I have a friend who is building one of the Smokey Mountain CofG ventilated box cars and would like to build it for watermelon service. He'd like to know if anyone has experience modeling the

Brian lives near Niagra Falls. Make that a pickle BARREL... Ray Breyer

Brian Carlson wrote: Sorry I can't join you, Brian. I've always wanted to do a trip in a pickle. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

I am starting to pack for Naperville. this year I am bring the NKPHTS Company Store to the train show on Saturday and will probably sell out of my room also. In addition to the NKPHTS stuff I am

Tim, I misunderstood that the 1st G31s where built, by PRR shops, once I found this table, it made things more clear. ( http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=G31 ) G31a where P-S?

Correction: Buck Jimmie 4-wheel 5-ton (26 bushel) circa 1873 and newer10-ton coal cars. Sorry, Al Kresse

Lee, I have used painted Navy beans as watermelons in the past. From what I've heard, the floor of a watermelon car was covered with a heavy layer of straw then the melons were loaded into the

Tim: I was confused when I answered the same question yesterday. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of

?? It's right there on the web site. http://tangentscalemodels.com/prototypeimages/PRR%20371950.jpg

Me, too. Gene Green

Does anyone have pictures or drawings or articles on the C&Os 4-wheel 5-ton and 10-ton 4-wheel coal cars used in the 1870s and 1880s? Al Kresse

LOUIS WHITELEY wrote: Maybe. There were a number of apparently independent oil companies in that era which actually had hidden ownership, partial or complete, by Standard. But in those days, to

Doug Harding wrote (as part of nice summary on oil dealer facilities): Not really. Union Tank Line existed from the early 1880s, originally as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Standard Oil. UTL

Guys, there has been a lot of talk about the new WrightTRAK B&O M53 boxcar. We are going to have 2 other new cars with us as well. There will be a SAL, NS and MD&S gon as well as pre production

This was not confined to the US. Lindsay, Ontario, a town of about 7,000 in 1956, had eight bulk oil dealers. Imperial (Esso's Canadian licencee), Supertest, and White Rose (Canadian Oil Co.) all

This is a bit off topic. David, Guys keep asking me when they'll be able to buy the "Real" CGW hopper. Talk to you later in the week, Clark Propst

Allen, There is a link page here that takes you to two different pages: one is the model page with high res photos of the models. The other is the prototype page that shows high res photos of the

Did Atlantic Refining also use UTLX cars?  From what little history I could find, Atlantic was a "hidden" subsidiary of Standard at the beginning of the 20th century. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville,

Gordon, a quick look at Sanborn Maps for the towns that interest you, will show the "oil jobbers" were often concentrated in one area, strung along one track. Typically there were will be a