Charlie Vlk wrote: I personally wonder about the utility of a collection of actual measurements; I bet lots of manufacturers have micrometers and can acquire these for themselves, as can any

The on-line Yesteryear Depot Collection (http://www.yesteryeardepot.com) contains mostly roster and action shots of locomotives. However, here is a link to one image that shows most of a Santa Fe

Greetings: The 6th NE Proto Meet is quicky approaching and will be Friday and Saturday, May 30-31 at the Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave., Collinsville, CT. There are tours of Branchline Trains

John Stokes wrote: Isn't that the car laying on its side between the ACL and GM&N car in the 1st photo? It also appears to be an ACL car and shows the dark on light paint ACL monogram. -- Frank

When I was at Kato I was tasked with providing the dimensions for a coupler pocket that would work with a Kadee #5. The NMRA "Standard" was designed for the Baker, Devoe and Mantua couplers. Now

I hope that you meant the collective "you" and not me personally. I certainly do not believe that I am the first person to think of it, nor does the hobby lack the talent to produce such

Yes, I have seen those pockets before. The problem is that Kadee's invention made the standard obsolete. Now that Kadee is the 'standard', the NMRA could update that RP!

The NMRA is currently revising the Standards but IMHO is still missing the boat. I think it would be extremely valuable if, instead of worrying about standardizing formulae for establishing vertical

--- In STMFC@..., "leakinmywaders" <leakinmywaders@...> wrote: I am wrong and you are right. Can you believe I missed that photo? Maybe you could use one of the existing Buckeye castings

Tim O'Connor wrote: If you don't write that standard, the chances are zero. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Larry is absolutely correct. His own accomplishements are to be commended and one of the best IMHO was his CORRECT RS2 in the Life Like PK1000 line. He did what KAto couldn't seem to do... Seeing a

David North wrote: This ain't exactly the list topic, David, but I'm sure you know perfectly well that a widely used ADDITIONAL definition of "bureaucratic" is "government officialism or inflexible

New Standards are new products! I would expect the new products will not fully comply with new standards. Horizon/Athern claims compatibility with Kadii products at the coupler face yet they make it

Hi Tim; Sure, but if we were ignoring the other shortcomings of an Athearn bluebox car, did we care that it sat .010" or .015" too high? BTW, it appears there already is an RP on covering truck

I wouldn't know why....the railroad has already done most of the unpacking. Robert Federle ---- rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> wrote:

Pieter, Points well taken. As I said, this is not a reason not to proceed, just realize setting the standard is only part of the battle. I am curious if Sam Clarke would put aside his usual good

There are a number of new photos on Shorpy worth checking out. A companion of the one here from a different angle is next to this one, click on "Railroads" in the list on the right of the photo from

Hi Larry; Granted, some thought should be given to possible adaptation. Your example, however, is just one possible case. In the current "open market" case, how does someone like Tahoe Model Works

Mike, I'm not kidding, but I guess I'm not explaining myself well. By implementation I am not referring to the policing of the standard, I'm referring to the difficulty of making the transition in