Bruce and Frank, There are also a shot of two Supplee Milk Cars on the rear of the Philadelphia to Pittsburgh local east of Lewistown on Clarence Weaver's PRR tape called "The Middle Division"

Tony Thompson wrote: Didn't someone do a limited run of the NP GS gons in resin? I remember giving casting advice to someone at Naperville a few years ago, and that was his intention. Promised to

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Sorry about that. My bad. But I guess I was overstimulated by the thought of a 46-ft. GS. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

O.K. Bob. We can talk about Oct. at this Sunday's meet or Monday night's BOD meeting. Chris

Jason, Tony Thompson, usually a highly reliable source, has misled you on this one. Tim O'Connor is correct that they were 40' GS gons built in 1917. They were built by the Pressed Steel Car Co. for

Scott Pitzer wrote: '"Errors in Morning Sun Books" would make a nice addition to the FAQ's.' Richard Hendrickson replied: "I dunno, Scott, that would turn out to be a very large document." ...but

The September issue of The Keystone Modeler is online at http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm Articles of interest include: Class F22 and F23 "Gun Flat Cars" PRR Work

I dunno, Scott, that would turn out to be a very large document. Richard Hendrickson

first looking it? see Richard, By 1950, the Wabash served ten mines online in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. The biggest activity was at Mt Olive and Staunton, IL where two mines orginated 10,899

Tony Thompson wrote Perhaps so, but I don't know what that has to do with UCR. The UCR 20000-21999 series were 40'0" inside length, 50 ton cars with 1715 cft capacity. They were built in 1917, so

"Errors in Morning Sun Books" would make a nice addition to the FAQ's. Scott Pitzer -------------

Frank, The shot appears at 14 minutes 40 seconds into Digital Image Works' video "Pennsylvania Steam and Electric Years 1936-1952". Interestingly, The Supplee car appears on a westbound train on the

Jason Sanford wrote: If only. Western modelers have been wanting a 46-foot GS gon for many years. Let us know if you find one <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

I might as well get this over with right away. The Refrigerator Car book will be out October 1, 2005. On page 78 there is an error. I state that North American bought North Western Refrigerator

You all are correct. I went back and re-read and I misunderstood. Here is a link with a brief history. http://www.lofthouse.com/USA/Utah/carbon/railroad.html I am trying to find out what type

When my family moved to New Jersey in 1961 I was keenly aware of a robust dairy industry there -- we had our choice of local delivery-to-home services and there were a number of popular "dairy bars"

I thought they were the 46-foot type like the D&RGW and WP cars. Are you sure they were second-hand? or maybe a few were second-hand. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

From what I have read the Utah Coal Route acquired their GS gons from the UP. What class of UP car were they? I need to model some in HO scale. Thanks. Jason

Bruce, Considering that Pennsylvania is second only to Wisconsin in pounds of milk produced annually and has been for at least 7 decades, I did not find this surprising. (This also accounts in part

Thanx Tony, I am in charge of our club's next car, the new Accurail three bay offset hopper being painted for the CUMBERLAND WESTERN. Being proud to be called a rivet counter, I want to get it right.