Tony, That is how you cut longer bolts and treaded rod in the real world. Always works. Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. mswitzer@... (765) 836

Cranberries: the folks around Warren, Wisconsin, Cranberry Museum say their state is the largest cranberry producing state in the US. Idaho: I thought they were growing french fries there. Mont Montfo

Ben, Why I like the Delrin 2-56 screws is I can cut or trim them to the exact length that I want, with ease. I've done this before and after installation with equal success. Mont Switzer

Well said, Tom. Mont Switzer

Jeff, Let me qualify this response. I lived near Akron for over 10 years and was involved in handling outbound rubber products from all "tire shops," where tires were "built." This was in the 1970's.

Thanks John. Will be watching for it. Mont Switzer Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Al, When I was building D-8's I talked to a guy who owned one or two of them. I concluded from the conversation that a 70T flat would not handle 2 of them. I've googled other CAT models and base data

Good clinic and always worth seeing more than once. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. mswitzer@... (765) 836-2914

Allen, I learned the hard way just last evening that lacquer thinner will remove the Tangent lettering almost immediately with little effect on the bae paint color. Mont Montford L. Switzer mswitzer@s

No for a second coat. That stuff covered everything including rivets! That is what we had back in the 1960's. Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. mswitzer@s

Schuyler, I have a model of a brand new "cargo tank" loaded TOFC for delivery to local dealer. Photos show many new tanks delivered by rail. Mont Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Well Dennis, you got me there. That will teach me to be a wise guy. Mont Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

As long as everyone is weighing in on the transportation of various types of sand here goes. The Monon had lot of sand on line near Lake Michigan at Michigan City, IN, known as the Indiana Sand Dunes.

Tony, This has been a favorite topic as I have been adding placards and car routing cards where appropriate as part of my final detailing process. Even on cars that have neither, I like at add residue

Bob and Tony, I doubt the display portion of hazardous materials placarding regulations have changed all that much over the years. You could get away with covering a hazardous placard over, but if no

Garth and all, Many (most?) coaling towers also had provisions for storing and dispensing sand. That function kept some coaling towers in use well beyond their time. The two that I am most familiar wi

Handling chlorine cylinders (called "tons") is nasty business. One reason for so many of these miniature pressure vessels is should there be a leak (chlorine gas) you are only dealing with 2000 lbs of

John, Unless the HM regulations were different back then the placards have to remain on the car whether loaded or empty to cover the residue. However, there may have been a slightly different placard

I can offer no scientific evidence that bathroom fans are safe or not, but I’ve been painting in a homemade spray booth equipped with a bathroom fan for over 40 years, using lacquer based paints, so I

Schuyler, You are thinking of Quaker Square in Akron, OH. It was originally turned into a hotel with railroad theme added. Lots of steam era railroadiana, milling machinery, shipping records and other