The practice on some RRs (e.g. Santa Fe) was to change all wheelsets to wrought steel rather than doing one or two axles at a time, with serviceable cast iron wheels being used as replacements on cars

Bob Witt wrote: Actually, Bob, only cast iron wheels need to be cast with chills for the tread region. Cast steel wheels don't need and aren't given this feature. But you are right that it would

Larry Jackman wrote: right are the left end L3, on Larry, There is a photo from the Wm Raia collection of a B&O twin hopper (223350) with a re-weigh date of 5-50 where they designated

Somehow, this message I typed to a friend in reply to his email to me: Inexplicably ended up on this list. I have no clue how that happened. Apologies. SGL

Weren't you paying attention? We appointed you webmaster! Actually, I have no clue. SGL

As I recall, Kato offered its HO covered hopper kit only in three-packs. regards, Andy Miller

Actually Don himself posted the following in message 21131 on July 8 2003. "This will be a bit long but will serve two purposes. First, it will bring everyone up to date on our Dominion car project.

In keeping the embers burning on available undecorated freight car kits, I am pleased to be reoffering Milwaukee HO ribbed side 40 single door boxcars. The more these kits sell, the more likely the

thing was pretty impressive< The statement says the error was corrected but he would not finish the work. Following is part of the statement; "just over a year since the error was corrected.

Hmmm... I'm curious as to what the errors were. Did it turn out, say, a scale 12" too short in all directions? Or were there missing details? I saw one of the test shots at a hobby shop

I have worked many fields in my life, but primarily at a computer technical person. I can't classify it as a paper-pusher job though since I do a lot of wireless networking of the outdoor

Larry Jackman writes: As I understand it, the conversions from prototype dimensions to HO were done by the toolmaker to only two significant figures (five would be more like it) and this led

Hello Clark, Since I did not see a response to your question I thought I'd mention a bit of experience I had growing up (I'm still in that never ending process). My farther ran a service station

I picked up a McKean combination plug and sliding door welded side 40' PS-1. The car has the 5-4-1 riveted ends with 6 vertical corrugations at the end roof peak. Anybody have any ideas as to who

Bob Witt wrote: Aaaargh! I understand. My hazy recollection was that a dispute was being negotiated. Obviously a serious understatement on my part! Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

I have revised and expanded my old L&N Two-bay offset hopper set to cover all major transition-era L&N hopper carbody types. It has correct car numbers, dimensional data, and build dates are

Another approach which they may want to consider is packaging two per box in kit form. I cant imagine they have as much in the injection as they do in labor, even if done in China! I personaly would

Personally I do not under stand why there was any thing for the tool maker to convert. Drawings should have contained the correct dimensions for him to work with. Had it done so there would have been

Anthony Thompson wrote: > We haven't heard from Don about this car kit since late 2003, if memory serves. Does anyone know the status? Tony, See the November 2004 Newsletter ... which I have