Scott Pitzer wrote: This would probably be Bob Wayner. You certainly nailed it on the "oddball" character--obviously his favorite kind of rolling stock. Tony Thompson Editor,

I've been trying to remember the name of the author or publisher, who did mostly passenger stuff, but he did one b&w photo book of freight cars, mostly oddballs-- I think the "Sisterville" tank car

> As photos of cars like the Ambroid kit are rare, I assume It's because of all those lovely books with plans and photos ;) Jim Eckman Working on really old C.P. cars and a Pennsylvania heater

All, Photos of this weekend's St. Louis RPM Meet are now posted at http://www.pbase.com/golden1014/2006_st_louis_rpm_meet Thanks to all for coming and enjoying the big weekend. We had 275-280

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: So > it's hard to say which models are the best when there aren't any. > Stand-ins may be possible for the Ga-21 and Ga-43

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: So > it's hard to say which models are the best when there aren't any. > Stand-ins may be possible for the Ga-21 and Ga-43

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: So > it's hard to say which models are the best when there aren't any. > Stand-ins may be possible for the Ga-21 and Ga-43

I have built that car and, coincidentally, spent my honeymoon in Sistersville in 1981, overlooking the B&O tracks. I was curious abut this car and researched it back then. The only thing I recall is

Ben Hom wrote: This unusual design was used for a time for acid tank cars, the idea being that any escaped acid vapor, being heavier than air, would sink under the tank jacket. A better solution

Forwarded from the Vintage-Freight-Cars-N-Crummys group. Please cc: replies to mcquadr 'at' yahoo 'dot' ca. "I have already raised this topic on Model Railroader's chat room & have checked out other

Tim mentioned the itty bitty numbers used on freight cars for capacity and Dimensions. I though you guys might enjoy a story about itty bitty pieces of plastic used on models. I built one of the

Ed Mines wrote: I'm guessing that you mean the photo on page 83. That is a plug-door car, unusual in a wood-sided car, as you say. But the caption describing the paint scheme is likely wrong;

Ed.....Branchline had a very nice 40' wood reefer a few years back in both the yellow & green and the gray schemes. There might be some still around.....Best Jim Williams ed_mines

The Santa Fe owned very few hopper cars in May of 1943 (I assume you're talking about cross-hoppers, not Hart ballast hoppers or other cars intended specifically for ballast service). There are no

I was looking at the pictures in the "Great Yellow Fleet" and came across a picture of an unusual 40 ft C&NW wood sided reefer. The car has 2 side latches on each side. Anyone know the story

I was looking at the pictures in the "Great Yellow Fleet" and came across a picture of an unusual 40 ft C&NW wood sided reefer. The car has 2 side latches on each side. Anyone know the story

Running boards on the Bx-44 class were: Morton, 138700-138824; U. S. Gypsum, 138825-138949; and Apex, 138950-138199. Richard Hendrickson

In perusing John Golden's photos of freight car models at the 2006 St. Louis RPM (web site is http://www.pbase.com/golden1014/2006_st_louis_rpm_meet&page=all ), I was amazed how many of these

Hi All, I am looking for someone who might be interested in making casting patterns for a PRR S Scale truck. The preferred pattern material is brass but plastic would work as well. Please contact me