I mean solid bearings? Do I? I guess! But, at the "Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co." page, URL http://www.bhamrail.com/parts.asp#locowheel<http://www.bhamrail.com/partsasp#locowheel> They refer to: **

Several years back in Model Railroader, there was an article about a hump-yard that was operated by compressed air to slow-down the cars on their descent. It was quite an elaborate and working system.

I have this very interesting book. It's entitled, "Railroad Construction - Theory and Practice", by Prof. Walter L. Webb, C.E., and published in 1903. This book covers EVERY aspect of railroad constru

Mike Brock wrote; "I will also add that weather and climate...unless closely associated with frt cars...is out of scope." ************************************************************ Mike, That's real

Tony Thompson wrote; Looking into roller bearing history, Timken was selling roller bearings for horse-drawn equipment in 1893. Their bearings were incorporated into automobiles quite early, and into

I can just imagine the stories from the steep-incline, multiple- grade, multiple switch-back logging railroads, about these "Double- Dutch-Drops", IE); "Yeah, one day we tried a triple, double-Dutch-d

Yeah, not quite sure what the current, real quality of digital is, (short of a $3,000.00 digital camera, etc.), but it looks like the "old" print system is definitely on the way out. I used to develop

Thanks, "ex-dark room guy", I seem to remember something about glycol also. But it's been such a long time that I sometimes can't remember my own name. Paul Hillman

Thanks A.T., I'd generally understood that water would separate prints, but was just wondering about any of the modern-marvels about such. I have some really good photos of the D&RGW narrow gauge in D

I just wonder if there is a statistic available about the percentage of US freight cars that had roller-journals and solid or friction journals in 1960. Because, as a kid in the 50's & 60's I spent a

Yo Al, Is there any chance that you could scan a photo of these 1925 roller-bearing trucks and send it or post it to pictures? (Without the problem of another copyright infringement thread?) Also, to

To Richard Hendrickson, Thanks for all the fine and inside info on this subject of roller-bearing trucks, just what I've been seeking for, as well as apparently others. However, I find it unusual for

Thanks Dave for your wise input. As far as MY being a "noob", "newbie", "new-ninny" or whatever the "intellectual-click" chooses to use, I've been in railroading for 56 years, actually starting when I

Jim Betz wrote: "Ah yes, the lowly crummy ... not a revenue car and not a passenger car .." Question,...., How did the caboose get the name "crummy"?? Paul Hillman

Chet, Thank you for the direction to the C&EI/L&N in the period of 1945- 1950 through these films/DVD's. I will immediately seek out the "Green Frog Productions" DVD's. Paul Hillman about main the the

I just recently noticed the weathering of truck axles as I sat watching a UP freight go through our local grade-crossing. I've seen many articles, etc., about painting/weathering truck-wheels, which I

Athearn is advertising the coming of an "Eastern 2 Window Caboose". Upon calling them, they told me that this would be released in April, 2007. It's said to be a MDC re-release? Just wondering if anyo

Fritz, The Atlas Trainman caboose looks very close. The CEIHS wrote, about the Athearn car: ********************************************************************* I believe it is farily close to the C&

Is there being a list kept/generated by anyone listing all of the currently available freight cars being produced which are accurate to the STMFC period, as they become available? I mean, when kits or

Marty, Well, maybe a list like that would turn out to be rather small, about which model cars were very true replicas of the prototypes. But, perhaps one (or more) of the prototype masters on this lis