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

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