Those are not bells, Tim, but vacuum breakers to prevent overrunning of the water. Bill Daniels

Andy, the secret of low fares is to purchase your tickets early. The closer to the departure time, the higher the ticket price will be. I learned this from my now-ex-wife (she used to be in the travel

Bob, did Ed build these cars in O scale? Last time I saw Ed, he was dabbling in O scale, and these cars do have an O scale look to them. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

Way back in 1971, when I was in a Navy school here in the Bay Area, I bought a bottle of window cleaner that contained butyl celllusolve... best damn window cleaner I ever used. It easily dissolved th

This was a posed photo taken for the manufacturer of the jack. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

Tony, in reviewing my previous comment, I have to say that I NEVER said rice wasn't a grain. All I was saying was that rice, like most other grains, has a seed coat that is often removed by milling. B

Tony, you seem to forget that white rice (the most common type found in the US) also has a coat which often is milled off before it is consumed (of course, brown rice is rice that is not milled... but

Yes... in fact, that style of signal bridge was common on the PRR Lines West. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

Claus, that is a mail storage car. There is a photograph of one in the Wayner book on PRR cars. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

You have a point, Tony... and UP did come into LA as well. Thanks. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

FWIW, those Pacific HO cars were picked up and produced by Walthers for years after the original kits were produced, although they are probably gone by now. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

I'm guessing that the location of this photo was Ogden, Utah. That's a UP tricolor signal at the extreme left hand side of the photo. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

While the Red Caboose DBG is a nice model, I would suggest the Details Associates DBG instead... much better done (although it does need some weight). There are a bunch of them still around... Bill Da

Eldon, That draft gear is a Cardwell design. By tightening or loosening the big nuts on the end of the spring, a carman could adjust the action of the draft gear. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

Not only have freight cars been equipped with power brakes, but they still are. They replaced to old upright brake wheels around 1930 or so. Power brakes are the ones with the geared housing on the en

Thanks, Tim and Dave.

Sorry, Mike... I'll try not to let it happen again Bill Daniels Cell 415, new wing of STMFC jail

Sorry. billinsf@... Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA

An interesting quote, Tony. If I may be so bold as to give an example, at the beginning of the 50's, American railroads were powered almost exclusively by steam power, cars and locomotives rode on pla

Hi Hugh, Could you please forward a copy of your for sale list of freight cars? Thank you, Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:09 AM, "mguill1224@... [STMFC]" Selling forty