That is rather strange, since lead is denser than tungsten! Tim O'Connor

I don't understand ... my email address -is- my full name. Maybe only if you are using certain email clients do you not see the actual email address? jimbetz@... is in every version of my

Just FYI, the November 1, 1947 issue of Railway Age has an article on the introduction of the PS-1 box car design. You might be able to find this at a local college library. Tim O'Connor Larry

Mcmaster-Carr has sheet lead in many thicknesses starting at 1/32 thick: http://www.mcmaster.com/ Len Allman wrote: Does anyone know of a source for sheet lead at a reasonable price? The largest

I copied the date column in Ed's spreadsheet into a new column, separated the month and year into two columns with Excel's text-to-columns function, and sorted the roster by the new year and month

Earlier this year I made copies of my 1934 American Railway Association "Rules Governing the Loading of Commodities on Open Top Cars" for some list members who requested them. Several listers who

used to just a We just discussed this topic on the Passenger Car List. After running through the same range of suggestions presented here, the most straightforward was to order it from McMaster Carr.

Assuming that it was sheet lead and not a substitute product, it was used to flash roof penetrations on a building construction project I managed just a couple of years ago. Maybe it is wholesaled

Jim At the risk of running the wrath of our esteemed list owner and moderator about choosing whether to respond to a question or not, are you asking someone else to go through the file and sort them

Len, I ran into a similar problem recently. I tried hardware stores, a big home supply chain, and local metals dealers; all claimed they didn't stock sheet lead, owing to the health hazards,

Brian, If no one else has offered, contact me off list. I clipped the article and could easily photocopy and mail it to you. Tom

If the suggested sources don't work out, try contacting some local gun clubs. Many black powder shooters cast their own balls and bullets. That's how I've come to have 50 lbs of lead in my

Len: I don't know what you call reasonable, but I saw several rolls of it in different thicknesses at Industrial Metal Supply in Sun Valley CA last week. I did not check the price. Their phone

Jack: I used to buy it at Orchard Supply in downtown San Jose. They don't sell it any more due to health risk issues. I was able to get some out of state and smuggle it in. I am going to try to

Your inference is correct; the booklet is a reproduction of a 1985 document. Paired Rails Publications is the husband-and-wife team of Stephen and Cinthia Priest of Kansas City, and their

Gene, The ampersand was dropped long before 1950, I think 1942, so don't let that bother you. The Santa Fe Society Lettering Guide is perhaps a better source for you. I have both editions and

Ben, I tried the link to steamfreightcar and although it is very useful is doesn't answer my question ... well not unless I go thru all of the entries and figure out which one is the first and which

Did youi try the hardware store? It's used as flashing. Just tell them you have a leak, and need to fix that! SGL

Plumbers still use it (as far as I know) in our area (Bay Area) to seal roof penetrations. Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

I tried as best I could to cover the various "protective services" - icing, heaters, etc. - in the Morning Sun book on refrigerator cars. It seems, in general, that information on private car lines is