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

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Um, you need to read that book more carefully, RIchard. Most (about 80%) of the pre-war "Overnight" cars received replacement U-section trucks, though usually it was

That is good news from DeGolyer. Back when I was there, all copies had to be on something laughingly called "copyright paper", stationary where the words "DeGolyer"and all the copyright verbage were

Barry Roth wrote: If you mean the paint scheme with the red ball, yellow arrow, white lettering, then yes, you'd be right that by that time (post 1946) the cars would have AB brakes. Most but

There is no way I could put together any well illustrated railroad book depending on institutions and paying their archival fees. Where would we be on this STMFC list without people like

Barry, it depends on which Overnight paint and lettering scheme is on the model. Steel-sheathed B-50-15s that were assigned to overnight merchandise service ca. 1936-1940 (black paint with orange

I see listed on Everybody's Favorite Online Garage Sale a Challenger brass SP B-50-15 painted for Overnight service. The item has a horizontal brakewheel and what looks like a KC kit underneath

Hi, I recently bought a Red Caboose SP flat car. I was about to weather it when I noticed the brake wheel had broken off. I have no idea where it may have ended up so I'm hoping someone could tell

Does anyone know of any photos of tank cars belonging to the Taylor-Colquitt Company of Spartanburg, SC (TCPX reporting marks). All I've been able to find is that they were a timber and creosoting

--- In STMFC@..., Ted Schnepf <railsunl@...> wrote: "I dug out my Milw diagram book today and have some details to add after each group.... As you will see many were built before WWI

I put "Celanese decal" in google and found this listing of Walthers decals: http://www.happyhobby.com/hobb_html/walthers2.htm Pieter Roos

Bill McClure asked: "Richard Hendrickson graciously aided me in finding photos of Celanese tank cars for my Virginian Rwy. Now I am searching for Walthers decals for the cars. I am reasonably

Richard Hendrickson graciously aided me in finding photos of Celanese tank cars for my Virginian Rwy. Now I am searching for Walthers decals for the cars. I am reasonably confident they have not been

Steam era freight car discussion group. The time period covered will be from 1900-1960.> On another list a couple of weeks ago, someone posted a photo of That might be me he's talking about. While

For cars with ribs (maybe even those without) I've seen a modeler make a plaster mold of the side and carve pockets into it then insert the body and use a heat source to distort the side without

Guys; There have been a number of articles with these techniques discussed, in The Keystone Modeler; many of them in the gon series. Colored pencils work very well to create small shading accents

Charlie Vlk wrote: "The problem here is that with molding in the defects every car in a consist will be damaged exactly the same....with no chance for any varety." Charlie, I already said that. See

Try railroadtreasures.com - they took over the inventory of the Newton Gregg books. Frank Pearsall Brevard, N.C.

There are three types of pressure relief devices used on tank cars. There is a safety vent with a disc that breaks at a set pressure. These are checked at time the car is loaded. The more common

Frank Valoczy wrote: On the contrary, it came later after incidents of leaking spring-loaded safety valves. And remember, whether spring or disk, the purpose of the safety valve IS to let out