Hello, Well, the 11th is just around the corner and the Prototype Modelers Meet in Rosemount looks like it will be a lot of fun with 6 all new clincs. The line up, not neccessarily in this order,

One thing I would like to point out in this photo. The discoloration to the hoppers at the doors. This was caused by heating the hoppers with an open flame in an attempt to thaw the coal for unloading

BTW< the URL below does not work. Try: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri88693ajs.jpg -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

These cars also made Houston, TX, where I shot some. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Hi Clark, I don't have a direct answer but suggest the following. the RI acquired several hundred HM hoppers fron the VGN in the sixties. One of the RI hoppers is pictured in a 1969 Jim Sands

Hey, great! I have a couple of almost-finished B-50-26 (the easiest thing you can do to the IM kit) that I just can't stand to look at any more. I did one pair of these, ripping Kadee doors to get

All true, and the modifications and renumberings Tim cites are all in Larry Occhiello's SFRH&MS-published master list of classes and numbers; in later years many cars in these classes got end

Bill Welsh writes: I am not aware that they were present. They could have been there under an individual's name and not Delta AND my floor manager might be aware of them. I'll ask him tonight. Mike

Richard Hendrickson wrote Clark, you have to be careful about Santa Fe GSC flat cars -- the numbers and configuration depend on the exact date you are modeling. For example my notes show (in addition

I heard that "Delta Models" offered a door prize or otherwise had some sort of presence at the recent Coca Beach gathering. Can anyone confirm this. Their website has disappeared, and I had sent

Clark - I'm not familiar with either the Athearn hopper or the Champ decal set, but Virginian had quite a few two-bay outside post hoppers that were in the neighborhood of 34'. Most common was the

decals. Could someone please inform me as to a proper number series and which type of brake wheel and trucks these cars had? Clark, you have three choices. The Athearn models are almost deadon for:

Hi All, Dan has updated our Pennsy S Models website. http://www.pennsysmodels.com Please give it a look! Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy in S Scale in 1957 See my finished models

Sorry this is so long, but for once I have a lot to say! The Oct, 1988 MM article has a full page drawing of the NKP version of the AAR 50-ton flat car. It just so happens I chose this car to

On Jan 23, 2006, at 3:56 PM, Mike Brock wrote:

This is true, the article is about a 50-ton car. However, on page 65 of the Nov, 1988 MM (part 2 of the piggyback series) is a drawing of the Erie 70-ton flat. This drawing is a little bit bigger

Just wanted to pass the word that I received my KCS decals today for the clinic car that Greg Martin presented at Cocoa Beach. I am looking forward to finishing it now. Brian J Carlson

Class Ft-W, 1952, 200 cars numbered 93300-93499; Class Ft-3, 1954, 300 cars numbered 93500-93799; Class Ft-5, 1955, 150 cars numbered 93800-93849. I have photos of all three classes showing the

It was attraction. The uncoupler magnet attracted a piece of the coupler so it dropped toward the track, and released the knuckle via some mechanical connection inside the coupler head. When

Thank you to Ted and Richard for pointing out that the CNW car is the 50 ton version. I should have double checked. Lloyd Keyser's methods would certainly work to build a model of the 70 ton