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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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: **

Tom Jones wrote: My focus was more on simulation of scale momentum of models, yours is the faithful creation of models. **************************************************************************** Tom

Tom, Actually to me the answer is quite simple, (but then I'm kinda weird some say), because of the general context's of the STMFC's stated purpose and the MANY topics discussed in this group. Everyth

Mike, That WOULD be an interesting little "detail" to put on a freight-car. I think I'll try that just for fun. Once somebody suggested attaching some kind of device to a rail, to make it pull down as

This is the same thing that the prototype has had to deal with. Now we're getting down to the "nitty-gritty" of the TRUE prototyping of our model railroad cars,..... theory of parts & materials in act