There's a drawing of a steel FGE reefer on the last page of the RP Cyc. Remember plastic models of those cars? (I think they were from AHM). The detail was a little coarse (rivets about the same

This is due to the fact that they are mailed "Parcel Post" which gets a very uneven distribution rate as it is a lower class of mail. I think, since there are no ads, they could be mailed "Media"

Patience, patience, patience... I got mine last week. Storey Lindsay Celje, Slovenia

Montford Switzer wrote: Mont, I suppose the Swift's shipping foreman had the final say. I could not find an example from the Bill's Jan/Feb 1948 list showing this explicitly, but I think the Jan/Mar

Mont and all, One thing I've noticed about the 1948 Monon conductor's log I'm going through is the lack of Monon boxcars in general. Plenty of gons and hoppers, but boxcars are under represented as

A friend in Connecticut received their copy last week. I am in Northern Virginia, and mine has not come yet. Bill Welch <schuyler.larrabee@v...> wrote:

Responding to Tim Gilbert: Tim, Your points are well taken. Do we know who determined what car was loaded to what destination? Note that there were no MONON cars loaded when I'm sure they were

Doug Harding wrote: "Tim, if I recall correctly MR actually did the test you suggest. " That's right, Doug. See "HO scale magnetic knuckle couplers," by Jim Hediger, in the July 2000 "Model

the without train can I have designed a beta version of a Sergent remote uncoupler. Perhaps with some refinements this can be worked into a solution to the problem. The file area has my idea under:

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Gene and AT, San Juan is going to doing a roller bearing ASF A-3!! Roll on I say! Brett Whelan - P.48 Australia __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million

This was posted on the freight car list (remember them???) Check the link to 3 tank cars preserved. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA --- Lon Godshall <lon10@...> wrote:

Richard Hendrickson: Richard, you and I have debated this before, somewhat. What seems to me to be your complaint is mostly that you can see through the springs. I agree with that. But the solution

From: timboconnor@... 9. RP CYC 12 From: "ed_mines" <ed_mines@...> 10. The Good Old Days From: "Justin Kahn" <harumd@...> 11. RE: Sprung

I can't begin to number the times I have been involved in conversations with other modelers (including many members of this list) around more "pedestrian" modelers where terminology such as: r+3/4 LDE

Jace, I'm always mystified when people express a preference for sprung trucks because it seems obvious to me that the springs never actually work, even to provide a small degree of equalization, and

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Certainly he invested a lot of time. But Terry is apparently motivated less by commercial considerations than by proving to himself and others what he is capable of doing as a toolmaker. Once the

Jim, I concur with your thoughts that any new couple should be have coupling capability with what is considered the norm or standard in operation. But, I am not so sure that the market works this

Elden Gatwood asked: "Didn't the N&W have a similar experience with the BPa (am I getting that one right?), but just elect to seal the door?" Actually, they did both sealing the door and rebuilding