Craig, The 50 cars reassigned AA 250-299 ca. 2-55 were the former WAB 89550-89599, built ca. 1-50 having diagonal panel roofs. These were the last 50 cars of original series WAB 89300-89599, which

Bill Smith wrote: Just like coal mining, lumbering today is extremely mechanized. Both harvesting and the lumber mills themselves only need to employ very few people today. The idea to "bring

Ray Breyer wrote: Ray, I didn't mean to appear to contradict what you said about LPTC. I just didn't want readers to think that ALL changes into "X" reporting marks happened in 1926. Tony

Mine were allegedly shipped March 30 to 1 April, and have yet to appear in Newton MA. That’s 12-14 days by Canadian mail and USPS.. Hoping for them today. Schuyler

In theory at least, the information may possibly be found atthe PA State Archives in Harrisburg, for the Standard Steel built cars,and the H&B cars *may* have information somewhere in the

I have been using the Tamiya light grey primer multiple on my current SP O-50-13 project to check detail removal from original shells and the fit of new domes and hand rails. The grey highlights any

Doug Harding commented: "That is the only known photo of the car “Egg”. Unfortunately we cannot make out the car number. It is a Live Poultry car, ie LPTC reporting marks. Most Live Poultry cars

Bill did you change the lighting you shoot under? The photos look to have a purple cast to the body color. Does not look like the ModelFlex Maroon Tuscan Oxide Red that I have used. Doug

Bill Excellent as always Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Here is a Great Northern truss rod boxcar inspired by a circa 1954 photo by the late Bruce Meyer built w/a Westerfield kit I ordered when Al announced he was retiring and selling his business. i

Folks, Since we are talking about primers I want to mention the product that Badger makes, it’s called Stynylrez. The primer comes in three colors, black, white and gray. It goes on very

Ed, it is possible the fascia boards were added to reinforce the tops of the siding boards. Vibrations tend to pop nails. Could it be that while the bottom of siding boards popped loose because of

Regarding the film of the PGE wreck: First: what fantastic quality--color looks near perfect, and picture quality is great There are two GN cars in the film: 24804 (the one the crane was trying to

Logging continues, sometimes illegally. For example, stolen logs caused a landslide that destroyed a bridge on the former Milwaukee Main line (now a wonderful trail-with now a gap). I feel for the

Tony Is the odor because of the sulfuric acid used in the production of kraft (brown) paper? Or from some other chemicals, perhaps? Tim O'Connor -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

Bill, Your statement about having to widen the model's roof to accept a fascia implies, to me, that that had to have been true for the prototype. If so, it would seem to mean that the fascias were

When I drove down the Olympic Peninsula in 2011 we stopped in Astoria OR. There was a large freighter (ocean vessel) being loaded with thousands of logs just about the same size seen in the photo of

Bill Welch, this is all your fault. You're the one that made me start considering paints besides Scalecoat... *shakes fist* I have to say that my experience well mirrors Dr Denny's, this after not

Someone may have corrected you already Tony. This is my daughter in 2011 in front of a 300+ foot tall Sitka Spruce, not very far from Forks, WA. -- Tim

Claus, Correct. Indeed, I see no footage of the GN car being righted, but that wimpy little derrick was clearly not up to the task of lifting the car and remaining upright. It also looks like they may