"It turns out that the guage of the ME bridge flex track is about .040" wider than the NMRA standard..... but I'm not about to swap out every wheelset in every freight car." Isn't .040" enough of a

Refrigerator cars hauled more than just food. I worked at a Johnson's Wax pressure packing plant in 1966. Household and commercial products were shipped in URTX reefers and RBLs, including the JWAX

In a message dated 1/28/2005 2:43:07 PM Mountain Standard Time, smithbf@... writes: Rob Schoenberg's site indicates that all 748(two were lost) of the PRR class G24 was converted to

Stefan and list: I installed a short length of Micro Engineering code 83 Bridge Flex Track (the 6-inch or so piece that comes with their girder-bridge kits) on a 26" radius curve. Well, when Atlas

Tony and Group: In defense of the Colo RR Museum and Tom Madden's posting, I would suggest you check the California RR Museum's and your University's policy on donations. I am sure you will find

I have an old Athearn metal sided Lehigh Valley AAR box car kit produced in the late 1940's which has the words 'Lehigh Valley' above the reporting marks and under this the slogan 'Route Of The

In a message dated 1/27/2005 8:44:45 PM Mountain Standard Time, timboconnor@... writes: I know this Athearn ad is out of the steam era -- but read the note: "Era - 1980s to present". ---->

Steve, The COHS folks not only do an excellent job providing help to manufacturers with data from their huge archive, but they also work with manufacturers to letter existing models in special-run

--- Steve Fuchs <fuchst900@...> wrote: I'm hoping for an accurate D&H one. I figure I have the least chance of seeing it compared to the other roads that had them although IIRC, the D&H

I am completing one of Westerfield's Bx-3/6 modern boxcar kits #3651. This car has the AB brakes and corrugated door. I need specific car numbers that were in service in the 1950's, a source of

Good Morning, In regard to problems with thin tread wheels and frog tolerances: some of these problems may be solved with the introduction of the new replacement frogs from Details West. They have

--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@s...> wrote: "Chet French wrote: While looking for something else, which I did not find, I came upon a list of perishable loads

What is contained in the collection of Richard Scholz that is located at Temple, TX? How do you gain access to the material? Robert R. Jackson

--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@s...> wrote: "Chet French wrote: While looking for something else, which I did not find, I came upon a list of perishable loads

--- In STMFC@..., "buchwaldfam" <duff@g...> wrote: "Not to go into the nitty-gritty of Chinese arithmatic, but.... In general terms, how were shippers charged for the railroad's

Stefan Lerché asks: I'm thinking of upgrading to the narrower wheelsets offered by Reboxx (I know, I know...get with the program;-) Is anyone having any problems with these? I've written

All: Thought you all might like these. Like any cool find on the net, I found them while looking for something else (info on an ex-Deutsche Reichsbahn G10 class boxcar that is supposedly in

I've been building all new rolling stock with code 88 wheels for about 2 years now and converting older as time allows. I haven't experienced many trackwork problems. One problem I have experienced

The recent message referring to the MDC car, bias, and "hot air" borders on violation of the STMFC personal attack rule. I would remind the members of the STMFC rule: "Personal attacks on other

I'm thinking of upgrading to the narrower wheelsets offered by Reboxx (I know, I know...get with the program;-) Is anyone having any problems with these? Any differences in how you are weighting