USRA influence, yes. I wouldn't characterize the Southern car as simply a stretch USRA twin, as the tall crossridge between the hopper bays is more suggestive of CNJ's stretch version of the old

http://www.gwinnettdailyonline.com/GDP/archive/articleFF50FB36F7B942108A3EA627EB4B4B6C.asp Thought I would pass this on for all to read. Jason Greene Lawrenceville, GA

davebayl@... writes: would be speaking of the steel offset side hopper as well as the all steel square end hopper with steel reinforcing ribs on the sides. << The rib side hopper is useful at

Dave Bayless wrote: "On the twin hoppers, someone once made some extension/replacement panels for the sides." Dave, I told you in my previous post: 'WAB (newly-built panel side cars). Pikestuff

Jim Hill writes: "I had the same problem/question about the top red stripe, which is sometimes VERY difficult to see in certain photographs." Definitely hard to tell in black and white photos.

jthirtysix [whoever you are]: For a start, go to: http://user.icx.net/~sergent/index.htm They answer e-mail queries. Ron Boham Ralston, NE jthirtysix wrote:

kit with Dear Mr. McGuirk Yes I'd still be satisfied. My interest is to have the kit available,and if the abscence of the box and fancy instructions is what tips the balance as to making it

I had the same problem/question about the top red stripe, which is sometimes VERY difficult to see in certain photographs. But when I raised the question on the u.p. list, I was reliably assured

Guy: What was banned in after WWII? Were the T-section and L-section trucks the ones that were banned from interchange? Gene

Lists: Following is a reply directly from Athearn regarding the availability of their kits. Hopefully this will put an end to all the various threads. Thanks, Rich Ramik SNIPPED

Where can I get information on the 1/4" Sergent coupler? not --- In STMFC@..., "Ron Boham" <spnut@q...> wrote: enough a the other. pair distance. prototype was no one use

Ben and Others: Thank you for the input about the Athearn hoppers. I do have one other question. On the twin hoppers, someone once made some extension/replacement panels for the sides. I would

Jeff, I bought a bunch of 58s, then discovered Sergent's. I bought eight packages, and the more you assemble, the easier it gets. I had enough to do several cars and several engines for test

In a message dated 12/17/03 11:08:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, mark@... writes: << Were Andrews trucks ever banned from use? >> Mark, The Andrews trucks that we associate with USRA designs

With three great HO Scale couplers on the market - it's hard to pick one to standardize on. I would like all of my equipment to have one type of coupler. Let's look at each coupler: Kadee 58 and

No, just the published builder photo. Yep. Yes! Larry, you are absolutely correct! I cited the wrong number series. And Proto2000 did cars numbered in series 87100-87199, so not to worry.

On Sun Dec 14, 2003 Ed Mines asks: PFE reefers? Did the pipes go over or through holes in the underframe? << It appears that there has been a lot of yammering on this thread, but no one has answered

If you're after a string of offset twin hoppers in a short amount of time, the Athearn car packs some decent bang for the buck. By replacing the brakewheel, steps, and left hand grabs with

Tim, The PM had three classes of 50’ double door cars with Viking roofs. The first group (PM 71250-71349) was delivered in 1936 and had square corner posts. The next group (PM 72000-72099) was

tmolsen@... writes: Greg Martin wrote: Larry Kline will likely correct me as I am writing this from work but I believe it was 1954 or 1955. ---------------------------------- I don't know the