I pondered this before realizing all the doors of the side by side cars are aligned. Ramps between cars allow hand trucks to roll out to multiple cars. Mike Turner Simpsonville, SC Mike Brock

I'm curious about something in the Delano photo that is no doubt obvious to all but me. Note in the part showing Tom Madden's Alton car that all the cars appear to be uncoupled. OK...why? Mike

Ed Mines: The photo on Ted's PROTOTYPE RAILROAD MODELING Vol 2 was taken at Proviso yard, while this one shows Galewood yard. I know what you mean though, Ed - all those steam era freight cars sure do

--- In STMFC@... Elden.J.Gatwood wrote: I love that effect on the X29 so much that I did a couple PRR roofwalks with that effect. It was pretty easy, and they look GREAT. I like it too

Ed; I love that effect on the X29 so much that I did a couple PRR roofwalks with that effect. It was pretty easy, and they look GREAT. Thanks for the great link to that photo! It is a wonderful

John; Thanks for the kind words, but you don't know my dirty little secrets. Like, for example, how many times those models have been through the grit blaster because I messed something up. Or

Malcolm and Terry, Thanks much for the schedule information; I'm printing out as much as I can, although an 8 1/2 x 11 won't take all of the longer schedules. At some point I'll research how to

Guys; My West Shore X31A with hatches does not have patch panels, but I do not have their other X31's. I have contemplating adding patches, but probably through creative use of tromp-l'oeil (sp?),

--- In STMFC@..., "Mike Aufderheide" <mononinmonon@...> wrote: Here is a Jack Delano photo showing this paint: Wasn't this photo on the cover of one of Ted's publications? The car with

I hope members of this group don't think I'm making postings many days after that to which I'm responding. I don't know what's happening, but all of my postings in the recent digest were submitted

For those who may be interested - I have the 1949 and 1964 NYC Through Freight schedule books on my website: http://www.canadaso uthern.com/ caso/nyc- freight-schedule s.htm And the public fast

All, Here is a Jack Delano photo showing this paint: http://www.shorpy.com/node/704?size=_original Regards, Mike Aufderheide

Hi All, I've now twice posted the correct web address of Rocket Express, the producer of the new Rock island baggage, coach, caboose. Both times somewhere during transmission of the message only a

Don You gave the email address, both times. The website is www.rocketexpress.biz Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version:

Chet, It is always goo to hear how it really was for a real railroader verses how us non-railroaders think it was or should have been. Thank you for your comments. Mont Switzer Chet

"Katy Power" by Collias and George, pp 263-264, shows some Sloan yellow equipment (caboose and inspection cars). Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Interestingly the crop report does not include potatoes which is the one crop that still moves in a significant number of railroad reefers. In Railroading from the Rearend (1946), Farrington has a

I posted a couple of photos showing Sloan yellow on a badly weathered boxcar in some ranchers field in Texas and a model built by Jim Zwernemann. The model is shifted a little darker due to the

Hi All, In my initial post i had the correct web address for the new Rock Island caboose kit. I don't know what electronic wizardry screwed it up, The correct address is www.ron@....

What are some really accurate HO scale caboose models with accurate to the era trucks for an 1890-1907 built caboose. I wasn a model that has a prototype in a museum.I can replace railings and grab