Only two Santa Fe boxcars in the latest batch from Bill: ATSF 146177, a Bx37 carrying bulk meal (with 12 grain doors!). This is one of the last batch of this large class, built in 1942. It's

Oh, OK. That gap doesn't look good. I can see why it would be an issue. Thank you. What about spacing between cars with Kadee #78 or the AP coupler? Prototypical? Too

Walthers is going out with another caboose? Wasn't the same Pennsy caboose available from one of the toy train manufacturers? And QualityCraft? And in brass? I would think that everyone who really

My contact at Athearn just old me there will only be ONE ROOFas per the photo in RMJ. The unlucky ones (possibly me) will be moving some roof hatches. This is still much easier than dealing with the

Mike: For the unlucky ones among us the hatches and covers can be moved. This usually involves fitting the old lids on lips around new openings (you don't really have to have a hole there unless you

In Massachusetts you end up in Athol.

Gene, The Athearn 3 bay PS-2 is a model of the 2893 cu. ft. car. Chuck Yungkurth Boulder CO

Andy Carlson wrote: No argument!! Every state, of course, will have its own favorite for this saying <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Ah...it's nice to be back in chambers. As Head Judge I'll just don my robes...you know...the one with the stripes on the sleves...only mine have 4. There. Hmmm. There were a few messages while I was

that once in You're not missing anything. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Tom, All, Thanks much for following up on the Reboxx wheelsets. As I mentioned to you off-line, John Burr at Reboxx contacted me and asked if I'd send him some of the Broadway trucks so he could do

My geography must be bad, for I thought it was.... Bakersfield! --- Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:

Bob Webber wrote: In California the saying is, "life is tough and then you go to Fresno." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

I have Branchline UNDEC REA Express Steel Reefers I wish to close out at cost. $15.00 ea. MSRP of $24.98 Shipping is $3.85 for first car, add another $1.00 for each additional car. contact me

Andy Sperandeo wrote: SP train sheets had the same. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Jeff Aley wrote: On meat reefers, some cars complied with the recommended practice to retain the very salty melt water on board rather than dump it on the trucks, rails and bridges. Tony

Andy Sperandeo wrote: I think they just wanted a cheap coupler that was molded in one piece and that made kind of an off-hand gesture toward automatic coupling. Tony Thompson

In a message dated 10/9/2005 9:16:42 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, brockm@... writes: And I thought sitting through an NMRA Business Meeting was bad. Hmmm. Now there's a thought. Rather

In a message dated 10/9/2005 7:54:49 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, thompson@... writes: Bob Webber wrote: > Spoken from the UP management booklet on how to treat loyal > customers.

rob the magnet raises the internal bb to unlock the knuckle, but does not open the knuckle. when you pull away with whatever the unlocked coupler knuckle will open but the other coupler knuckle will