Phil Buchwald asked: "Too short? Height wise or Width wise?" Height. Ben Hom

Too short? Height wise? or Width wise? The alternative would be to scratch some ends like Ted Culotta did for his UP box car. Making pointed ends on all those little ribs doesn't sound like fun!

I believe there was an article in RMC re. modeling the Gassetts plant. I'll rumage and see if I can locate it. Regards, Norm Larkin

Beckert, Shawn wrote: Shawn, It depends on what you are using the INDUSTRIALS for. For the purposes of my railroad research, the statistics are not really that useful. Rather, the verbal history of

Phil, Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, I've been to Chester and photographed the depot and the grounded boxcar, as well as a tool car over near the general store that was still on its trucks. I've

The SP ends were quite extensively reworked and would be a tedious kitbash (pattern is 5/4/5/3). The Tichy ends are considerably too short as well as being the wrong pattern. Tony Thompson

Larry, You were told right, and it wasn't just coal mines. One gold mine I know of was the Empire Mine in Nevada County, which ceased production following a strike and flooding of the mine in 1956

Thanks, I'm going to have to buy the MM back issue. Off the top of your head, were the ends reworked from the originals? If so, I think I could use the Tichy ends for their P&LE steel side

List, A question for those who collect the Moody's Industrial Manual: How many of these should one have to get a good representation of the industries for any particular era? I have the

Larry Kline replied: Larry is right. All photos I have seen of the SP rebuilds have the poling pockets, and of course the USRA design had them originally. If the model has none, it is

Ed Mines wrote: Probably depends on individual design. Drawings in Cycs show sizes like 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches diameter. If functioning correctly, they are in tension when loaded, thus should be

Bill McCoy wrote: The chip is in the PFE book, Bill, so you can make your own choice. I have used both Floquil and Scalecoat BCR, but the former is especially variable. Tony Thompson

Thanks for the mm reference! I'm slowly trying to build up a fleet of the various rebuilds, so this one has to get into the collection! Regards, Phil Buchwald Pat The one

Garth, The plant in Gassetts is still standing, however it is currently not producing. The company has consolidated the operations a few miles down the track to Ludlow, Vt. I don't know if the

What was the actual diameter of truss rods? Would they appear rigid(even rail show some bend in 40 ft. sections)? Are they prone to show rust? Ed

Thanks to all who answered this question and thanks to everyone on the list for not complaining about this topic which is not of interest to everyone. Wouldn't coal dealers have problems getting

Hi Bill, Thanks for your very informative reply. Michael Bill McCoy wrote:

I Will forward your request to some of the members of the C&EI HS that I know, I am in a modeling RR club with some members of that group. Scott A. Reed

Ben, I think I have been past that plant. Doesn't it still have a siding? It is still operating, and if so, do they ship by rail? I didn't notice any significant activity. I will be in the area again

Phil Buchwald wrote: This is sort of nit-picky, however the prototype photo in the link you sent shows poling pockets while the model has none. Was this a prototype variation, or a model