Pennsy cars were the It is to laugh . . . SGL

The last of the S scale Southern and C&O pulpwood rack kits will be mailed Monday. All of the dealers have their orders in-hand or will by Tuesday. To see prototype pix and ordering information,

Tim, Here is what gave the Wabash cars the different look. Wabash SMP letter 81.4 dated July 27, 1949 Gussets to be added at side plate and side sill at posts on 87000 - 87124 series cars. I have

the NKP those Let me remind the group that years ago (mid '80s or before) RMC had an article with drawings on the NKP WWII emergency box cars. It was one of the first cars I "kitbashed" with an

Brian, Many thanks for the info! Jim

No, it was the B&O. Just kiddin' Robert Federle ---- Mike Brock <brockm@...> wrote:

Mike,            You have been blessed with wisdom!!!  I have printed out your PRR comment.   Fred Freitas Marketing & Sales Dir. PRRT&HS

Jim: Based on what I saw at Cocoa the NKP car should be accurate. They had the right door and the side panel arrangement, and roof. I didn't have my NKP diagram book to check things like hand brake

Richard: According to the link here http://www.atsfrr.com/store/bookFrt.htm volume 4 is sold out, and has been sold out for a few years. If the website is wrong, that would be great. Brian J Carlson

Guysw, Just a mild reminder that STMFC rules permit...even promote...evaluation of a manufacturer's products. STMFC rules do not permit criticism of a manufacturer's business practices and operation.

Schuyler Larrabee says: "Perhaps I can lay claim to a "law?" The amount of email traffic on the STMFC list is in inverse proportion to the prevalence of the subject car in the prototype." Not bad.

I believe it was Middletown Ohio during the 1970's I recall seeing several Helium Cars at the Air Products plant there. Never got any photos though. Robert Federle ---- John Riba

Not at all. The willingness to respond is one thing, and they're good at it. But they have to be monitored and told that they've mucked it up. Amarillo can verify that. As can my group. But

There is no evidence that the Bx-38s had their doors replaced until they were rebuilt as all-steel cars beginning in 1959 (and, BTW, only 191 of the 300 cars were rebuilt then; the rest were

Richard That's cool. But as I'm sure you know, there's more than 2 roofs for the cars - I can think of at least 4. Tim

Larrabee" they quality of Other and the up models. less than required involved combination of correct another order, the STMFC assembled models do "chancy" than Hi Schuyler, In your post to which I

Tim, before someone goes to the trouble of making replacement roofs, IM assures us that they plan to do the ATSF, MP, etc. cars with the correct roofs at some point in the not too distant

Andy, if IRC was keeping pace with Kadee, they'd have 4 or 5 different models by now... Everyone seems to be saying IRC is inconsistent. So what else is new? So is Atlas. So is Athearn. So is Red

Intermountain has always had trouble retaining individuals who know such things without having to look them up. They are hired, but don't stay. Tom Madden

Andy Carlson wrote: Last fall, at the SP Historical Society meeting in Bakersfield, I spent some time talking to IM's Frank Angstead and looking at the sample models he was displaying. I commented