Excel doesn't transfer well. The loads were out of Watertown Minn. One went to Philly and the other to Brooklyn. Clark Propst

"Sounds like a modeling challenge ala Iron Chef" Ben Hom Ben and I talked about having an "Iron Modeler" competition before. That AHM DD DS model would be a good one. "You have 8 hours to make this 't

The car came from west of the Twin Cities. That's why the MNS took it down to Northfield for the Rock Island who may well have taken it to Peoria? Was the Pennsy there? The other car went to Chicago.

These cars would make for a great "Iron Modeler" project. As I was reading the various approaches to building those J 'things' I thought of an "Iron Modeler" Yahoo group. That would allow attachments,

I model a packing plant. I have weigh tickets for lard and hides. I was told that the reefers were weighed too. A friend recently retired from a career on the railroad and joined our ops group. After

I've started on M&StL Freight cars YOU should model. I thought it'd be just on box cars, but I was surprised at how their coal hoppers got around. Clark Propst

Brian, I scoured the basement, but didn't find a single loose brake hand wheel. To the best of my memory the kit just had a Tichy brake sprue. So, a Tichy hand wheel would have been what I used. Clark

Ha, Ha!

I've added an Excel spread sheet to the files section that documents M&StL freight cars that were off line. Sheet B has suggested HO scale models for those cars. Beings many of them are available from

Have they offered a reefer paint scheme on the nasty looking huge cupolaed caboose yet? They've done about everything else.... Clark Propst

Bill, Doug told me it isn't the Armour reefer. So alls I need are the trucks to put under my M&StL 55000 sereis box cars. If I'd have come to down CCB I'd have missed the blizzard Friday and the -10 t

This won't work for everyone, but I've installed three different booths, venting through a basement window. Remove glass, replace with plywood that has a hole in the center for a dryer vent. My presen

I'm interested in a GATX tank car that was in packing house service. Would this model work? GATX 23564 22900-23999 TM tallow GATX 24950 24264-25275 TM tallow Clark Propst

All thanks Richard. Right now I'm using The P2K 17000 series tank cars. Clark Propst

Thanks Tom, the plant I model also shipped lard, grease and hog water. It's my understanding that Armour leased their cars from GATC. Clark Propst

Urine : )

Yes, Rich, but that stuff went out in box cars. Clark Propst

Yes Tom - Tankage - box cars. And here everybody thought they'd have it made just running their new Rapido reefers into their packing plants. Clark Propst

Anyone see the "Dirty Jobs" show where they were at a tanning factory? Clark Propst

I have the Sunshine model. I've got ends, roof and decals to redo an Athearn car, but the side detail quality of the Athearn body is pretty poor. I may do it someday when I'm really bored... I'll cut