Having served 5 years as a Contest Director for an NMRA region (Pacific Coast) and having been a judge in NMRA national contests, I do know contests and judging. I happen to have been one of the folks

So what strike can this be?

The San Francisco general strike, which involved railroad equipment, was in 1934. Retail store clerks in San Francisco struck in 1938, NOT involving railroad equipment. The strike-related graffiti on

Years ago, when I lived in Pittsburgh and participated in the NMRA’s Division 2 of Mid-Central Region, we sponsored an annual “Shake the Box” contest in which the entrants were challenged to assemble,

Wasn’t that strike in 1934? Tony Thompson

Yes, ordinarily the hatches (strictly, hatch covers) were refurbished and re-used. These would have a sheet-metal sheathing, not exposed wood surfaces. Replacement with formed steel hatch covers was n

It should be lettered on the car. Tony Thompson

Philip Dove wrote: Yes, for any steel part, since before World War I. Tony Thompson tony@...

Modelers tend to exaggerate the role of salt in produce shipping, It was not widely used, and when used was small percentages like 5 percent, compared to the 20 or 30 percent often used with meat ship

I agree. There’a a builder photo of this car in the Magor Car Corp. book, page 79. Tony Thompson tony@...

What sad news. I always looked forward to seeing Frank at the many meetings he and I attended, and we almost always would have lunch or dinner together at some point during the event. (One of the grea

No, not true. First of all, citrus coming into a packing house is definitely not greenish — I have visited several over the years, and can speak from experience. Second, much citrus is “conditioned,”

Bill Pardie wrote: Like others who have responded, I have collected photos of such facilities in many localities over the years. Only the very most recent ones have fences. Tony Thompson tony@signatur

Tony Thompson tony@... Ed Bommer wrote: Part of this is incorrect, and some garbled. Please consult a researched blog post (of mine): https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/12/associat

Category 1. Tony Thompson

Yeah, funny how the bad estimates were always on the high side. Tony Thompson

Sorry, meant to write “Brian.” Tony

Roan is absolutely right. Your hafta do it. Sent from my

Remember that reefers were paid on a mileage basis, loaded or empty, so the reefer owners could not care less about westward loads. And in harvest time, they wanted their cars back without divergence

They do flatten somewhat, final result is not noticeably "puffy.” Naw. Just apply ‘em like regular decals. Tony Thompson tony@...