I was wondering if anyone knows if Branchline has come out with their eight rung ladders. I have heard that they plan to do this with the redo of forty foot boxcar, but had heard nothing since. I did

Friends, I am contemplating building a PRR X-29B from an old Front Range kit I have on hand. Does anyone have any advice on the sills? How deep were they, and how far were they inset from the edge of

Ken, Normally I'm never serious. Deeply sincere, yes, but never serious. Except for trains. Maybe. Now you can decided if my original statement was serious or not. Kind regards, Garth G.

Jared Harper said: Exactly, Jared. My original point, but more completely and better stated. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Hi Folks, Has anyone tried the galvanized paint from the hardware store? Will it react to the plastic? Would it work with a primer coat, as in the old Floquil paints. Thanks, George raise If

For really weathered galvanized metal I am considering using Mike Rose's weathering technique. If the plastic is already silver I would spray it with dullcote. Then I would spray it with alcohol.

With regard to creating a galvanized metal color we should also raise the question "Is it new galvanized or old weathered galvanized?" If seen some new galvanized metal that is very silvery. Then

Red, You wrote: No you did not. One major reason was that the percentage of boxcars at home of total boxcars on line was far higher in the 1920's than in the 1945-55 era. Three reasons for this: 1)

Interesting assertion. One thing that surprised me when I did the lists by car type was how far down the list you had to go to get 90% of the box car fleet- Maine Central at 54th place with 5102

Andrew, The car you're describing could be a General American "Dry Flo" 3 bay hopper like the CGW had. There is a kit available for that car. Clark Andrew and Victoria Baird wrote:

The October 1919 ORER. I only listed railroad-owned cars for those roads that interchanged (I'd estimate that perhaps 150-200 roads with cars listed in 10/19 didn't). Right. Mexican roads are also

David, A monumental task - what was your source(s)? You wrote: The numbers appear to include the Canadian-owned cars, but not Privately Owned ones. From the 1917 & 1925 BLUE BOOKS, the total cars

Mike Brock wrote http://www.mountaincement.net/MCC%20Web%20Site%2003/plant%20and%20company%20information.htm Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Good day! I am new to the list. I am building a version of a covered hopper used on the Grand Falls Central Railway in Newfoundland, Canada. It looks to be pressurized or has some sort of

I think Tony is right, no need for this group to go into cement chemistry. That's for Process Engineers not Railroad Engineers! I will say, that coal is used to create the heat necessary for the

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Could Larry Sexton contact me off line. Larry, I have lost your email address and phone number. Could you send me one or both, as i have a question for you. Sorry for using the list for this but

Hello Schuyler, Just a question on your 50/50 reefer grey/silver mix, what paint do you use? Is it acrylic, reg. Floquil, Scalecoat or.....Thanks in advance. Bud

David Thompson writes: Not bad. I thought of slack as well...but slack what? This coal, BTW, was likely coming from the mines at Hannah or Rock Springs. Another related question. I note in the book