I am sorry Mitch but I do not remember. It was pretty obvious I do remember as I scanned the list and opened a few. They are in the northeast somewhere and I believe it was a vender I used to see at t

Tom Have you tried Martin to see if he has any orphaned decal sets from his Mather offerings? Bill Welch

Actually the Tichy hopper is a model of the USRA's twin hopper. What people object to is that the two center panels are too wide. If you go to Message #93267 a comparison with Accrails USRA twin shows

You are amazing Dennis in your knowledge. Although the Accurail model is dark in the link from message #93267, it is possible to see the difference you speak of. Bill Welch

I am in the process of preparing my much improved handout for Naperville to go with my updated presentation on the "FGE/WFE/BRE Steel Refrigerator Car Fleet." There is content however from my original

thanks Fred The article on the B&O/PRR/ACL-SAL modleing sites cover the wood-sheathed fleet. Bill Welch

Gene: Both of the cars in the photos you refer to are also rebuilt with steel sides. The stenciling on these was only applied to these rebuilds I believe in the early 1950's. These Howe truss cars had

Jim Do these include little things like the stenciling on the centersill? I think your OOP set had these. Bill Welch

Please do not do this without my permission. First it is copyrighted and second, it is seriously out of date. I did need it to avoid retyping a bunch of text as I update my handout for Naperville that

I was intrigued by appeals to Kadee for trucks but wanted to respect Brian Leppert's efforts with his offerings and willingness to listen also so I wanted to make a non partisan appeal for Chrysler tr

Yes Bill Welch

I am hoping someone on this list may know Gary Riccio and can tell me how to contact him. Please contact me offline if you can help me. Thanks! Bill Welch 2225 Nursery Road; #20-104 Clearwater, FL 337

How many 70-ton trucks are available in 1/87th? Are the trucks that come with IM 70-ton 1958 Cubic foot LO's 70-ton. The side frames seem to look like those in the photos I have of Southern, Clinchfie

I am trying to sort out which of these item numbers matches the UNDECORATED Atlas C&O 1932 car with the radial roof. The Atlas Summer announcement on their website does not describe these. 20 000 913

Thanks Don It did not occur to me to use Walthers as a resource Bill Welch

These appear to be the truck in the photos I have of NC&StL, Southern and Clinchfield covered hoppers. I do not seem to have a good photo of any of the L&N's LO's. The Kadee photo is very small but it

I have photos of IC 40476 and 40394 from Bob's Photo. Info on the back says they were both photographed at Ft. Bragg, NC on the same date, 10-17-51, which I would be skeptical about. 3/3/3 Dreadnaught

There is a reinforcement under the doors, strengthened by the two outer door posts that extend through it. Bill Welch

I am not sure what this thread's direction has to do with freight cars. Bill Welch

Are they not Placard Boards and Route Card holders to which their namesakes are tacked? Bill Welch