Nelson Moyer wrote: With all due respect, Nelson, I think you are missing the entire point. The Cycs from the beginning have offered a standard RAILROAD INDUSTRY standard vocabulary. Why on earth

I'm not sure I understand how such a glossary could become "universal", and I might quibble with the characterization of those institutions as "authoritative". I believe that every issue of the CBC

It’s a shame that NMRA, MR, RMC, or some ‘authoritative’ source can’t come up with a glossary of standard railroad terminology for authors and publishers to follow. The RPM leadership has

Not only have freight cars been equipped with power brakes, but they still are. They replaced to old upright brake wheels around 1930 or so. Power brakes are the ones with the geared housing on the

Did freight cars have "power" hand brakes? Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

And install a pair of Tahoe 5-footwheelbase arch bar trucks if you model before the 1943 ban. I know I will! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN From:STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]

Armand Premo asked: "Looking for Frisco and KCS cars or kits appropriate of the late forties. Any help would be appreciated." Here's a suggestion - what's the data from your shifting lists telling

Looking for Frisco and KCS cars or kits appropriate of the late forties. Any help would be appreciated . Armand Premo

Hello Group, I am asking if anyone on the list can provide the date that the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, set-out sleeper — perhaps from train 5-25 -- was discontinued? Thanks and Cheers, Bill

Except that UTLX 4068 is a 10000 gallon Van Dyke car, builtcirca 1911. It would need to be bigger. Good photo find, nonetheless. Thanks! Steve Hile

RMC December 1995 has the article. Don Burn

Elden, That car is the classic Van Dyke tank car. Can be done with the PSC kit in 6K version. Richard did an article on the standard gauge build some time ago, someone will remember where. Dan Smith

Union Petroleum 169: 1920 http://digital.hagley.org/PRR_05342 Interesting bolster and draft gear! Elden Gatwood

All this talk of tank cars got me thinking you would like to see this "medium height walkway" UTLX tank car: http://digital.hagley.org/PRR_05108 Elden Gatwood

Thanks to those who provided the information I requested about the GN stock cars and PRR X43B. There’s an amazing number of knowledgeable people in this group who are eager to volunteer their

Andy; It looks like a radial-course GATC product to me. I could be wrong. Elden Gatwood

Nelson; B-end photos are indeed rare: Series 85400-86399 (1000 cars), car 86243 had a Miner brake Segregated service cars in series 600000-601999 (2000 cars), car 600635 had a Universal with dished

My photo shopping at C'ville included two color shots of NYNH&H steel boxcars, a 1937 in black /w orange doors and a post-war 10-ft high car w/Improved Dreadnaught ends in orange paint, both with the

---In STMFC@..., <dti406@...> wrote : Tommy Gilberts Hobby Shop in Gettysburg, PA Rick Jesionowski I suspect one would have better luck at Main Line Hobbies, some 20-25 minutes further west at Blue