Be kind. This is a one man outfit in what euphemistically has to be the most "cottage" of cottage industries. That someone produced, and I subsequently received this truly beautiful kit at all, I

UP used this color on the roofs of its early streamliners. Try to find a color photo of UP's M10000, the City of Salina. Since it was built in 1934, that might not be easy. I believe some of UP's

Tom Lawler wrote: Well.... That color was called both Leaf Brown and Autumn Brown. According to photographer Neal Miller, the UP tried two versions, but neither weathered well, which prompted the

Hi all, I am painting a Oscar Mayer meat reefer. The ends and roof are "medium brown" which the instructions state: "The shade of brown seems to be similar to the Union Pacific Leaf Brown used on

The only other information I can locate is Fd3 class cars 47 3 total length 150000 capacity Fd3a class car 41-4 total length 150000 capacity There are no other dimensional data in the ORER

In a message dated 3/29/2008 7:08:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tjlawler@... writes: I have Floquil Roof Brown to start with so I am thinking a lighter shade of Roof Brown by

To narrow the window a little further, these cars are absent from the January '53 ORER. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. ORER with marked as a April 1951 January and not have on Rob are the

Chill, Ed. I think that Steve marked the ONE photo as a Bob's Photo source so that people would know where to go and legitimately buy it. The StLB&M photos are NOT Bob's Photo images, AFAIK. And I

wrote: Glad you did, Steve, cool photos! Thanks! SGL

The photos linked below are credited to Bob's photos. And someone is selling prints? That would be a new low. here.

Steve, nice paint job on the tank car -- where did you get the decals?? Or did you make your own? http://photos.imageevent.com/up4479/brass/P0000896.JPG Tim O'Connor

Thanks Steve. Turned out I already had other images of the BAR and StLB&M box, but I hadn't seen that old MP box car before. Tim

Let's go, CNWHS! ;-) But with their recent CMO gondola model, it seems doubtful that they would pick another gon to run so soon. I hope this as-built scheme makes the Trainfest group, since those

Thursday night I was at a friends for an ops session and noticed he had both the Stewart CGW hoppers and a MRC hopper lettered CGW. One of the fellas asked about the company that made the side door RI

Was the load of pig iron in a box car or a gondola car? Any guess as to why Alabama west to Chicago and then back east to Flint? Al Kresse Romeo, Michigan (our GTW line is now Rails to Trails)

link on their website three weeks ago and have never received a reply. Searching the archives, I see that this question is asked with some regularlity. I have read good reviews of their kits on this

I think my friend emailed images to me this week. I've tucked them here. <http://ImageEvent.com/up4479/trains> Steve Solombrino

The picture is gone now from the web site. Anyone manage to snag it before it disappeared? Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Jerry Stewart wrote: Interesting example, Jerry, and a good addition to Elden's accurate statement that not all pig iron was just extra-high carbon iron of little technical value. The "pig" name

Elden, I have very little information about these cars. Fd3 numbers 469974 - 469999 (except Fd3a) total 25 cars Fd3a 469998 one car They are not in the April 1950 ORER but appear in the July