Is there any correlation between the position of the hatches (open or closed) on a refrigerator car and whether it's loaded or empty? Paul Catapano

Milwaukee welded roof with good shots them myself and What issues were these in? I have all the MM. SGL

Clark Propst wrote: Guess Midwestern taste in beer is much like their taste in coffee . . . Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Thanks: To Ted Culotta for his patience and tolerating me on what appeared to be a very hectic weekend for him. To Ben Hom and especially Jerry Dziedic for coming through in a pinch. New: Bill Welch

Hey Mr. Schnepf, I looked for the new C&EI shipper guide at your web site and couldn't find it. Can you tell me what the cost is, including postage, to send me one here in California? Thanks, Shawn

Hi All, I have finally organized my magazine collections. I am currently concentrating on completing The Keystone and pre 1990 Mainline Modelers. I have cataloged Classic Trains, Rails Northeast. I

Hmmm. That's odd. I never received Tim's comment, only Bill's followup . . . Are there on-line photos that show the roof? SGL

So, I was cruising through a Branchline Yardmaster kit today and thought I should review the PDF at the Steam Freight Cars website to check on the roof, doors, handbrake and running board.

Tim, The Ribside models are of the 1939-1940 built 10-6 IH cars as are the Sunshine #41.1-.4 kits. The 10-9 IH cars were the 1944 and newer cars. As to the roof, there are things I like about each

Paul: I thought that too, as I saw them under Uncle Dave's ebay listing. The photos that are being used are the pilot models (with the errors!) I hope they are fixed as I don't want to strip

Bill: Thanks. I was guessing 33" based upon the appearance of the truck in relation to the rail. Gene

Gene, Diagram says 33 inch. Later, Bill Kelly you wrote : ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up

is Robert There is an excellent article on Swift reefers (and stock and tank cars) by Martin Loftin in the Feb., 1993 issue of Rail Model Journal. There is so much info on these cars that it would

Ahh, I see. Recommended Practice vs Standard. Trapped in an assumption again. Thanks for the correction. Pierre

Can someone tell me what size wheel was used in the trucks on the PFE express reefers? Was it 33" or 36"? Thanks, Gene Deimling

I spoke with Alan Welch about these this weekend. He pointed out that they are the correct height if you scale down the prototype, which is certainly a good trend. However, they have to be modified

Pierre Oliver asked: Isn't there an NMRA standard for bolster dimensions? Technically, no - it's Recommended Practice RP-23 (Revised August 1961): http://www.nmra.org/standards/rp-23.html Ben Hom

Ted, Go to www.uncledavesbrass.com. He has a couple in stock under the HO list with a picture. They look right, but I am at the office. I hope they are right, I have sent my money for two. Paul

compared to This used on came Ted Culotta made the same reference about these trucks being to high in his latest article in RMC. It's too bad about these trucks. Given that I could have used over 4

It's too bad that Rich Meyer believed his company was worth so much money that no one would buy it at the asking price. The ideal situation would have been for someone to purchase and continue