Steve Sandifer wrote: Steve, for obvious reasons, the produce cars scattered outward from their origins, and streams of them joined and mixed with other streams. As you went farther and farther

I understand this situation in the west for full reefer trains headed east. However, by the time those cars got a place like Kansas City, and they got into manifest freights, what would you expect?

What Tony said is essentially correct. What you have are exceptions. I've researched this issue for nearly ten years and, with the exception of the early years of World War II through about 1947,

If you model a produce loading area in California, it's unlikely you'd see SFRD reefers being loaded on the SP (and vice-versa). But if you model a destination urban area, SFRD loads were certainly

Is it steam or electric?   Chuck Happel "I never said half the crap people said I did." Albert Einstein ________________________________ To: "STMFC@..." <STMFC@...> Sent:

I realize it's off-topic... for one thing, it's nothing but meter gauge in Yumlkokpokk... Scott Pitzer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Guess that's similar to pocket-photoing on my cell phone. Joe Bower _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Scott Pitzer Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

I have done my share of dealing with mismatched parts but I think this kit takes the cake. Further the prototype had a radial roof but the modeler gets a pair of ends intended for a peaked roof

Here is a link to a photograph showing rabbits about to be loaded into a Santa Fe refrigerator car (SFRD 12801) in Liberal, Kansas: http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228197/page/1 The rabbits have

While we are on the subject, does anyone know of a set of O scale decals for 36' ice reefers? Ryan in Iowa

I have the following number series. 36700-36919 36955-37299 37300-38299 38300-38999 At the NP society page, Google "NPRHA", then go to, in order, Research Library, Diagrams of NP Equipment, Box car

You can safely disregard that... pocket-typing. Scott Pitzer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Ken Roth wrote: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2011/02/modeling-freight-traffic-coast-line.html Tony Thompson

Ignore the Steve Stull message, it is being worked. Mike Brock STMFC Owner

Apologies to the group. Email was compromised at 4:52 this afternoon, was not aware of the problem till a few minutes ago. Keep me on moderated status for now. Issues are being corrected. Steve

Pierre, the new Testor's paints are all acrylic. Kurt Stoebe

<All, < <Anyone know what's happening with California Roadbed? Is Richard ill? <I placed an order and received an order confirmation back in February, <but I haven't heard a word from him since, and

I recently finished a Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit for a Northern Pacific, 36-foot, double-sheathed box car with fish belly side sills. The kit notes the prototype cars were built in 1906 by Standard

Andy- Slight correction.the Stove Polish article appeared in the April, 1954 issue. Now Floquil is no more. I think the name comes from the original basis for the line.ink, not paint!!! Charlie