I have some General Tools Co. stainless-steel rulers that I've had for a "few" years, #1251, HO/S/O scales & #651 HO/O scales. The black "paint" in of some of the recessed numbers has

No. I can date the adoption of the yellow paint exactly, as I happen to have photos of a mineral red car painted at the Katy's Denison, TX shops in 10-41 and a yellow car painted at Denison in

Regarding the MKT 76001 series cars: My Oct 1952 ORER shows series 76001-77500 with 519 cars. (95000-96499 has 1448 cars) My Jan 1959 ORER shows no such series. (95000-96800 has 1337 cars) Richard

The April 2007 issue of The Keystone Modeler is online at http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm Articles of interest include: Modeling the PRR's Flat Car Fleet Part 13 - The

Brian, A review of my 1955 ORER disk from Westerfield does not list the 76001-77500 series either. However, that number series is listed on my 1950 ORER disk from Westerfield. The only photo I have

Russ, Having worked in the Oil Fields in Southern Calif and Texas up thru 1967. All the Drill Pipe, Pump Tubing and Pump Rods were 30 ft. Portable Rigs are either doubles or triples, it's either 60 ft

Gentlemen, On behalf of the ACL-SAL Railroads Historical Society, I'm pleased to announce that the Society will be offering an on-line modeling magazine similar to the PRR T&HS's "The Keystone

Ted recently announced the following Katy kits. I have always liked the chrome yellow color of these cars. However, I am trying to track these done in my ORER's to see how many were left in 1957.

John, Living in Texas and in an area of very active gas drilling, (yes, I've contracted for my rights), all I see is 40ft drill pipe. That's the standard size as far as I can see. Back close to this

Bob Chaparro asked: When were KC brakes outlawed for cars in interchange service? - July 1, 1953 for most cars. You can read the details at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/files/AB brake ICC

Essentially, July 1, 1953. When were KC brakes outlawed for cars in interchange service?

I think what you may be referring to is called "jobbers" lengths. For most large jobs and industrial applications the standard lengtyh is 40 foot. These lengths are hauled on 40 foot flat bed

What is amazing me about the photos I'm getting is that a lot of these loads consist of 40' sections of pipe as opposed to 10' sections, and ever-common 20' sections which I'm used to seeing at my

Check the archives - this has probably been posted 100 times by now in this group <G> (and yet I still can't remember the precise date as it is well beyond my present date of June 1944 ;^) No.

directly to a job site, skipping the middle-man? John, They are most likely not being sold through retailers in that sense. The pipe has been ordered by a contractor and is being delivered to where

I have a couple of questions for the group about type KC brakes. When were KC brakes outlawed for cars in interchange service? Would a vertical staff brake wheel on a box car or reefer

http://www.caldwellinc.com/PDF/RIGMASTER/LiftersPipeManhole.pdf KL

So, as I picture it, a "sling" of chain or cable could be passed under/around the load as long as a)the load was up off the floor on spacers and b)the end of the load wasn't jammed against the end of