Thanks for showing these photos, Rob. The car looks excellent so far, very nice ends. Tony Thompson tony@...

RJ Dial replied" Um, Guy was talking about what modelers often call the "lateral" or "corner" running boards, not the long one down the car center. Tony Thompson tony@...

Anything and everything a switchman needed to know: track numbers, outbound train numbers, consignee, repair or cleaning needs, date, time, MT or loaded, etc. Problem is, it’s mostly in local code or

Doug Harding wrote: Yes, indeed, and when I was in my various lecturing jobs, I really liked it for chalk boards, students could see it well. (The chalk is kind of soft, makes a nice bold line.) Tony

Jim Betz wrote: Sorry to differ, Jim, but photos of cars IN SERVICE clearly show that "almost all" is correct. Tony Thompson tony@...

Ben Hom, responding to Chuck Cover, wrote: Full agreement, and I know Richard Hendrickson had reached the identical conclusions. Incidentally, he pointed out that though white chalk was by far most co

Dick Harley wrote: I don't have a photo of both rectangles in use, but I do have a photo of the lower rectangle in use (below). I don't know the photographer; my friend Clark Bauer sent me this photo.

Mark Vinski wrote: I hadn't thought about it this way, but I think Mark is right about the intention; however, almost every photo I have of cars in service shows only the top box in use. The second bo

Bob Chaparro wrote: Obviously not a very good "class portrait" but a fine modeler's view with a number of details well shown. I like the missing board. Maybe I will try modeling that. Tony Thompson to

William Reed wrote: William is right, beat me to it. There are two boxes but they were used in sequence,, oldest one replaced with every repack. Tony Thompson tony@...

Lester Breuer wrote: Nice job, Lester, and nicely described as to the various steps in "correcting" the InterMountain foobie. They have released a single-herald R-40-23 a couple of times, and I guess

The 1920s UP color chip set shows both Armour Yellow and PFE yellow on it, though the two were similar. Tony Thompson tony@...

Garth Groff wrote: Having done some of those same restorations myself, Garth, I entirely agree with you. Tony Thompson tony@...

Robert Bond wrote: I grabbed the rod, and some .10 white plastic, and went to the kitchen. I cut a couple strips of the plastic, and fired up the oven. I placed the plastic on the rod, and let soften

Ray Hutchison wrote: It would certainly be an interesting challenge. Let's see, take a kit tank, heat it up until it softens -- or maybe make a new tank out of thin styrene -- Tony Thompson tony@signa

Claus Schlund wrote: They pulled a higher vacuum with a vacuum truck. Those are usually used for sucking out clogged sewer pipes and the like and obviously exceed “full” vacuum (14.5 psig). I don’t kn

Fenton Wells wrote: Same to you and yours, Fenton, and to everyone on the list. Tony Thompson tony@...

Fenton Wells wrote: I once showed this photo in a clinic, and someone in the audience said, "They're not repairing that puppy." Tony Thompson tony@...

Allen Cain wrote: You mean like the one shown below? This one was steam cleaned and the manway closed with the tank hot. As it cooled and the pressure inside decreased, voila! Tony Thompson tony@signa

Bob Chaparro wrote: As this is a PS-1 still displaying its "NEW" stencil, surely the "New Roof" notation must refer to the original roof?? Tony Thompson tony@...