Reuben, Our local Barnes & Noble still carries RMC, NG&SL GAZETTE, MR, HORNBY MAGAZINE and MODEL RAIL. Given that the two British pubs seem to be a month or so out of date, I

Hi Ed, When I clerked in Portland Or in 1961-62, the Penn Salt tank cars were painted in cream yellow and with a black center band and bottom with blue PENN SALT lettering. The cars themselves were

Tony Thompson wrote “I mean, when many of the models are nutty, why hold back?” That is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time! Seriously, and sadly—considering the content—funny

BLI has done three different paint schemes for Penn Salt on their little tank car. Anyone have info on "eras"? I figure the yellow and blue is the last one--it looks "late". But when was

Just return from my local Books A Million. Per conservation with a sales person they would and did rearrange their selections. Apparently no longer carrying RMC & NGSLG & European RR mag's. Do have

I can't disagree at woth what you have stated about thre Train Miniature line of cars, Tony, but can well remember the anticipation some of us had waiting for them. Frankly, give what else was

Outside of the cars brought over from P2K Walthers hasn’t been relevant for steam era revenue freight cars for the 21 century. Brian J. Carlson

I thought we used to call these "PULL" cars. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserSPROG UserNMRA Life member #2623Member SFRH&MS

You mean I didn’t? Tony Thompson

C'mon Tony, tell us what you really think. -- John

Making progress with my Westy flat kit as a SP&S USRA boxcar. All of the wire parts are on sides and ends and A-Line sill steps were manipulated to replicate those used on the prototype. Note how they

Possibly the most offensive of these cars is the claimed "USRA" single-sheathed car. The prototype had three diagonal braces on each side of the door, where the Walthers model has two, mirroring the

Ben Hom wrote: This is all correct. But T.M. went further than Ben summarizes. They also made an outside wood roof, which they put on stock cars and some reefers; they made two single-sheathed

Eric Hansmann wrote: "Three of the four models looked very similar to the old TM cars." Superficially similar, but definitely not the same: - The T-M cars were designed around the basic dimensions of

Gang; I don't have a definitive chronology, but from photos: 1) The white-on-red "one logo" cars lasted to at least 1947, but then go to the: 2) "Orange Lettering on Green + Map" scheme, on both

I grew up right down the road from Santa Fe Springs (Attended Santa Fe High School..the Chiefs!). The orange groves there disappeared in the 1950s but the oil industry was very big going back to the

The symbol on the right side of the car in the first photo is for Zinc concentrate loading. The printing on the left of the door in the second photo is Hide Loading Only …..

Ben Hom wrote: "Actually, I'm trying to come up with any wood-sheathed prototypes with Murphy XLA roofs". Hmmm. PFE reefers from the 1920s? Actually, the fishbelly center-sill makes it a better

Tim O'Connor asked: "Are any of these models recycled Trains Miniature tooling? Like that single sheathed box car?" Sadly, it's all new tooling. Ben Hom

Three of the four models looked very similar to the old TM cars. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN