The mill gon emails got me looking at my 1957 CBC. There is an SP gon pictured on pg. 173. Numbered 160754, built 12/51, it has fixed ends, and its length is stated in the caption as 48 ft. 6 in. I

Jay Styron wrote: Yes, and the clinic reflects the fairly well completed book on same which should not be too awfully long in forthcoming. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

OK, Richard, send them over. I think I also remember seeing that Tony T. will be doing a clinic on these cars at the SPHTS convention, which I plan on attending. Thanks, -Jay

Tell you what, Jay. If you'll post them to the STMFC archives, I'll send you JPEGs of the photos I have. That way, anyone who wants to see them (e.g., Shawn Beckert) can do so. Richard H.

That's interesting information for a couple of reasons, Clark. The unequal capacity of the two compartments suggests that SVX 200 was a former single compartment car converted to a two compartment

My buddy Sam has been busy on another group posting waybills from the Minnesota Western RR for Watertown Mn. I thought this load would be of interest to this group. 1/25/54- SVX 200, 8,000 gal. two

Richard H. Hendrickson wrote: close. Richard, where might we find good photos of these cars? -Jay Styron

Tim O'Connor wrote (several days ago), regarding kitbashing an Athearn gon into an SP mill gon: The process was nowhere near that radical. I cut the Athearn bodies into several sections, each

Dave, I would sure like to see you post the data you have on the Southern Railway for the 30's and 40's. I could really use the info on specific railroads, car types, and locomotives that were being

I'd be particularly interested in seeing some data from the SAL. Dave Nelson

Apologies for the bandwidth, guys, but I've mislaid Bruce Smith's e-mail address. Bruce, please contact me off-list. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

I received a shipment of 138 prints from Bob Saturday and am purchasing 68 of them. Highlights included: 12 WFEX (finally!) several NC&StL subjects including 18908, a XM-34 boxcar built in 1942 and

Thanks Bruce, I will weather the car and add some detail. I just hadn't built any 'shake the box' kits in a long time. Clark

Clark asked: Clark, I forget exactly which trucks are on this model, but I believe that they are correct. A quick check of Rob Schoenberg's

I've thrown together an abbreviated list of car builders (there were so many small firms), and this is linked off our home page: http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/index.html I plan on compiling a

Charlie: As a Seaboard fan I would be quite interested in reading anything about the Seaboard in 1943. Richard Stallworth

If anyone is interested, I can post excerpts from the few conductor books that I have. They feature ATSF passenger trains through Ft. Madison, Iowa; 1943 Seaboard trains through Charleston, S.C.

The RF&P #2925 was built in 1960 -- interesting shot because it has a black roof, while Kadee's model has a galvanized roof. The PRR flat car shot with the REA trucks is great! Note that those trucks

Dave, I know you mean that humorously, but the car in that photo is nearly 30 years old and as Byron has pointed out, the wood on the car sides looked like that only at the very end of their lives,