Jerry touched on hatch spacing. How many customers bought cars with evenly spaced hatches? (Not the normal center two together) Clark Propst

I have several operational resin freight cars for sale. If you'd like a list, photos, price. Please contact me off list at: cepropst@... Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

I have all Bowser cars (some custom run and the rest decaled) and I've changed the hatch spacing on several. I might be tempted to switch over to the new Intermountain car if an evenly space hatched r

I was told John Greedy put a review on the Milwaukee Modelers List. I guess they (Exact Rail) tell you when they are going to offer a model for sale and you'd better be on the stick or you'll miss out

One of the older local modelers told me about working Saturdays while still in school unloading box cars. Again, being thin he was put in the car to hand out the first pieces. He said sometimes he'd h

Ron, the late CGW X29 style cars I have on the computer are all 87000s with Coil-Elliptic trucks. Clark Propst

Just pointing out that the car has been moved on the railroad before. I assume the car was dropped at Albert Lea MN by a westbound and now was on an east bound? Clark Propst

Ron, are you modeling the CGW where you would need several of these car or do you just want one of two? If you needed 10 or 12 of them then, yes, I'd go for typical. If you only want 1 or 2 then I'd u

I'd like to know what the variety of roadnames on covered hoppers would be on a layout dated to the mid 50s. I've always been under the impression that these cars were 'generally' in captive service (

Eric, found a Soph Marty photo of one in a NKP frieght in the mid to late 50s. Train was being pulled by a Birkshire if that helps with the date? Clark Propst

"but the use of covered hoppers both for chemicals and for grain and feed rose sharply during the decade, so I believe 1950 would be VERY different from 1960 for such cars." Tony Thompson Yes, there w

Got this link in a Dennis Eggert email forwarded to me. Hope Dennis or Jeff don't mind that you take a look? http://www.yardoffice.com/RR/Modeling/howto/tangons.html Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

Rich, can you describe the paint scheme? I would be interested in a jpg of that photo : ) Clark Propst

I was showing some visitors a friends layout and they were surprised to see a sting of insulated tank cars. They were imported by L-L some time ago as kits. Might have been L-L's last run because ther

Some of the early PS1s had 'standard' style corner steps. A tap above/across the step, all steps alike. Clark Propst

We were talking the other day about power plants at medium sized industries. Asking ourselves, but not knowing the answers to the questions; How many car loads of coal would the average boiler power g

Anyone have a link to see these models? Clark Propst

Thanks guys, very interesting. I guess I do need to clarify what type of industry I'm talking about. I my case a meat packing plant. There were hundreds of similar sized companies that made their own

Anyone know the bushel capacity of a box car? I know they had grain lines inside, but I know a guy wanting to know the bushels of wheat a car could hold. Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

Thank you Steve. I had asked a guy who'd work at an elevator for car capy in bushels, but they don't grow wheat around here. I did get a kick out of some replies. It's like we used to say at work "Ask