As an switch crew forman on the Santa Fe I never used chalk marks. We used our switch lists and this was as fast as using the marks. In our yard we had a clerk that went down each incoming train

And also, what is a source for decals/dry transfers of them? (I presume dry transfers are preferable because they can be applied over weathering.) Barry Roth armprem1 <armprem@...>

Armand, Most of the time chalk marks identified a track or a destination grouping. Could be numeric, could use simple words like "East" or "West". Could even use the telegraph calls of the stations

Armand, From what I've been able to gather from the photos that I've seen, the chalkmarks are made by the local crews or l.c.l. dock people to help tell them the destinations of the cars in question.

--- Tom Olsen wrote: to some decals owed from the meet at Naperville. He said that he has been buried with Speedwitch work and, of course, the really inclement weather here. West Springfield and

As far as I know there has been little or no discussion about chalk marks on car sides.What is their purpose?What information do they convey?Were there common practices as to location on the car.This

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Thanks to everybody who replied to my question about 1913 Erie Barber trucks, but even from the detailed descriptions, I'm still unsure what I should use on my 1925-era HO models of 40-ton

wrote: However, them I have one of the recent C&IM P2K Mathers still in the box. Based on recent discussions and a quick search, it sounds like the following changes are needed for this car... 1)

Folks, The Historic Society in Savannah, GA rescued a derelict SAL B-7 boxcar a while back from its resting (rotting?) place in the SAL's old, original Savannah Yard at Magazine Ave, and I've managed

Armand, I don't have a clue as to location or meaning but as you say, they are a nice addition to prototypicallity, and available from several sources along with the old toothpick and paint

Tom and All, I spoke to Ted this past week (the 15th) on the telephone in regard to some decals owed from the meet at Naperville. He said that he has been buried with Speedwitch work and, of course,

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Hi, I know Don has moved and I need his new email address. Please contact me off list at daveydiesel@... Thanks, Dave Powell

I exchanged email with Ted this past Sunday. Had to activate a Yahoo email address to do it - for some reason my AT&T account has been rejecting Ted's email for some time. Can't figure out why, it

I've had a similar problem. I've sent a couple if emails over the past two months, and a telephone message yesterday (Tuesday) but have not gotten any replies. I, too, hope all is well. Richard

Paul & list, Spoke with Ted at the Springfield show and he commented that he is eyeball deep in several projects. These do not include the publishing sector of Speedwitch. All

My guess is that it's still available. When you order, you might mention 18.5 as an alternative. The difference is only decals and running low on decals is a frequent reason to mark a kit as closeout.

Has anyone heard from Ted Culotta lately? Haven't seen him post to this list lately. I ordered their SAL decals and didn't receive them. I emailed them and have gotten no response. Hope all is well

Does anyone know if Sunshine 18.4 (GN 1937 double-sheathed boxcar) is still available? It was listed as "Closeout 2003" on the Feb '06 list. Does anyone have a more up-to-date listing? Thanks, Dan