In a message dated 3/8/05 4:53:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, tgilbert@... writes: << These Rules may have been in effect before 1960, but were never published as part of the Car Service

Bill, These cars aren't listed in the 1/59 ORER but are listed in 7/62. I don't have immediate access to any ORERs between these dates to find out when the cars were renumbered. The RI Color Guide

used) ============================= You can make Excel function almost like a database by writing VBA macros behind the spreadsheet. Having said that, it is way easier to just use a database and do

As a database programmer, I happen to like databases for this job. Excel is a great tool for someone who just needs to get a list developed and do some simple sorting/grouping/summing. However, the

One advantage of a database program (at least the ones that I have used) over Excel is that you can set up drop-down lists for each field. For example, using Steve's field of Category, you can set the

You can use nearly any computer program these days to do this. I started mine in the MSWorks database years ago. However you could do the same thing in Excel or even in Word using the tables, but that

Winterail next Shawn, I have used RailBase from Albion Software for a number of years to maintain a database of my freight car fleet. If you don't want to build your own database with Access or Excel,

Actually, their web site shows the Erie with the Large herald, which is wrong for my late 30's time frame. They also show the Soo car with the "50's style early block lettering". Nope, that won't

Folks, in my decal bin I discovered an Oddballs Set #187-450 for a green "RI 50' Boxcar (3-51), Series 110012-110024, Proto 2000 Kit". I'm a sucker for neat decals, so I am sure I bought it without

wrote: lettering, as I model 1943. I will leave to those more learned about the accuracy of the car itself but a while ago I noticed in a WWII issue of Railroad magazine about the C&EI coming out

Sounding more and more like FileMaker; it's really a great product, and IS cross-platform. Or maybe you should just get a Mac! 8^) -- Brian Ehni

least where I can get alphabets in different fonts? ============================ While waiting for my wife to finish pouring over all the junk, err antiques at a local antique mall, I found a rack of

Clark Propst asked: I have been busy building structures for my freight cars to be spotted at (content). I need some signs for these business'. The problem is, I only need one sign for each building.

Some years ago I wrote my own inventory system in MS Access. It includes car inventory, parts inventory, what detail parts were used on each car, and a some other things. I also use it to keep track

I have been busy building structures for my freight cars to be spotted at (content). I need some signs for these business'. The problem is, I only need one sign for each building. I need 4 or 5 signs.

Ends too? Good to know. You can't really tell from the photo i've been referring to. The door definitly shows contrast, but from the angle, the ends may have been washed out, so don't appear any

I use MS Excel for a large number of applications. It is VERY easy to use, very powerful and is availible for both PC and MAC. It can be setup to serve as a database, but it does have some

Ben, All the photos I've seen of the NH PS-1s in new paint had black doors. However, I don't have any bills of materials for any PS-1s, just data from correspondence files and these only go back to

Shawn, I use ProTrak, an operations program to generate switchlists, etc. for my model railroad. Of course, part of the set-up is the inventory of equipment. There are separate screens for freight

question for the list--when did the FRA[assumed] outlaw the ribbed back freight wheels from interchange traffic and was there a grace period for instillation of the flat back wheels--thanks j.Young