I suppose you guys know there is a relatively new book out there about the old NS. The ACL/SAL Historical Society has it on their site and is around 50 bucks. David in Orlando

I'd guess that at least a few cars survived World War II with the old lettering style, given the fact that all but the most essential maintenance was deferred during the war. There's ample

Jerry - Yes. The editor was Bill Dippert, MMR. The last info I have for him (many years old) is 2650 NW Robinia Lane, Portland, OR 97229, (503)646-9783. At one time he was selling complete sets of

Thanks Mal. In that case, the photo link to the gondola loaded with pipes must not be drill pipe. If a gondola is 9' (108") wide and you can see about 10-11 pipes from side to side, then those pipes

I was in the Summerville, Holly Hill SC area a few times in the past months and crossed the Orangeburg River daily. I can see why thay made the pipe from paper. There seemed to be more trees in that

This has been generically referred to as terra cotta pipe or slip joint pipe in SW PA. Slip joint is what the plumbers call it because the sections just slip together without any mortar, cement

Since this subject is front and center on the STMFC list right now, what can you tell me about the pipe in the attached photo? I want to use this image in my forthcoming book on flat cars and

Oh, sure.?Detail a freight car down to the Nth degree, and run it on a layout on which a Greyhound bus is being used as a stand-in for a school bus. That would be like using a model eighteen-wheeler

Orangeburg pipe was made from building paper laminated together with a tar binder. It came in 8' lengths and was sold either perforated or solid. Before PVC drainage pipe, it was used primarily in

No, vitrified clay pipe is actually made from clay. Orangeburg pipe is made from wood pulp and pitch according to Wikipedia. There was once an Orangeburg pipe factory in our town and I always thought

Richard, Thank you for the reply. In the NP Classic Steam Locomotive book their are a couple photos taken in 1939 showing the older lettering on some double sheathed boxcars and that's what got me

Tim O' asks, Any given well could use a range of pipe sizes. There are actually two kinds of "pipe" involved, casing and drill pipe. You start out drilling a big hole, with a bit on the bottom of

Isn't the vitrified clay pipe what was called, at least during the steam and transition era, "Orangeburg" pipe here in the east? I believe that name came from the fact that most of is seemed to

Maybe the Jordan 1940's City Transit Bus (#244) would be a better option. Chuck Hladik

Al and Virgil, Thanks for the information. I'll pursue the articles and see if the NMRA has any information on the old SIG. Was it called Pickles in Miniature? Jerry

You may want to look at some of the military paint ranges as dark olive is well represented. .vp

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Howard - I don't know if copies were sent to the NMRA library. You might check there. I have a complete set but it's not easily accessable. - Al

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Richard, I have two photos of NP wood sheathed box cars with the old lettering which were repainted and reweighed in 1937, so that stenciling arrangement lasted at least that long. However, the