Hello Ed, Schuyler, and Tim, Ed is correct about the yellow strip across the top of the ends indicating cars with roller bearing trucks. WM also did this with their box cars that, unfortunately, inclu

Hello Bruce, Tony, and Group, I've been watching this thread with great interest, since I was borne and raised in Hawthorne, Nevada. The Naval Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nev. (NADHAW) was built in 1

There are a number of government publications and a few web sites that list all government and military facilities. The Depot in Hawthorne, Nevada has about 200 miles of track within bases boundaries.

Hello Group and Tim, Here are two shots of the ACY 50 foot PS-1s on the Fallen Flags site. We'd considered doing this version several times but also have not found enough photos to justify the effort

Bob, Thanks, we do happen to have this photo and the end shot of car #3600. It happens to be one of the few "builders" photos we have of the 8 foot door 50 foot PS-1s. Thanks for the herald informatio

Clark, I was a Meat Cutter (Butcher) for 14 years before I decided to make a living doing something fun. It didn't take long to learn not to try and catch a falling knife. It was much easier (and less

Clark, I wish I could watch you trying to figure out how to get the box off...:-) You have to partially disassemble the car to access the coupler assembly which, as Tim mentioned, has the stirrups att

Hello Clark, You can use what is called "water color pencils" that are actually used by sketch and water color artists. I like Faber-Castell, Derwent, and Prismaclor, among others. Sam Clarke Kadee Qu

Hello Group, I usually do not comment on this group, mostly because somebody eventually gets things pointed in the right direction, as this thread is going. However, I thought I'd fill in some yet unm

Hello Group, Kadee is not discontinuing the #58 coupler, like the good old #5 coupler in our "standard head" coupler line, it's the back bone of our "scale head" coupler line. We are discontinuing a n

Tim, No I don't believe that we'll include the #262 with the normal coupler package. We changed the hole size because that was one of the complaints about the #78 box. I think the bottom of the box ha

Hello Tom, without actually seeing the particular model I can only suggest a coupler to try. I would try a short #143 standard head whisker coupler or the short scale head #153 in our #252 draft gear

Hello Armand, Although we are cutting down the use of the #4 coupler in other coupler applications or coupler packages the #4 as it is will still be available for quite sometime. The present #78 is th

I really don't need to comment because Ed has done a great job in explaining our new truck design, thank you Ed, your mud is quite translucent. We have been receiving many positive comments about thes

Hello Brian, Both actually, we want to expand our truck line with new types and offer the same trucks we have in our fully sprung truck line with the new design. Then modelers will have a choice, thos

Frank, Contact me off list at mail@... and I'll get you a list. Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 6:22 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] PS2 ques

Don't forget the Navy had three lots of 40 foot PS-1 box cars built in 1952, 1953 and 1955. Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 9:08 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STM

Hello group, As Andy and others have pointed out the old #78 coupler has a special shank and centering system that's unique only to the #78 coupler. The inside of the #78 box has a wedge or chevron sh

Hello group, Kieth Edwards passed away yesterday of natural causes at the age of 91. Kieth and his twin brother Dale co founded Kadee Quality Products back in the 1940's. Around 1990 Kieth and Dale sp

Hello Group, There's a bit of information that hasn't been mentioned yet about the riveted 40" PS-1 ends. We have found that cars built at the Michigan City Plant did not have rivets on the ribs and t