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Trust Plates

Understanding the reason for the application of Trust plates on locomotives, passenger and freight cars, what I do not know is whether these plates were applied in pairs (one on each side), or

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #77834 ·

Re: SP DF B-50-22

Tony: Thanks for the info. I know the car number I mentioned was the one on the p2k car because I was surprised it was in V4. I really do not know if it was first run or a later one. I think it was

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #77833 ·

Re: SP DF B-50-22

Brian J Carlson wrote: Brian, Walthers used to make that decal, but I have heard it's no longer available. I didn't know that P2K had ever done the DF scheme with correct orange lettering (their

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #77832 ·

Re: Any HO Richfield Tank Cars available?

Miles, I will offer what limited information I have on this subject. In the 4/55 ORER (the closest I have to 1954) Richfield Oil had 208 tank cars, all listed as ARA II, ARA III, or ARA IV. With the

By Ed Hawkins · #77831 ·

Re: N&W 90/100-ton Gondola Class GK and GS FC Diag Shts

Al, Check out the archives materials of the NWHS here: http://nwhs.org/archivesdb/rollingstock.php?RRSelect=N%26W+Rwy&CatSelect=Freight&TypeSelect=Gondola Scroll down to whatever class you want to

By jfbrewer@... · #77830 ·

Re: Anybody have any info about Richfield's Tank Car fleet?

Tony asked On Dec 19, 2008, at 3:56 AM, espeeac12 wrote: Miles, You might want to rephrase that <G>. It would personally annoy me to go look something up only to find out that you already had that

By Bruce Smith · #77829 ·

Steam Freight Cars and a bike.

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-19-08/Wheeling.jpg Just wondered what comments I might get on the cars in the background. SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

By Schuyler Larrabee · #77824 ·

N&W 90/100-ton Gondola Class GK and GS FC Diag Shts

Folks, I'm looking for the post-USRA original, as-built N&W Freight CAr Diagram sheets for the N&W's 90-ton GKs and 100-ton GS 6-wheel gondola cars . . . . again, prefer as built, or even take as

By al.kresse <water.kresse@...> · #77823 ·

Re: B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

The O scale B&O M-53 Wagon Top is available from Rails Unlimited http://railsunlimited.ribbonrail.com/Models/40boxcars.html Larry Kline Pittsburgh, PA

By Larry Kline · #77822 ·

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WOULD CHARLIE DUCKWORTH PLEASE E MAIL ME,ID LIKE MORE DETAIL ON HIS GREAT LAYOUT..... THANKS AND YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON AND A EVEN BETTER 2009.. JOEL NORMAN

By joel norman <mec-bml@...> · #77821 ·

Re: B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

John, Is the B&O boxcar available now? I do not find any mention of it on the SCMW web pages. Charlie

By Charles Morrill · #77820 ·

Re: B&O wagon top in O-scale

Couldn't find it on the St Charles web site. Please direct me to the information for ordering one. Ray

By George R. Stilwell, Jr. <GRSJr@...> · #77819 ·

Re: B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

Ben, I agree that Sunshine or F&C's resin kits would give a superior model. I have one of the Sunshine cars (unbuilt, of course :-D ). But the original question concerned a plastic kit, and that's

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #77818 ·

Anybody have any info about Richfield's Tank Car fleet?

For the sake of argument, let's start at Zero. I don't want you to make any assumptions as to what I did and didn't research so perhaps I can get a fuller perspective on the topic of the Richfield

By Miles C · #77828 ·

Re: Rubber brake air hoses: a disappointment.

I humbly retrack that post. My apologies to the group. In answer, no. It would have been the 60's and 70's. I failed to remember what group I was posting to. Robert Federle drag hoses,

By rustonman1 <rfederle@...> · #77817 ·

Re: Rubber brake air hoses: a disappointment.

Robert Federle wrote: Was this observation in the era of this list, with 22-inch hoses, or more recently with 27-inch hoses? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #77816 ·

SP DF B-50-22

Does anyone make decals for the orange and black "DF" rectangle applied to the SP boxcars starting in the mid 1950's. Alternatively, Does anyone know where I can locate a p2k kit for the 50' B-50-22

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #77815 ·

Any HO Richfield Tank Cars available?

I've been trying to build a fleet of Richfield tank cars for my 1954 era layout and have come up without success. Bob Smaus' articles suggest that they used whatever they could buy. What kits would

By Miles C · #77827 ·

Re: B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

Buyer beware with the old Cannonball kit. They are notorious for being too wide. Go with resin. Bill Darnaby

By Bill Darnaby · #77814 ·

Re: Resin Casting

Earl - I started with several of those. They stand up to some use but fail quickly in production situations. - Al

By Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #77813 ·

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