Hi. In regard to Tom Olsen's message of Monday, May 22 quoted below: I sent an email to Aaron Gjermundson at the email listed on his website inquiring about the availability of the "30 sets of

OK, so I now have more information about the clearances and proper dimensions for grabirons than I ever thought of knowing . . . Thanks, one and all . . . But nobody's hit on the second question:

Hi. In regard to Tom Olsen's message of Monday, May 22 quoted below: I sent an email to Aaron Gjermundson at the email listed on his website inquiring about the availability of the "30 sets of

Tentative Schedule for 2006 New England/Northeast Prototype Modelers Meet Folks: The 2006 New England/Northeast Prototype Modelers Meet is less than a month away. We've been working to line up a

Some of the Southern’s Seley hoppers did last into the 1960s which could cause confusion: in this case “post-war” should be taken to mean after the Great War not WW2. In my particular time frame this

I can only speak about details for SP lettering, but this is an excellent example of how a nominally "close" font does NOT duplicate a particular railroad's lettering. The SP characters,

Randy and friends, I have read the historical report on the OA&E flatcar your group restored for the CSRM. This document was a gold mine of information. Your suggestion is an excellent one, always

If you have questions about the historical accuracy of a car at a museum, request an opportunity to review the car's (loco, etc) restoration report or file. This should include any compromises and a

Corel Draw offered a font called "New Brunswick" that was a very close match for Century Schoolbook. Someone with an older version of CorelDraw might have this. I'm afraid I don't know which version,

New Brunswick is an alias for Century Schoolbook Rich Orr

I'm not Al, and you may have some compelling reason to find this specific font, but if all you are looking for is a source of computer fonts that are generally close to what the certain railroads

Ben Hom wrote: Existing Class XL boxcars shopped after July 1, 1911 received a revised arrangement of safety appliances to conform to the Safety Appliance Act. The tunnel brake was removed during

Al Westerfield wrote: For my rail Roman I use a font called New Brunswick which scales out approximately in 3-3-4 increments from 7 point on as 2", 3", 4", etc. but when I mix it with other fonts

Roger Ackert, 521 S. 7yh st., De Kalb, IL 60115

Excellent model, Jim. Hard to see the details but the weathering is very fine. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Mr. Fitzgerald's post yesterday prompted a brief exploration on my part of Post-modernist topics and the critiques thereof which was both interesting and frankly, somewhat disturbing.

Dan Hall has some more doors in the works: a 7' wide "overnight" style door used in pairs for Santa Fe Fe-26 Furniture cars, and a 6' wide "overnight" style door for a 10-6 IH ATSF single door boxcar.

Tony, Thank you for the information - Looks like I have to change the doors. Sorry for the late reply. I went to the RPM Meet in Bellingham and 4 days away from this *#!* machine. My model of the

Now that I am a little more caught up on the conversation, I feel I should exercise my brain on the topic as well. I think all parties involved have made some valid points but I also hear a lot of

Group: Need some help trying to locate Ackert Industries, a manufacturer of brass detail parts. The proprietor was at the Naperville RPM meet last year and passed out some flyers. Does someone have