I got mine this past week (and it had to travel 1/3 of the way around the world) David Ball _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Jon Miller Sent:

Ah, thank you Mr Thompson. I've always wondering if the differential between cover date and when I get it was because they are behind, or due to their shipping. Ta David Ball _____ From:

Continuing: Steel, horiz rib, blt 3-6/47. RP CYC 13 pp1-75. Steel, horiz rib, blt 5-8/46. RP CYC 13 pp1-75. SS, blt 6/29 as DD, rblt single-door before 4/47. Postwar Freight Car Fleet, p62. SS,

Another point worth making is that there really wasn't all that much scratch building 50 years ago or so. You just made do with what you could get. Layouts were full of Athearn and Ulrich metal cars,

A.T., This is the standard brake arrangement for PRR cars of this era. I was about to say that it had nothing to do with drop doors, but it may well have originated in that style car. Regardless,

The correct trucks for these models are Eastern Car Works' own Commonwalth High Capacity trucks, stock #9063. Richard Hendrickson

Jack Burgess writes: "While I appreciate all of the new freight cars, both plastic and resin, all of these "riches" (as I mentioned before) may have reduced our hobby to a "ready to run" hobby. After

We miss the vintage Mainline Modeler when it was forward leaning publication that tried to raise the level of standard gauge modeling to that of narrow gauger. He used the Gazette as a model to copy.

I'm not on vacation - just trying to get some projects done. NO DASHES IN PRR CAR CLASSES. A. T. Kott wrote: "Two things still bother me about Westerfield's website photos. First, in the G22 section,

There has been a significant shift over the years BUT I saw in the last year or two a couple articles in either MR or RMC on handlaying turnouts. I just looked through the MR index of articles and

Earlier I made this statement and I should clarify something... I wrote: " I have had a long standing (sometimes very trying) personal and business relationship with Bob. But in my most humble

Before Mike cuts off this discussion because it isn't related enough to freight cars.... I've noticed a real change in all of the magazines....I subscribe to MR, RMC, RMJ, the Gazette, Finescale

My last copy was November but I'm guessing December is close. Just a slow PO. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member

During the late fifties , B&O equipped a number of its O-63 gondolas with angled corrugated hoods or a roof ..... for coil steel and flat steel plate loading, respectively. I believe these were

I am finishing an Eastern Car Works depressed center flat for the New Haven RR. My information on the trucks says they were simply "low profile, friction bearing, four-wheel trucks". Any idea what HO

AT Kott wrote: What kinds of PRR Freight Cars were in South Texas, and in what proportion of Total Boxcars? Total Gons? Total Hoppers? Total Stock Cars? Total Flat Cars? Tim Gilbert

dashes Sorry - I am really a Mopac (I-GN) + M-K-T + T&NO type of guy! Mopac always had a lot of PRR freight cars in the trains down in south Texas, so they are a necessary evil. Some of the PRR

Jon Miller wrote: You're right, Jon, it tends to run a couple of months off. What I got at the end of January was the issue for December 2006. But they do come regularly. Tony Thompson

one.< What issue, it seems it's a couple of months behind. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS

BTW. Ben Hom must be on vacation, so I'll remind you. There are no dashes in PRR car classes. G22. :-) Dave Pfeiffer