Andy, I totally agree. I liked my rotary paper cutter so much that I bought a larger one - 18". Blades can be replaced when they wear out, so I don't worry about that.

Andy, Some of the tricks we do are so matter of fact that we never think of passing it on to the rest of the group. When I've done my Pan Pastel clinics I am amazed at the questions that are asked. I

Yeah but... those are DC machines, so the only real sound is gear noise and the occasional clacking of the control contactors, much like a diesel as it makes transition. The GN Y-1s were AC machines

Ted is right. My wife and I chased a Little Joe for a long way West from Missoula in 1973. I recorder them. There was virtually no sound, except for the bell and whistle, a little hum if you got

I have acquired three paper cutters over the last 5 years. One was a little used large model with a cast steel slicer and a hard wood deck. I have found myself using the cutter more and more for

Hello, My railroad career started for the Milw Road in Montana/Idaho, which had electrified locomotives. I can tell you from expierence they are almost sound less. A little gear noise, occasional

I installed a tsunami as I recall that was a rather generic electric. The truth is that all I really wanted was the bell and the whistle for operating sessions. I will tell you that if you have the

I have several Great Northern Y-1s (that later became the FF2s) and would like to add DCC and sound. I have not been able to locate sound files for the engine and am wondering if anyone could point

Folks, A small typo slipped into the most recent edition! The link for the North Carolina RPM Carolinas School of Railroad Modeling Techniques in UPCOMING EVENTS event is incorrect. It should

Bruce, folks; I found extremely interesting when researching various cars that did not fit within the mold of, "if it fits, and is not too heavy...", the approach taken by each railroad, in light

Fenton Wells writes: What ladders did you use? Hi, Fenton -- The ladders are Kadee -- to my eye about as nice as the fabricated ones from Yarmouth, and

Doug Harding commented... "That is the poultry car that is at the Transportation Museum in St Louis. The only known poultry car to still exist. It was a Poultry Palace Car. The car is now sitting in

Folks, Examining the 1933 version of ARA Rules Governing the Loading of Commodities on Open Top Cars, figures 53-61, it is immediately apparent that this long load is most likely secured in

Fine model work. Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer

Bob, I have a collection of the AAR loading pamphlets but not all and each is specific to a particular commodity. Issue and revision dates range from 1936 to 1959 with most in the 1940s. If you can

Yes. Schuyler

Photo: LPTC 847 (Poultry Car) An undated photo of a poultry car from WorthPoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/live-poultry-transportation-company-11549263 Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Hopper Bottom Boxcar Courtesy of "Puddington" on the Railwire Net website, who writes: "An interesting article for a 1921 Popular Mechanic's magazine about a Canadian Pacific Railway "hopper bottom

Yes, of course, that’s understood. But there may have been blocking on the end cars that is concealed by the long line of people. The load spanned over the middle flat without touching it.

AAR Closed Car Loading Guide This is a link to the 2014 version of this