The Brinkley Shuttle A story from the Arkansas Railroad History website about an automobile shuttle train that operated in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Full

As anyone seen or heard from Ted? I know that his job and location are kind of ground zero for the virus problem. I placed an order with him in early March and have not heard

Lester Very nice I really like the weathering. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Have you seen this website? Might have something in it. http://www.bhamrails.info/ Lee Lee Singletary Alabaster, Alabama

On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:49 PM Ray Hutchison via groups.io <rayhutchison2@...> wrote: Birmingham 1923 Ensley 1906 From Shorpy: On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:26 PM Todd Horton via

The modeling idea that first struck me was this. Have a vertical pin, delrin or such, sticking up from the truck pivot point. Cut a slot sideways in the center bolster for the pin to slide in

Birmingham 1923 Ensley 1906 From Shorpy:

The C of G used USRA clone gons for pig iron service in Birmingham. These cars had the sides lowered to limit the amount of material that could be loaded. These cars were eventually all rebuild with

Thank you. It is on my todo list. J. Stephen Sandifer

Hi Steve, Tom and Mel, It’s definitely an interesting car. I dug out my copy of White’s The American Railroad Freight Car, and checked the drawings and related text. That center truck was able

What type of cars would the Southern have used to bring in iron ore and lime to the blast furnaces operating in Birmingham, AL in the early 1950's? And which roads owned each type of car typically

Of my resin kits to be built, the Rock Island wood stock car 75050 was the best addition to the current fleet. Therefore, I built it. If you are interested in the build of Rocket Express Models Rock

Of my resin kits to be built, the Rock Island wood stock car 75050 was the best addition to the current fleet. Therefore, I built it. If you are interested in the build of Rocket Express Models Rock

I agree with Jack. Also, Dreadnaught ends with W section corner posts made use of castings or forgings to terminate the side sills and the Z bar that formed the side plate, and these parts had

That is some very nice work on the CB&T kit, Bob. I recall having difficulty working with the plastic of these kits. About 20 years ago, I upgraded several of use on a club layout. Installing the

Bruce, Try Blick.com They are a national Art store that supplies to the professional and hobbiest. Not a craft store. You want to put Enviortex Lite in the search bar. They have different sizes

Sounds like a prototype variant on the Modelers’ Law: scratchbuild or kitbash a steam era freight car and a commercial product will likely appear (with the corollary—it will only appear in

That car was discussed by William Voss in his work on freight car construction, reprinted years ago in the Trainshed Cuclopedia series as "Freightcars 1892". I don't recall the name of Voss' original

Bob: This car stands tall against any group of cars. I think most of us "older" modelers have some of these kits on our shelf. You have proved that they deserve resurrection. Bill Pardie Sent from

Thank you both Tom and Steve for the information. Looks like there is enough there to build that good looking ore car. I forwarded your replies to him. Mel