Tim, Guy is correct, and Tony (forgive me) was in error. WP 19521-19542 were repainted in the aluminum scheme except, as Guy notes, they had black ends and roofs. And yes, I have a photo in my

Guy, In addition, one of the repainted cars (19537, IIRC) had a roller freight herald on the panel to the right of the door. It was obviously equipped with roller bearing trucks as a test. It was the

Dear friends, It is bench cleaning time again. I have a semi-scratchbuilt B&O P-35 container flat, four semi-scratchbuilt wood racks, one assembled Blue Ridge Historics resin wood rack and mint two

Does anyone have a current address, snail mail or e-mail, for Lou Schmitz? I've apparently lost mine, and need to contact him about some photos. TIA. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Andrew, Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the only way to access those sights is to become an AOL member. Kevin Lafferty Andrew,

Hi Everyone, Sept 29th, 02. Sunday 15:00 Hrs. M.D.T. I am not Exactly a Fan of A.O.L. or a User of their Services, but I let

Hi: Good question. I suspect these car fleets stayed on the north side of the border other than perhaps to serve as a rolling pipeline from Oklahoma and Texas into western Canada in the pre-1947

Gene, The lettering and painting is accurate for an as-built car. The ends are not completely correct as the kit provides a 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught End with all 8 main ribs extending to the

I'm looking for photos of the SAL 4001-4279 series boxcars... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Paul

Can anyone tell me how accurate the Branchline #1409 box car is? Is it correct for the number the model bears - 17799? Were the D&H series 17501-17600 box cars similar to the Branchline model? Is the

David, The October 1937 ORER lists the following series': T&NO 45000-45099 50 ton 911 ft3 T&NO 45100-45199 50 ton 911 ft3 T&NO 45200-45449 50 ton 911 ft3 T&NO

I want to second David's sentiment. Tony's book is the first in what will prove to be a treasure trove of SP freight car data. The quality and quantity of older images availible is

I'm sitting with an HO Overland C&NW wooden caboose model and the Walthers ad in the October MR. The Overland model should be pretty accurate as they work closely with Lloyd Keyser on their

Dave: Here is another trick. In a large sauce pan, boil some water. Submerge the casting for a few seconds. WIth some straight wood blocks, placed inside the gon body ( this will help keep things

Can I combine shipping on multiple packages?? ;o) Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Dave, I had a similar problem with a fully built F&C GSh gondola (alumilite castings). I had a piece of 3/8" tempered glass cut (for a very flat surface) and used heavy weights (several pounds) on

Fellow listers, Tim has shown where I am price gouging the public, so effective immediately, I am reducing the price of the Accumate Scale Couplers 12 packs to FREE!! I will sell Tim, or anyone else,

Dave - Try rotating the casting in the opposite direction to straighten it out. If it breaks, we'll replace it for free. - Al Westerfield

I have a Westerfield kit of an ATSF Caswell gon and the one piece body is warped -- if you look down the length of the car the near end is rotated about 10-15 degrees clockwise from the far end. Am