Group... my previous message was supposed to go only to Dennis Storzek, but, I recently caught a cold, and my head's a bit messed up. Sorry Bill Daniels Tucson, AZ

Dennis, Thanks for your recommendation regarding the Caboose Issue from the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society. I received my copy yesterday and already I've learned something I didn't know

Hi Richard and List Members, Does anyone know the original build date for these RI gons? I'm wondering if they would be approriate for my 1929 era. As we have the Intermountain 40-foot USRA wood-side

Here are a couple more, Brian. I know because I just put your trucks on models of these. John R. Grace & Co GRYX 657 AC&F Type 27 8.000 gal. tank car built 1937. Sorry, I don't have a number

The LNE also used these on the 12000 series cement cars; Roger Hinman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I might have bought the book if it were 1940-1980 instead of 1900-1960... :-)

Thanks Mike! That's what I was looking for : ) Clark Propst

I need help. I'm trying to compile a list of railroads and cars that used the double truss trucks with the coil-elliptic spring package as done in HO by Tahoe Model Works. Below is what I could

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: I'm contemplating an article on how to make so-called "ready to > run" models really ready to run, using examples of

Luke, kitbashing a couple of IM USRA cars by adding two additional panels in each side would get you very close to the RI/ACY gons dimensionally, since the RI cars were essentially stretched USRA

Ed, I'm contemplating an article on how to make so-called "ready to run" models really ready to run, using examples of freight cars from several different manufacturers. One of them will be a

Clark,   There is an interior shot of the rails/cross braces in VT N&W Colllection:   http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS3401.JPG   Regards,   Mike

Thanks Tony, you described them better than I could in far less words! Clark Propst

Clark Propst wrote: Clark, in my book on SP box cars, I showed all the major commercial versions of loaders and associated devices. The basic idea was to partition the car interior to restrain

Mark Plank wrote: At least since WW II, tariffs were published in 8.5 x 11 paperbound books. A set of tariffs and routings would fill a 15-foot bookshelf. Tony Thompson Editor,

Hello Group, I usually do not comment on this group, mostly because somebody eventually gets things pointed in the right direction, as this thread is going. However, I thought I'd fill in some yet

--- In STMFC@..., "Gatwood, Elden J SAD " <elden.j.gatwood@...> wrote: > > Clark; > > Are you looking for the specifics of DF loaders, or just load protection > measures (like DF, STB and

Clark; Are you looking for the specifics of DF loaders, or just load protection measures (like DF, STB and LD all accomplished in one way or another) in general? Elden Gatwood

Frank (from my web page on the Imperial Oil fleet) -- "In 10/1953 nearly all cars were transferred to Products Tank Line of Canada and were renumbered to UTLX reporting marks, but the BMMX mark was

With Christmas approaching we may need one of these : ) I received an email was asking to explain "DF Loaders". I don't know if I can. Is there any photos available that may solve my problem of