jaley@... writes: That's one of the real reasons why the Official Railway Equipment Register and Official Guide existed. To help shippers with cars and shipping and carrying railroads. If

muskoka@... writes: I'd love to. Can someone recommend some good used book sites? ....Mike

rhendrickson@... writes: So did I. ....Mike

rhendrickson@... writes: Try it again, Richard. Or try simply AbeBooks.com. I tried it, and the site is just wonderful. There's hardly a used railway title I couldn't find on it. Even found a

is It is commonly regarded by the more formal historian and professional museum community that the end of the steam era was 1960. The late 1950s still saw some Class 1 steam, while the 1960s saw steam

brockm@... writes: "interesting" I'm on the phone with Byron as we speak, reading him this note. "Now I guess I'm committed," sez he, amongst many other things. He'll be on. ....Mike

muskoka@... writes: It would help if you gave us the numbers, too. There were sooo many series of reefers the number series might jog someone's memory.

Picked up a couple of sets of the new scale Kadees, No.58s, yesterday. Overall, not bad looking, and more realistic than the old reliable predecessor. I put them on a couple of cars and a caboose, and

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The following is from a friend of Ted Gleichmann's who asked 3M about removing old Scotch tape from the surface of a builder's photograph and paper spec card without damaging the artifact. The sticky

kathe@... writes: Hi Max, That road number doesn't exist, and no boxcars were built in 1936. Which model are you asking about? The 1940 Magor cars ended at 49502. Hope all's well ....Mike

kathe@... writes: correct Hi Max, The DL&W didn't have any of the 1932 cars, sorry. It had plenty of the Westerfield USRA NYC steel cars with the dreadnaught ends, though, which are correct

rhendrickson@... writes: I didn't see this before sending my latest note to Max. I gotta admit, Richard, that I didn't realize that the slight difference in the ends of the dreadnaughts were

ted_culotta@... writes: Troo. A coupla years ago I read a 1920s industry book from Simmons Boardman callled The Painting of Railway Equipment. It was intended to teach shop employees the how's a

jacekahn@... writes: It started in New York about 1924 and later spread, but the regulations didn't prohibit four-wheelers by name. Rather, it was required that cabooses must have similar weig

wooddale@... writes: Lackawanna is a gray area in this discussion. It had one container-carrying flatcar it bought from ACF in 1934, but niether the car or the containers were duplicated on

endeimling@... writes: Hi Gene, Anyone know what? The car is at Rio Vista Junction, and it's a fine example having been painted since being in captivity. Each of the half-dozen times I've been t

b.hom@... writes: DL&W 16000-16035 -- built from the USRA-like (Tichy) flat cars DL&W 16100-16313 -- built from four-pocket, former-B&M coal hoppers DL&W 16400-16449 -- bult from three-po

willibecher@... writes: Hi Gene, Whatta worthy project. I'll dig up what I have on the Lackawanna equipment when I have more time (if you need it), and I have some questions for you. The Lackawan