I am suddenly having a problem reading any message posted to the group from Jack Burgess. They come through as blank. I can go to the yahoo site and read them, but they download to my computer as blan

Don, I have had similar problems with Yahoo. What I do to correct is to close the image file and start over again, which usually gets rid of the yahoo hiccup. Last night I found I somehow missed three

Gene I believe that model was built by Robert Leners. Here are Dave Hussy's photos of that meet. There is no photo of the MILW car, but photos of a couple other cars he displayed. http://www.pbase.com

Gene, after looking at photos again, I agree with you. And I have forwarded that information to Gene Green. The photo that prompted his question is one I gave him a few weeks ago, which I took at Nape

Thank you Gene. Bob is a member of the MSTL list and he sought me out a few years back at Naperville to show me his model of an M&StL boxcar, among others. Very nice models, and a gracious individual.

According to http://www.nakina.net/other/report/reportd.html the DOX reporting marks were used as follows DOX The Derby Oil Co. 8/1920-7/1937 DOX General American Transportation Corp. 4/1938 DOX Derby

Noel I had no trouble, and is a great issue. Really like the stock pen info.

Here is what I have on the Carstens Packing Co. There is some differences in dates, as the different sources could not agree. The Carstens Packing Company was founded in 1897, and was one of the early

According to White's "The Great Yellow Fleet" p. 85, this short reefer was a one of a kind. It was run in revenue service, but eastern roads would not accept it in interchange, killing off the idea of

Cannot find a listing for Carstens in a Mar 1901 or a June 1917 ORER. They had one 6500 gal tankcar, #104 in 1919. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Clark, the ones I have are Sanford Prismacolor Watercolor. Look just like a pencil, sharpen them with a pencil sharpener. I also have some correction fluid pens, think they are a Bic Wite-Out. Doug Ha

Here is a link to the 1913 Seattle Car and Foundry catalog. You can download a pdf in the menu box to the left. Go to page 47 to see Carstens reefer 108 in their White Swan Shortening paint scheme. Th

OK I've been doing some more digging regarding the Carstens Company. I have not found any evidence that the company used the reporting marks CPCX, as seen on the photo of #109. CPCX was used by Cosden

Forgot to add, the logo painted on the Carstens reefer is the logo they used on their delivery trucks, visible in a photo taken in the late 20's. It does not show in photos taken in 1909 of delivery w

Al, I wasn't doing this kind of research five years ago. Last night, after my posting, I was sent NP freight car diagrams for two NP meat reefers that had offset doors like the Carstens reefer. Turns

My wife would say set it in the sun for a few days. IE let the UV rays kill off the mold/mildew. She also sprinkles cinnamon around the corners basement to remove the odor. Google can help: http://www

The MSTL list recently raised funds and purchase Acid Free boxes, etc. for storage of the MSTL AFE files that Gene Green is currently working with. We got them from Gaylord, who regularly offers sales

Perhaps John is thinking of Horizon Hobby, the distribution company who bought Athearn and Model Die Casting. Horizon is based in Champaign, Illinois. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Not exactly freight cars, but the contents are great. A Google book downloadable Railway Track & Structures Cyclopedia c. 1921. 900 pages of suppliers and equipment. http://books.google.com/books?id=p

Jim, first for some reason I am not getting your postings, I have learned about them as others have responded and I received those postings. Shades of the problems I have with getting messages sent to