I've mixed tarnished and weathered black with white glue to make "tar" for seams in tar paper roofs; no problem. I just put a glob of white glue on a piece of scrap styrene, dab a toothpick in the col

N&W called these cars "plasterboard flats;" I did a search on plasterboard through the NWHS archives; there are a lot of drawings but I didn't locate and documentation regarding the loading of these c

Here is what N&WHS has in their collection: http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?index=rs&id=2445 Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

John, I have a copy of Freight Car Journal Monograph #18, The Lehigh and New England Railroad Freight Car Diagram Book, by Eric Neubauer. On page 5 he states "...Some steel cars were repainted black a

Here is an example from a N&W Class F-3 flat: http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=19429 Jim Brewer

Bill, In RDG Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T. Bossler (Morning Sun, 1993) is a photo of RDG 109192, Class XMc. The car stenciling is the basic roman style, not the "speed le

cardboard storage boxes for your steam era freight cars are also available from Spring Mills Depot.... http://www.springmillsdepot.com/boxes.htm Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

I obtained two factory decorated A&EC boxcars as I'm always on the lookout for some “y'all” road freight equipment to add to my N&W Shenandoah Valley line model railroad. I consulted Ed Hawkins' chart

Ron, From the N&WHS Archives: http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=51999 Hope this helps. Jim Brewer

Curt, The N&WHS has a large number of VGN records in its archives; you can search the archives on-line at www.nwhs.org Here is a page on the G3: http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?inde

Probably a N&W Class BJ ventilated boxcar; see http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?index=rs&id=470 for more details. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

I had a wheel mask but found it more trouble that it was worth; now I use a micro brush to paint the wheel and axle; simply throw the micro brush away when done. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

According to my Evergreen Scale Models Styrene Handbook, their .060 converts to 5 1/4 HO inches. Jim Brewer

The N&W BP/BPa is actually based on the PRR X28, not X29. Jim Brewer

Like Bill, I am excited and glad and N&W B-5 boxcar is being done....but I think it is beautiful, not homely! LOL! The other kits look great as well. Thanks for doing all of these cars. Jim Brewer

Bob, I'd suggest EZ Line from Berkshire Junction...http://berkshirejunction.com/subdirectory/ Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

Tim, http://store.sooline.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=367&osCsid=epc46dl6bha4a4g5cv8ifr8d40 Jim Brewer

Bob, Very interesting; thanks for the pointer. Jim Brewer

Andy, Thanks for providing this information; I have copied and pasted to a word document and saved for reference; much appreciated. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

There was another book written as well about the NYO&W. It is titled O&W, the Long Life and Slow Death of the New York, Ontario & Western Ry., by William F. Helmer, published 1959 by Howell-North. I a