The notes for the photo say the photo was taken at Fort Madison, IA. The train supposedly is the Santa Fe's Navajo. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

hello jack I was look at your tool link alot dont link any more here that you might know http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php?cPath=21 tom cataldo -- Thomas j Cataldo

In a longer comment, Jim Betz wrote: Over the years, working railroaders have often pointed out that a local train crew, when coming on duty, could take one look at their train and know where most

That's great. Now I've got a Red Caboose tank, the parts for the frame are available from Tangent, and the decals will be coming. Anything else I should know that's not visible in the picture? I'd

Since they are black, I suspect that he is casting his own cars at home. Hence the crude look. If he was using Shapeways and having them made in Frosted Ultra Detail, they would be translucent and the

I agree about the coarse details, but if I were modeling the D&RGW and needed dozens of them, I might think otherwise. The pictures of the finished model do look nice in the context of a finished

Armand, First select the cars that will service your -on layout- industries. Usually that will be about twice as many cars as you have car spots (for empties in/loads out or vice versa). Second

I remember seeing these cars in an article by Richard H. (I think) about GS gondolas and thinking they looking comparatively massive. especially the longer one. Is it reasonable to say these would

For $65 they are awfully crude. That brake chain (?) looks like it’s a foot thick (yes, I’m exaggerating). Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> on behalf of

I'm working on those decals... Sheesh, I just posed the initial query less than a week ago! Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media speedwitchmedia@... - www.speedwitchmedia.com Blog:

I like the detail, but hate the "printed on" grabs and brake gear. I emailed the seller to inquire about running them sans those details as the rest looks quite good. Ted Culotta

The flat car with the 3 wooden tubs is a Santa Fe water car. Water cars of this type lasted into the 1930s and perhaps longer. Water was hauled for company service - extra gangs - etc. Metal tank

Florida East Coast shipped fresh water into the Keys, ca 1912, in cars that looked very much like this. See Bramson, "Speedway to Sunshine", p 90. (Later on, conventional tank cars were used: same

Wine was extensively shipped in conventional tank cars as early as 1910. These wooden tubs seem to me most unlikely to be in use for that purpose. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

I have seen wine tanks that look like that. Perhaps its a shipment of them. Bob Kessler

I have seen wine tanks that look like that. Perhaps its a shipment of them. Bob Kessler

Hey, those look pretty good. I have the DRGW’s own blueprints for the 1922 car and having done most of the work to put it into a 3d mesh considered the notion of 3d printing it. It’s kinda

If Tim Gilbert were still with us he’d whip out his set of ICC Blue Books and write 14 pages in one paragraph telling us about steel vs. wood, etc. etc. etc., no doubt managing to toss in ton miles

It is a nice looking car in the photos. I am tempted to buy one. Has anyone on this list tried these? I wonder if this (3D printing) is the future of modeling, replacing resin casting. I've heard it

EARLY WINE CARS MAYBE TOM CATALDO -- Thomas j Cataldo