Hey gang, Going through some more "Stuff" I found a few new in box HO scale resin kits from Blue Ridge Historics for L&N Big Woody (x2), Little Woody (x2) and NC&StL (x2) cabooses. Please e-mail

Ben, Rule 3 should refer to General Service Boxcars, and Flats, and not all freight cars, particularly hoppers or tank cars - Gon in between Boxcars and Hoppers. The adverb "Generally" is

Guys; I think that lateral may be an Alan Wood, but my guess here on the rest may be that this was a repaired walk; thus, the use of non-standard materials. I have seen a photo of a PRR H34 that had

Except that each segment is the distance between roof ribs; definitely non-standard, at least in my experience. Wood roofwalks are usually made up of muck longer planks, spanning several ribs. --

VERY odd, indeed. What appears to be a non-standard wood roofwalk, with metal walks at the ladders. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Larry, I wonder if we aren't being victimized by the telephoto lens here. I count 16 segments in the 40' length of the car. That makes each of these "tiles" actually 30" long. It may just be a

Phil & List, I got an original full size PRR drawing for the trust plate. Tim Gilbert was very helpful in getting me the trust data as to what was built with the various trusts. I then had my

Dear list, I came across this image as part of a new scanning project I fell into. It is from a photo taken in Drain Oregon (Southern Pacific) in the 1950ish date range. It is in the files section

--- In STMFC@..., "Bill Lane" <billlane@c...> wrote:" Almost every major X29 component is represented in some combination on one of the 7 versions we had made. For example, we have 4

Brian; The only drawings I have seen of these features are contained in the copies of the GATC tank car book I have seen that were published in the early 60's. The valves (and many other fittings) do

I'm hoping to locate drawings and/or photos (whatever I can get) of safety relief valves used on tank car expansion domes during the mid-1950s. I've looked at my copies of the 1957 and 1961 CBCs and

Bill, Rail Graphics (Ron Roberts) e-mail address is in the cc: portion of this message. He also advertises regularly in the model publications if you need the address. Mont Switzer

I took a look at the Lane's Trains web site, and one of the things which stood out, as they always do, was the "cast" Pennsy trust plates. The list of "signature" Pennsy items have to include X29s,

Following on my recent question about L&N specially-equipped boxcars of the late 50s and subsequent years, which were painted blue to denote the special equipment. I've looked more at the shots in

Brian Carlson asks: The plan is to offer several owners for each design. As of now, we have identified GRCX 2162, CUSX 333, HACX 101 and SKX 231 [ Spencer Kellog ] for the 6 panel car [ the one with

Mike, will the Spencer Kellogg car be offered? I'd have to have one since they were local. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Hi All, It has been a while since I posted an update on my Pennsy S Models S Scale brass PRR X29 project. After wanting an S Scale X29 for over 10 years and trying to get them made for about 8 years,

I got a book out from the local library called "All-American Ads of the 30's". In it was an ad for Gulf gasoline from the mid-30's, showing black tank cars with orange domes, and the familiar

Hi All, Does anyone have a current phone number, Website or email address for Rail Graphics? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy in S Scale in 1957 See my finished models

Doug (?) asked: "..can anyone send me a picture of the Illinois Central 40' orange box car? Was the entire car orange?" The IC didn't adopt the orange boxcar scheme until 1967, which is after