I have a hunk o' coke I picked up along the tracks years ago, and it's quite porous and a medium gray color, like charcoal, I'd say. The piece is about four inches by six inches by three inches or so.

Shouldn't the "stray" FGEX car be included with the three FGE cars? Thank you very much for compiling this database. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ ________________________________ To:

Go to the Flyers by RR link on my website to find flyers for all the Sunshine Swift reefer kits. Reading the flyers should answer your questions. Jim Hayes Portland

Jason Greene wrote: Certainly not true everywhere, Jason. Beehives were still in use in West Virginia as late as WW II, maybe later. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

Actually I think it is just a case of allowing Intermountain to do the marketing. And I know for sure that some of the CCC tooling was NOT done by Intermountain since I've actually seen the tooling

Tim O'Connor wrote: My understanding the information for the bulkhead version was supplied by Jim Mischke and is correct for the B&O and close for some other railroads. The is a storage cabinet to

I used to work at one of the by-products plants here in Birmingham. The size is not the same as ballast. The lumps are generally between a softball and football in size. As for the color, it depends

HO scale?? Sunshine 24.1 to 24.6, 24.22 to 24.24, 46.17 Tim O

Guys, I have found where Sunshine produced kits for the Swift reefers....and they still show as available. Question? What is the difference between the "5200"series and the "6700" series kits?

Jerry I don't know what the selling agreement is -- ask Ron! :-) IRC has Bethlehem, Tichy, Red Caboose, et al for sale as well. I think CCS is Ron Sebastian's name for his custom tooling, but the

Say guys, are there any accurate models out there of a Swift Meat reefer? I cannot find any....in plastic anyway. I am needing a few that would have been around in the late 30's to mid 40's. In

There is a photo of coke fuel on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_%28fuel%29 Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

So... you think a dark gray ballast (basalt rock) from AZ-Rock would do? Is HO scale ballast about the right size for coke? (I'm asking because I just finished my B&O O-27 gondola w/ coke

I wouldn't say silvery... it's not shiney at all, and nowhere near that light in color. I remember handling it for my neighbor's forge when I was a kid. If I had to match it for color, I'd say

By 1978 I remember swithcing 50' double door cars with Christmas trees.  But again very old and on there last legs.  Some may not have made the empty return trip.   Bill Vaughn

Bill There is already an online list in the STMFC Files web page. It may not be 100% current but it's close, based on what I saw at Naperville. Tim O'Connor

Right, CCS is custom Intermountain tooling. DPH also has a line of custom tooled S scale models. I believe it was DPH who had the Viking roof made for the Red Caboose 1937 box cars. I wish more

Petroleum coke is a dark, inky black and is "fine" material. I'll go with Eric on coal coke until someone comes up with a color photo :-) If you want to see coke go to Google news and look at

I think the B&O car is accurate... but is the NYC flat ok? B&O http://www.imrcmodels.com/ho/html/48753.htm NYC http://www.imrcmodels.com/ho/html/48752.htm Thanks Tim O'Connor

If one wanted to model coke, say to fill the Walthers coke containers, what material would one use, and what color would it be? Thanks! Jerry Michels Jerry: Coke is usually a light grey, silvery