for cross-loading tractors on page 1113. Chocks and cabling are also

Mike, Maybe Bill would consider the General American 1953 46' GS gons used by both the D&RGW and WP. Yeah, I know; they had different gate mechanisms, but otherwise nearly identical. This is a car

They could also be loaded at an angle to the deck, in the case of longer tractors. I've seen at least one photo of that. Tim O hey're too long, consider one of these other options for the 46

I received a most interesting message yesterday which I think I'll share with the group. Bill Schneider of Branchline Trains will be joining Rapido Trains as of May 1. Bill will be working to develop

Mike Thanks for the clarifications... I heartily support the desire to validate the provenance of any posted photos... -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Paul, The car is done with alklyd enamel so it will dull down on its own. Still need to get the running boards installed. The car is restored to represent a shopping at Duluth in July 1953 but we are

It has been noticed and remarked upon that there are quite a few photos pending approval in the photo section. First, I should note that Yahoo is supposed to let me or my assistant know that a photo

Hi Dennis, according to an early 1950s equipment list, 50, maybe 75 Missouri Pacific coke gondolas were assigned to the Burning Star mine near Bush,IL. Jerry Michels

Nope, it is not just you. When I uploaded photos, it seemed like it all took, but I received a response that indicated it needed moderator approval before the photos would appear. Regards, Vic

Tim you want to examine the AAR Loading diagrams. The AAR published diagrams showing the proper loading and blocking required for different types of loads for flats and gons. I have created a new

http://trainmuseum.blogspot.com/2009/04/boxcar-completed.html Could use a little weathering to tone down the glossy sheen, but looks good to me. Nice to see a freight car getting attention at a