The Model Power depressed center flat is from Marx tooling so any resemblance to prototypes living or dead is purely coincidental! Charlie Vlk

List, FYI. Hey Larry Grubb, what's up with this? http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/006/040zecdn.asp Shawn Beckert, wondering who's next...

--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@s...> wrote: Ed, you are confusing "easy" with "possible." I have talked to trainmen who DID dislike traversing gondolas full of loose steel

Tony, thanks for the information on The Great Yellow Fleet. I hope the new billboard reefer book sells well. Max Carey reefers I now subscription) copy resource. I on Fleet," or captions.

In the flat car thread, there has been reference to Roco and its vast military inventory of military models. Of course, Roco has also made a limited number of fine models for the American market over

Tony Thompson wrote Tony, no one said to model "very many" uncommon things. But a depressed center flat car carrying a transformer was seen on a regular, if not daily, basis on most any railroad

Tim Gilbert wrote: While I am not prepared to defend statistically the notion that foreign general service flat cars would appear in the proportion of what the foreign road owned of the national

Bruce Smith wrote: Bruce, B&M's four Depressed Flats #5100-5103 should also be included. They also were Commonwealth Steel castings using the same mold as the NYC, B&A, NH and SOU. The #5100's were

Mike Brock wrote: Mike, In all my parsings of UP Freight Conductor Wheel Reports including those from 1941, 1942, 1947 and 1956 - each reporting well over 1,000 cars, there is not one depressed

There is a great deal of interest in a model of this car building on the CG Yahoo group. Does anyone here have any suggestions as to an available 10' high 50? It was suggested that a 10' 1937 AAR be

I have a few questions. 1) What kind of paper will be used? As I have discussed with Tony Thompson in the past, personally I am willing to pay the extra money to have slick paper. As the White

Anybody know where I can find one or two of the Des Plaines 10' IH boxcars that were custom-made by Red Caboose and now no longer available? Specifically, I'm looking for a SOO car with billboard

Gene and others: From the railroad records, photos, my notes as well as from personal recollections I can tell you that during the late steam era the Monon operated two heavy steam wreckers. They

It's amazing what correct spelling does. Thanks Bill McCoy <jimandlisa97225@v...> wrote: see all

For what it is worth,M.Dale Newton AKA Red Ball.had several flats in his line including a well-hole flat ,a Pennsy-depressed center flat and a shorter version flat.F&C has several flats in their line

Whilst on the subject of "depressed flats", would anyone know who built CB&Q's sole example #91875 in 1958 (72' 3" IL, 10' wide, 300000 lb max, with 4 four-wheel trucks) Thanks Rupert

Tim O'Connor wrote: Indeed, there's no reason not to model ANYTHING just because it was uncommon. But if one chooses to model very many uncommon things, the combination is a deadly foe to

Mike Brock wrote Not only seen, but when loaded they are often spectacular, which explains why railfans were fond of taking pictures of them. I have a beautiful shot of PRR F29 #70008 on the SP in

I've had considerable experience with these in recent years. Even though I use a Badger unit, the air supply from an ordinary hobby size compressor is insufficient. It is necessary to obtain a unit

There also is a long flat produced by Frateschi of Brazil. It has a deck that measures 61 feet, and fishbelly sides with 17 stake pockets. I picked one up at Timonium recently to see what could be