Guys, In his book "The Railroad-What It Is, What It Does", John Armstrong says: "When an inter-terminal switch is called for, things can get complicated. Inter-terminal switching involves complex

While researching another item, I was somewhat surprised to note in the RP Cyc, Vol 3, article by Pat Wider that the bottoms of the wood floors of box cars of our period were not painted. I'm

Dave originally said that he was not very resin literate. Speedwitch's N&W boxcar was originally marketed by Pocahontas Models. The one-piece body and underframe are very nice. Almost all the details

You must still pay attention to the period you model. The MDT 8 hinge cars were all rebuilt by about 1926; if your modeling period is 1911-1926 you're all set; the Rutland versions of this car ran

In today's modeling world, there may be better options, but . . . I have made screens and grills using silk screen screening (SSS). SSS is available in a large variety of mesh sizes and also

Bruce Smith suggested screen printing screen to me (it is available in some very fine meshes). Ed window screens hide the and dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Steve, a little Googling took me to the original Rutland Car Shops site http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/carshops.htm which told me that yes it is a resin kit. And that it is (or was in 2000) manufactured

gary laakso wrote: Box cars, both for leaf tobacco (usually shipped in hogsheads) and the finished product (e.g., cigarettes, snuff, etc.). -- Frank Greene Memphis, TN

Tim O'Connor wrote: I understand your point, and intended no dispute of it; but you seem to believe it was hard to find routings in the tariffs. As for me, i find it hard to believe that a

I know that some denizens of this group are predisposed to consider anything found on the internet as complete bullsh_t, but I think this has some

Tony, as usual you're confusing your sarcasm with insight. My point was that shippers cannot invent routes -- they can only choose routes available on the tariff. If you dispute that, then I've got a

Perhaps the following is another case of reciprocal switching that is a bit different from that note in the original inquiry. In Memphis, TN, there is an industrial district called President's

Tim O'Connor wrote: I think you're assigning the "reciprocal" word to the wrong part of the story. The fees aren't reciprocal, the switching privilege is. And if you think the shipper

According to a chart I have from Cc7BT, it's an Rr-35. The C1 just indicates which C&BT body it is. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon

Yes, but as you know, the shipper can only choose a route that is part of the published tariff. So it still begs the question of why the owner of the track would accept a simple fee instead of a

Guys, The list is now complete for the online pre registration for the Shake N Take clinic. We'll have a just few slots left for those registering at the door with no Internet access. I have also

Tim O'Connor wrote: First of all, the railroad isn't the instigator, it's the shipper, which can choose either road which serves it. Second, I don't see why you think this is a "short haul,"

gary laakso wrote: In the early 1950s, "refrigerator" would be a good guess, but by 1960 (your document is 1961) these would have been insulated box cars. The only reason to use reefers

Dennis I guess usage has changed then. It sounds to me like you are describing what is now called "haulage rights" (versus trackage rights). The word "reciprocal" implies that each side gets

I've got C&BT Shops kit R700, with 6' plug door, 4/4 ends, Preco fan plate on the side -- C&BT calls this version "C1" whatever that means. The kits were produced with the help of the SFMO and