Dave, it is not your computer or your software. However you are correct, in that you cannot read Tom’s message if you are attempting to view the message on the yahoo website. I get the group messages

Bruce, Jerry, and all. The erroneous ACI label and the 1958 date connection came from a posting I made, based upon a conversation I had with someone at the Tangent table. It has since been made very c

Distilate was an early fuel, a cheap byproduct (some considered a waste product) of the petroleum refining process. It is not diesel nor is it gasoline. Distilate was commonly used over gasoline becau

What is a UP HK-50-4? And until now, I was not aware I needed one. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Mike you have shown the true beauty of this list, Education. Now I know what a UP HK-50-4 is, a ballast hoppers. Thank You. And based upon the information you shared, I can now make an intelligent dec

Steve a good start would be the series of 46 articles that Ted Cullotta published in Railroad Model Craftsman, titled “Essential Freight Cars” http://steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/research/Essenti

Here’s a link to a discussion regarding the Red Devil Coal Loader, which includes the following information: Ross and White Company of Chicago was one of the engineering and construction companies tha

And don’t forget that Anheuser-Busch owned The Manufacturers Railway Company (reporting mark MRS) in St. Louis. MRS was shut down in 2011 after the AB brewery switched to trucks for shipping their bre

Tim recent studies show that the young no longer use Facebook, if they ever did. They use Twitter and other social media to connect. And who knows what the next trend will be. Many established groups

Tim, No, no children. But I read surveys and reports, including those that come out of my Denomination Offices. Facebook announced at the end of October a decline in use by teens. Granted the vast maj

Having attended Naperville, Cocoa Beach and St Louis, the one thing St Louis is short on is the number of clinics offered, and they are offered only once. The facility is great for display, the people

Curt, its in the files section. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Alex, floor tubes, also known as a floor well, were usually large pieces of pipe hanging vertically down from the car floor, in which tie down chains could be stored out of the way. Easily modeled wit

Interesting the owners tells you the truck line is keeping him to busy, according to his website http://www.ulrichmodels.com/ he discontinued production Jan 2012 and is willing to sell the tooling. Do

Eric, you may be on to something. I have two photos of MSTL Automobile boxcars, one of 55018 in pristine as delivered paint, the doors were black. And one of 55012 showing it after the roof was raised

At the request of some off line messages, I have been attempting to upload the photos of M&StL auto boxcars I referenced this morning. However Yahoo is not allowing me to upload photos. I keep getting

Appears there is/was a model or proposed model available of the MSTL Auto Boxcar, as built. http://www.abacusmodelworks.com/MStL.htm Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Tim if you look at Clark’s article on modeling the M&StL Auto boxcars you will see photos and model of the single door conversion as well as the car as built. If I could get Yahoo to cooperate and all

Accurail did a Rock Island car with CRIX Dri Protecto lettering, car #2257. Item 8514 announced Oct/Nov 2013 http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/8500/8514.jpg Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Tim, this may have been what Accurail had in mind. http://www.pbase.com/rocksosalla/image/132223810/original Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org