Well...I guess Mars is again lined up with Sagitarius or the Andromeda Galaxy or maybe something's in the water again. I expect a deluge of massages about bananas any second now. However, given that

The Lehigh Valley also had quad hoppers. A very decent model can be made from the old Hobbyline quad hopper that is sometimes found at train shows. I made one several years ago. I think the C&NW

Thank you Burl, Are any addition adhesives used or is the foil adhesive sufficient? Robert ---- couchfairy <burl@...> wrote:

conditioning duct tape? It's just regular old foil duct tape. Burl Rice Monterey, TN

Michael A. Shelley wrote: "The March/April issue of Prototype Modeler has an article by Cyril Durrenberger on cotton oil mills." Frank Valoczy asked: "Current year? Didn't realise it was still in

B&M and ERIE. Undoubtedly others . . . SGL

The C&O and B&O. Sincerely, Rich Yoder 7 Edgedale Court Wyomissing PA 19610-1913 610-678-2834 after 6:00PM est until 10:00PM www.richyodermodels.com

Several. See Ed Hawkins' great articles on A.R.A. "standard" quad hoppers in RP CYC 5 and RP CYC 14. In addition to the A.R.A. standard quads and variants thereof covered in Ed's article, some

I second that. Fantastic. Is there a certain type tape you used or just the foil type air conditioning duct tape? Thanks for sharing those photos. That is inspiring. Robert Federle ---- Schuyler

Burl, I'm in awe. Magnificent models. SGL

Recently browsing in a volume of the "Railroad Age Gazette" for 1909, which incidentally was in the heyday of the PRR proclamation of itself as the "Standard Railway of the World," I came across an

Current year? Didn't realise it was still in print. Frank Valoczy

Other than the Pennsys' H21s how many other roads rostered Quad hoppers during the steam era?Armand Premo

--- In STMFC@..., hanel29@... wrote: It could be that some used some form of clear wood preservative, (whatever might have been available at the time), that wouldn't hide the condition of

In a message dated 5/15/2007 10:16:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thompson@... writes: Recently browsing in a volume of the "Railroad Age Gazette" for 1909, which incidentally was

would have shipped ARA oil The March/April issue of Prototype Modeler has an article by Cyril Durrenberger on cotton oil mills. I think it mentions some uses for cottonseed oil, but I haven't read it

Oops! I meant to write not ASF A-3s but Barber S-2s; in the two photos I have of B-50-15/-16 class cars in postwar overnight paint and lettering, both had Barber S-2 trucks. Richard Hendrickson

The really disappointing thing about the images that you receive from some of these non-profits is that they are digital reproductions, not real photos. Furthermore, they are often scanned at minimum

James, Don't know how this thread got started up again but I'm still thinking thru the first time around. Don't really see how I can justify all this ISP, Server, and Software expense without at

Jim Mischke wrote: Let's see, that would be Keith Retterer--but I completely agree, the amateurs are a great resource in financial terms. Personally, I've never minded paying substantial fees