Hi Kurt, Welcome! I think you're taking a terrific step, and Ted Culotta offered some very sound advice (original messages attached below). Ted and the guys on this list are fabulous modelers and

The caboose 103554 is former RI 18554 -- Brian Ehni

Lee A. Gautreaux wrote: The round-roof single-sheathed box cars are odd: they have stake pockets along the side sills and have a distinctly European look overall, except for trucks. Are they

Group, I recently returned from a vacation in the east Texas Hill Country where my family and I rode the Texas State Railroad's steam powered tourist train. We've ridden the train before, but this

STMFC, While summarizing some of my notes during a visit to the Pullman Library at the Illinois Railway Museum in late October, I compiled the following information CNW 77416-78248 (417 cars, even

wrote: Richard & All, I asked Martin if he was going to offer the kit with Wabash decals; but said he was not. He indicated that it was "too new" for the large majority of his customers. There is a

I made a similar post to this a year ago and got no response. With everyone back from Naperville with new caches of photos I thought I would try again. Does anyone have a photo, or know where I can

Hi all I have a number ,hundreds, of negatives that I print and sell photos of on ebay of older freight cars. They are listed under my ebay store "Ron's Train Shop" or hudsonut1. I have no list and

Being an NYC nut I noticed those photos and wondered how common that style of short section running board was. Ron Morse NYC/C&O O scale in Springfield,MO No,not connected to Sunshine

If you have not done so as yet....stick them in a tray or dish of water over night and you should be able to carefully pull them apart.To dry them lay them between nice bath towels to get most of the

All, Tony Thompson has forwarded me some additions and corrections to the Stations & Reweigh Symbols list; I'd like to do one final update this weekend. I'd appreciate if you could take a few

Larry Jackman wrote: Larry is exactly right, to the best of my knowledge. As he describes, this "gasoline" is kind of whatever you get, so it is pretty variable and usually of rather high

Casinghead gasoline as I know it is a natural gasoline off the well head. That is why it is called casinghead. Has nothing to do with refining or cooking any thing. I knew a guy that worked around

Elden: The Merchandise Service schemes in all three designs for 40 ft cars as appropriate and the X40b 60'car. Rich Orr

Elden Gatwood writes: Elden refers to a comment that I made that a survey would be better off tabulated off group. I also noted that I have received some complaints about out of scope messages...as

Gang: The car Lou is talking about is a logging or industrail tank car, in O scale narrow gauge. Not the Standard Tank Car Co. tanks. jon

Folks; I am sorry to have caused such a problem. Please respond off-list to my request for feedback on PRR decals. Thanks, and have a great weekend! Elden Gatwood

Larry; insulated tank cars? I was told by a guy that I think knows enough (worked in by-products plant), that casinghead gas (a liquid) is highly volatile, and will expand readily upon heating. He

I have two sets in the works right now, but they won't be out until next spring. One is for earlier box cars and the other is for later (the context of early and later is mine.) One will letter X23,

This is a surprise to me, too, as I spoke to Jon Cagle at Naperville about decals for his kits and he told me there was no rush to have anything done for Cocoa Beach as he wouldn't be