I'll drink to that! And buy those guys a beer the next time I see them so that they can join me. Richard Hendrickson

Hmmm. Let's measure the Utah Coal Route gondolas against these criteria. I think it meets 1 and 2, and because they got around a lot in interchange, I'd say it meets 3 as well. 4? Absolutely. 5?

Gene Green wrote: Once published without a copyright notice (prior to 1978), it's gone forever: public domain is permanent. Any attorney would respond, "easier and potentially much

Gatwood, Elden wrote: I have 1926, 1934 and 1955 loading diagram books, and none contains a copyright notice. That means that they are in the public domain and AAR cannot deny permission to

Walter M. Clark wrote: Thanks for the kind words, and yes, the next one is box cars--they are the main interest for an awful lot of people. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Jason wrote: bad. No, the $300 quote was for one scratch-built locomotive cab to be castable in one piece. A GS gon would be much more complicated and expensive, if the pattern maker were to be

I have copies of the following ARA Loading Rules and there is no copyright whatsoever. ... Loading of Lumber, Logs, Stone, Etc. revised 1930 (have two copies, will sell one) ... Loading of Lumber,

I model the M&StL but I'll need one UCR gon. One got 'captured' and ran between the coal mines and South Peking on the M&StL/C&NW for years. Gene Green of

Hello All, The Railroad Data Exchange does not as a practice have things for sale as I usually only trade copies or scans of information such as diagram and class books, etc. Due to two major

On Sep 13, 8:57am, Dean, Charles wrote: Wow! Speedwitch is a multi-state conglomerate! I wonder how many other small mfrs have a "Media" division and a "Models" division like

Al, I can't afford your $3,000 fee for one car, but if I can make a wish, how about any 50 ft steel outside braced automobile car, like the SP A-50-10 built around 1930, or those nice Texas & Pacific

Ned Carey wrote: I asked his brother, Ralph, about it at Collinsville. If I understood him correctly, the coupler project got sidetracked by another non-railroad project. Regards, Spen Kellogg

I just thought I should add that the PRRT&HS recently sought the permission of the AAR to reproduce some of their loading diagrams in TKM, to go with a series we are doing on loads (the first

And I, for one, appreciate your efforts in making these books available. I have four now (PFE and three SP freight car books) and am almost salivating with the thought that the next freight car

Isn't it illegal to make resin kits based on post 1960 prototypes? Phil Buchwald could resin but That me, disaster

This morning, I remembered (duh!) that I have a copy of the NC&StL freight car diagram book, so I looked up the flat cars in question and found that 70100-70199 were built in 1923 with ARA cast steel

Is there any word on these couplers. I haven't heard anything about them in a long time. Is this a dead issue? Ned Carey

I have two copies of the AAR booklets which cover portions of open loads. One is Pamphlet No. D-2, dated 2-1-1951 which covers "Rules Governing Loading of Machinery On Open Top Cars:" the other is

When persons ask me to make masters for them I tell them I can't even afford my own time. I prefer to make my own rather than use someone else's because I know what will cast and what will assemble.

Denny, When faced with this oddity, the first place I look is in the Testors rack under the military colors. Modelmasters paint is easy to work with, and you might find some interior